GMDSS

IMO continues GMDSS requirements’ review

The IMO’s Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue is taking place, having begun from January 15 until the 24th, continuing its ongoing work to review the GMDSS requirements, to enable the use of modern communication systems in the GMDSS, while removing requirements to carry obsolete systems.

#1 GMDSS to enter into force in 2024

Specifically, the goal is to officialize the review of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) in 2021, submit it to the Maritime...

https://safety4sea.com/imo-continues-gmdss-requirements-review/

IMO Modernizing The Global Maritime Distress And Safety System

modernizing global distress and safety

​Search and rescue at sea depends on the integrated satellite and terrestrial radiocommunication communications system – the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).

The GMDSS is mandatory under the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). IMO’s Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR 7, 15-24 January) will continue its ongoing work to review GMDSS requirements, to enable the use of modern communication systems in the GMDSS, while...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/imo-modernizing-the-global-maritime-distress-and-safety-system/

AST Announces Service Provision For Iridium’s Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)

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Applied Satellite Technology Ltd (AST), has been announced as a Service Provider for Iridium’s Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).

The new service planned to go live in the first half of 2020 will provide truly global satellite GMDSS service to mariners and offer a new choice in satellite network and equipment.

Iridium® GMDSS will be the first to feature all three GMDSS services – safety voice, distress alerting and maritime safety information messaging, as well as being able to...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/ast-announces-service-provision-for-iridiums-global-maritime-distress-and-safety-system-gmdss/

IMO: Integrity of GMDSS should be more protected

IMO participates at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19), in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 28 October – 22 November, highlighting that the integrity of maritime radio-communication services has to be protected.

Given that communication is of a great importance for the maritime industry, the terrestrial and satellite communications play a crucial role in the efficiency of routine communications and navigation and protection for the lives of...

https://safety4sea.com/imo-integrity-of-gmdss-should-be-more-protected/

STCW Convention: General requirements for officers

According to the STCW Convention, officers must hold a valid certificate of competence to ensure they meet the minimum requirements of competence, seagoing service time, medical fitness and age. Also, ancillary certificates are required such as radar or ARPA, GMDSS, and those referring to safety duties onboard specific types of ships.

In addition, the STCW Convention includes chapters to provide details of the exact requirements and standards of competence for each certificate as follows:

  • Chapter...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-stcw-convention-general-requirements-for-officers/

[Watch] Iridium Can Be the Backbone of Digital Ships

Iridium Communications Inc. the US-based satellite communications company and its partner Lars Thrane, unveiled their first terminal designed to operate on the Iridium network for Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) vessel carriage requirements, at the Nor-Shipping event held in Oslo, Norway, reports Glory Logistics. 

Aid for distressed ship

GMDSS is a set of protocols, equipment and communications systems designed to ensure that if a ship is in distress, aid can be dispatched from...

http://mfame.guru/watch-iridium-can-be-the-backbone-of-digital-ships/

IMDA: Update on revalidation of GMDSS certificates

The Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) has issued a circular updating the requirements for the revalidation of GMDSS General Operator Certificate (GOC) and Restricted Operator Certificates (ROC).

The certificates of competency for ship station operators issued by the IMDA are in accordance with the requirements of Radio regulations of the International Telecommunication Union and the STCW Convention of the IMO.

The holder of a certificate of competency for ship station...

https://safety4sea.com/imda-update-on-revalidation-of-gmdss-certificates/

USCG: GMDSS master plan

In a circular issued on 4 March, the IMO announced that all information related to shore-based facilities for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System communicated to the organization is available to all registered public account holders through the new Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS) module on the Master plan of shore-based facilities for the GMDSS.

In this regard, the US Coast Guard informed that any member of the public who is registered with an IMO Web account...

https://safety4sea.com/uscg-gmdss-master-plan/

Requirements for companies offering GMDSS Shore-Based Maintenance service

Maritime Administrations are responsible of making sure that companies offering a GMDSS Shore-Based Maintenance (SBM) service are acceptable according to the IMO Resolution A.702 (17). If a ship owner has chosen the radio equipment to be maintained through a Shore-Based Maintenance Agreement, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has agreed with a series of requirements that must be met by a company that seeks registration as a SBM provider.

Namely, the following arrangements now apply:

  • Before...

https://safety4sea.com/requirements-for-companies-offering-gmdss-shore-based-maintenance-service/

Una plataforma de seguridad más extensa para navegantes en situaciones de peligro

Los recientes avances de la Organización Marítima Internacional (en inglés IMO) por modernizar el Sistema Mundial de Socorro y Seguridad Marítimos (en inglés GMDSS), gratuito en el punto de uso, tienen importantes ventajas en lo que respecta a la funcionalidad de mensajería y conectividad de último...

https://fullavantenews.com/una-plataforma-de-seguridad-mas-extensa-para-navegantes-en-situaciones-de-peligro/?lang=es

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