GMDSS Radio Survey Blog

Shipborne
#AIS 19 min 45368 views

AIS is included in the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention, and large ships began fitting AIS in July 2002. AIS transmits, automatically and at set intervals, dynamic information relating to the ship’s course, speed and heading; static information related to the ship’s name, length, breadth; and voyage-related details such as cargo information and navigational status (e.g. underway or at anchor).

Put simply, the Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a Very High Frequency (VHF) radio broadcasting system that transfers packets of data over the VHF data link (VDL) and enables AIS-equipped vessels and shore-based stations to send and receive identification information that can be displayed on a computer or chart plotter.

 

#EPIRB 2 min 9503 views

The GMDSS regulations allow vessels trading exclusively within A1 areas to carry an EPIRB operating on VHF channel 70 in lieu of a 406 MHz ...

Inadvertent
#EPIRB 2 min 5605 views

Every year valuable resources are wasted in locating EPIRBs which have been activated inadvertently. Masters and Officers need to be aware that ...

COSPAS-SARSAT
#General 12 min 16085 views

Cospas-Sarsat was initially developed under a memorandum of understanding among agencies of Canada, France, the former Union of Soviet Socialist ...

Emergency
#EPIRB 24 min 30887 views

The EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) is a digital 406 MHz radio transmitter that can be activated in life-threatening ...

GMDSS
#General 12 min 118989 views

Equipment requirements for GMDSS vessels vary according to the area (or areas) in which a ship operates. Coastal vessels, for example, only have ...

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The
#General 4 min 6955 views

IMO – the International Maritime Organization – is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and ...

SOLAS
#General 11 min 15966 views

The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is an international maritime agreement which requires Signatory flag states to ...

Global
#General 11 min 35691 views

The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is a globally accepted and adopted set of rules protocols and prescriptions, which assure ...

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