GMDSS

Intellian and Inmarsat in MOU on new GMDSS terminal

Intellian Technologies and Inmarsat Maritime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) covering the development of a next generation GMDSS safety terminal, designed for operation over Inmarsat’s ELERA L-band network.

The new safety terminal will become the standard Inmarsat Maritime product for the next generation Fleet Safety service and will fulfill the requirements and performance standards of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), as part of a range of maritime SOLAS approved...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/intellian-and-inmarsat-in-mou-on-new-gmdss-terminal/

COVID led to spike in maritime distress calls

Maritime satcom giant Inmarsat has released a report analyzing data from Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) calls made from 2018 to 2021.

Among the key findings from the Inmarsat data is that there was an abrupt spike in GMDSS calls in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the report, this is likely to have been caused by “issues with crew change, rapid turnaround in ports and fatigue on board.”

Peter Broadhurst, senior vice president of safety and security at...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/safety-and-security/covid-led-to-spike-in-maritime-distress-calls/

Sub-Committee Completes Review Of GMDSS, Agrees Draft Amendments To International Convention For SOLAS

IMO meetings solas representation

The Sub-Committee addresses all aspects of safety of navigation, reliable communications and improved coordination to avoid maritime accidents; and ensuring a quick and efficient response in case of a search and rescue incident.

GMDSS modernization completed by the Sub-Committee

The Sub-Committee has completed its review of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) requirements, agreeing draft amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), 1974 and...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/sub-committee-completes-review-of-gmdss-agrees-draft-amendments-to-international-convention-for-solas/

Meeting summary for IMO Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), 8th session, 19-23 April 2021

Meeting summary for IMO Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), 8th session, 19-23 April 2021

The Sub-Committee addresses all aspects of safety of navigation, reliable communications and improved coordination to avoid maritime accidents; and ensuring a quick and efficient response in case of a search and rescue incident.

GMDSS modernization completed by the Sub-Committee

The Sub-Committee has completed its review of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/28/meeting-summary-for-imo-sub-committee-on-navigation-communications-and-search-and-rescue-ncsr-8th-session-19-23-april-2021/

(Answer) How To Use GMDSS for Emergency Distress Call?

Much of today’s maritime incidents are reported by a equipment called Global Maritime Distress and Safety System or GMDSS which is used to send distress call in emergency situations. 

Keeping the importance of this mind in rescuing seafarers, Safety4Sea has formulated a detailed guideline on how to use it properly. Let’s take a look at that. 

The history of GMDSS

About 30 years after the first ever communications satellite was put into orbit, GMDSS rolled out in 1992. Despite not entirely...

https://mfame.guru/answer-how-to-use-gmdss-for-emergency-distress-call/

IMO approves amendments on ship routeing systems

The IMO’s Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), 7th session, January 13-24, discussed and decided on a variety of important issues for the industry, including amendments on ships’ routeing measures.

The approval was later issued to the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) for adoption. Specifically, the amendments made on ships’ routeing measures concern:

  • an additional two-way route in the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait, in Far North Queensland, Australia,...

https://safety4sea.com/imo-approves-amendments-on-ship-routeing-systems/

Key points of the IMO’s NCSR 7 outcome

In the 7th session of its Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR 7), that took place from 15 to 24 January 2020, the IMO agreed to recognize the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) for the provision of positioning, navigation and timing services, while it finalized draft SOLAS amendments for the modernization of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).

Other highlights of the sub-committee included the preparation of draft...

https://safety4sea.com/key-points-of-the-imos-ncsr-7-outcome/

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