EC-TYPE EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE (MODULE B)

Application

Application of: Directive 2014/90/EU of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment (MED), issued as "Forskrift om Skipsutstyr" by the Norwegian Maritime Authority. This Certificate is issued by DNV GL AS under the authority of the Government of Norway.

Certification Statement

This is to certify: That the Voyage data recorder (VDR) with type designation(s) VR-7000

Issued to: Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., Nishinomiya, Hyogo Pref, Japan

is found to comply with the requirements in the following Regulations/Standards:

• Regulation (EU) 2018/773,
• item No. MED/4.29. SOLAS 74 as amended, Regulations V/18, V/20 & X/3,
• IMO Res. A.694(17), IMO Res. MSC.36(63), IMO Res. MSC.97(73), IMO Res. MSC.191(79), IMO Res. MSC.302(87), IMO Res. MSC.333(90)

Further details of the equipment and conditions for certification are given overleaf.

This Certificate is valid until 2024-06-11.

Issued at Høvik on 2019-06-14

DNV GL local station: Station Kobe

Approval Engineer: Olaf Gundersrud

Notified Body No.: 0575

for DNV GL AS

Digitally Signed By: Trond Sjåvåg

Location: DNV GL Høvik, Norway

on behalf of

Roald Vårheim

Head of Notified Body

Compliance Notes

A U.S. Coast Guard approval number will be assigned to the equipment when the production module has been completed and will appear on the production module certificate (module D, E or F), as allowed by the "Agreement between the United States of America and the EEA EFTA states on the mutual recognition of Certificates of Conformity for Marine Equipment" signed 17 October 2005.

The mark of conformity may only be affixed to the above type approved equipment and a Manufacturer's Declaration of Conformity issued when the production-surveillance module (D, E or F) of Annex B of the MED is fully complied with and controlled by a written inspection agreement with a Notified Body. The product liability rests with the manufacturer or his representative in accordance with Directive 2014/90/EU.

This certificate is valid for equipment, which is conform to the approved type. The manufacturer shall inform DNV GL AS of any changes to the approved equipment. This certificate remains valid unless suspended, withdrawn, recalled or cancelled.

Should the specified regulations or standards be amended during the validity of this certificate, the product is to be re-approved before being placed on board a vessel to which the amended regulations or standards apply.

Product Description

The VR-7000 VDR comprises combinations of the following components:

Application/Limitation

The VR-7000 equipment shall be installed in compliance with the installation instructions of Pub. No. IME-44850-nn. Fixed Data Recording Unit capacity is 32GB.

Note: The VR-7000 is examined and found to comply with the standards for IEC 61924-2 "Modular structure for INS", Annex K and Annex M.

Type Examination Documentation

Tests Carried Out

• Performance - IEC61996-1(2013)(incl. Corr.1, 2014)
• Serial Interface - IEC61162-1(2016)
• Serial Interface - IEC61162-2(1998)
• LAN Interface - IEC61162-450(2011)(incl. Am.1, 2016)
• Presentation - IEC62288(2014)
• Environmental - IEC60945(2002)(incl. Corr.1,2008)

Marking of Product

The type designation and name and contact address of the manufacturer shall be affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to at least one part of the product. In addition the various equipment shall be marked with serial number. Safe distance to magnetic compass and power consumption and/or supply voltage may be stated in the individual installation manuals.