Regarding the requirement for equipment installed Singapore registered ships that ClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-0922 issued on 22 August 2012, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has notified its amended requirement as Survey Circular No.1/2015. Accordingly, we will deal with the matter as mentioned below and appreciate your proper action. (Please refer to attachment 1, Survey Circular No.1/2015)
This Technical Information supersedes the previous ClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-0922 dated 22 August 2012 and ClassNK Technical Information No. TEC-0994 dated 31 July 2014.

1. Requirements for equipment by MPA

The equipment (*) shall be any of the followings:
(1) Type-approved equipment by ClassNK, or type-approved equipment by the Recognised Organisations (ROs) (**) authorized by MPA if it is not required to be type-approved by ClassNK.
(2) Type-approved equipment under the Council Directive 96/98/EC on Marine Equipment (MED) by ClassNK, or type-approved equipment under MED by ROs authorized by MPA if it is not required to be type-approved by ClassNK.
(3) Equipment that is approved by US or Japan administration (***) whose approval process is recognized by MPA.
(4) Equipment that is accepted by MPA, if it is other than those approved in accordance with (1), (2) or (3) above.
(5) Type-approved equipment under MED by notified body other than ROs, or type-approved equipment by other administrations　（deemed appropriate by ClassNK only）
(6) Equipment that ClassNK's Surveys confirm to be acceptable, if it is already provided on board before 1 September 2015.

(To be continued)