This International Standard specifies the con-struction, performance, type-testing and inspection for a shipborne marine facsimile receiver that re-ceives meteorological charts transmitted by "Fac-simile transmission of meteorological chart over radio circuits" stated in accordance with Recom-mendation 343-1 of the International Radio Consultative Committee (CCIR) and Document No. 386 Part III-7 specified by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
This International Standard applies to shipborne radio facsimile receivers for the reception of meteorological charts and other graphical repre-sentation of meteorological conditions intended as an aid to navigation at sea. It is divided into three sections: general, section 2 containing the require-ments and section 3 consisting of the test methods and required test results.