Since its inception, radio has been used to save lives at sea. After the tragedy with the Titanic, the International Conference on Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS 1914) decided that ships with more than 50 people on board should “be fitted with a radiotelegraph installation” to maintain a radio watch at a frequency of 500 kHz. The First World War did not allow these plans to come true. Only SOLAS-29 obliged to introduce a radio watch in the MF range at a frequency of 500 kHz using Morse code on passenger and cargo ships of 1,600 gross registered tons or more.
Cospas-Sarsat is an international satellite-based system. It detects and locates the radio beacons activated by persons, aircraft or ...
For more than 30 years, the GMDSS has been ensuring the safety of navigation by providing emergency communications for ships at sea. However, over ...
The Second Generation Beacon (SGB) is a product that has been expected in the maritime industry in the last ...
ATIS (Automatic Transmitter Identification System) is a system used in marine VHF radios. It is mandatory for the identification of ...
February 13 is World Radio Day. This is a young holiday, which was established by UNESCO in 2011, and the first celebration took place ...
With the implementation of the GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System), it became necessary to check the equipment that is ...
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The monopoly of Inmarsat, which has been the only provider of satellite GMDSS services since 1999, is over. In early 2020, Iridium was ...