Navigation- and radio-communication equipment to be installed on EU (incl. EEA) ships after 29 August 2021 should include the IEC 62923-1 and -2 standards on BAM within the scope of the MED certificates.

The IEC 62923-1 and -2 standards on BAM were published in 2018 and added to the list of applicable testing standards for most navigation- and radio-communication equipment in the third Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1397, which was published in September 2019. The last date for installation of equipment on board an EU ship that has not been tested for compliance to the BAM standards was 29 August 2021. Manufacturers have hence had a period of approximately two years to update their products to comply with the requirements.