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GMDSS manual : manual on the global maritime distress and safety system
- Title
- GMDSS manual : manual on the global maritime distress and safety system / International Maritime Organization.
- Author
- International Maritime Organization.
- Publication
- London : IMO, 2007.
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- Description
- vii, 712 p. : ill.; 31 cm.
- Summary
- The entry into force and implementation of the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) between 1992 and 1999 was the most far-reaching development in maritime emergency assistance since the invention of the radio. The GMDSS Manual presents the principles on which the GMDSS is based, the requirements for its implementation, the standards to be met by GMDSS equipment, and the method of operation of the various radio services which make up the GMDSS. The manual is divided into eight sections and several substantial annexes: Part 1 introduces the background to the GMDSS, including its history and development. Part 2 describes the basic functions of the GMDSS. Part 3 outlines the various communications systems within the GMDSS. Part 4 lays down requirements for the carriage of GMDSS equipment. Part 5 describes the method of operation of the various radio services within the GMDSS. Part 6 focuses on the shore-based side of the GMDSS. Part 7 presents the Master Plan for the GMDSS. Part 8 offers guidance on maintenance of equipment. The annexes give comprehensive information on all aspects of the GMDSS, including primary texts such as: relevant texts of the 1974 SOLAS Convention relevant to the GMDSS, relevant IMO Assembly resolutions, MSC and COM circulars, articles of the Radio Regulations, resolutions of WARC and WARC-Mob-87 conferences, IMO performance standards and related ITU-R recommendations, and the Master Plan for the GMDSS.--Publisher's description.
- Alternative Title
- Global maritime distress and safety system manual
- Subjects
- Note
- 1st-3rd eds. had title: GMDSS Handbook
- IMO publication. - Sales no.: IC970E.
- Contents
- pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Basic concept of the GMDSS -- pt. 3. Communications systems in the GMDSS -- pt. 4. GMDSS equipment carriage requirements -- pt. 5. Operational procedures for the GMDSS -- pt. 6. Shore-based SAR communication network and operation -- pt. 7. Master plan for the GMDSS -- pt. 8. Maintenance of equipment in the GMDSS.
- Call Number
- JSG 08-36
- ISBN
- 9789280142334
- 928014233X
- OCLC
- 191935011
- Author
- International Maritime Organization.
- Title
- GMDSS manual : manual on the global maritime distress and safety system / International Maritime Organization.
- Imprint
- London : IMO, 2007.
- Edition
- [4th] 2007 ed.
- Related To
- GMDSS handbook
- Research Call Number
- JSG 08-36