September 15.2008


To: Owners / Managers

We wish to advise you that with effect from January 1, 2009 all ships three hundred (300) gross tons and above on international voyages are required to be fitted with a system to automatically transmit the following long-range identification and tracking information:

a. the identity of the ship:
b. the position of the ship (latitude and longitude); and
c. the date and time of the position provided.

This mandatory requirements is consequent to the International Convention for the Safety of I.if At Sea. 1974, as amended in Chapter V. Regulation 19-1. As such, the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) has authorized two testing Application Service Providers (ASP) to conduct Conformance Tests on all Jamaican Flagged ships that are so affected. These testing ASP's are:

Pole Star Space Applications Limited
Suite 301-303. Whiteleys Centre
Queensway. London VV2 4YN
United Kingdom
Tel: +44(0)20 7313 7400
Fax: +44(0)20 7313 7401
Email: shipinfo@lrit.com
Web: http:// lrit.com
Attention: Mr. Julian Longson

And

Fulcrum Business Solutions Ltd.
Park Mews, Suite 3
15 Park Lane, Homchurch
Essex RM 11 1BB
United Kingdom
Email: tnichols@fbs.uk.com
Web: www.fbs.uk.com
Attention: Mr. Tracy Nichols