Difference between revisions of "Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)"
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An internationally agreed system for automatically alerting ships and authorities ashore to a distress situation and enabling coordination of Search and Rescue operations. | An internationally agreed system for automatically alerting ships and authorities ashore to a distress situation and enabling coordination of Search and Rescue operations. | ||
Source: Nick Ward, IALA e-Nav committee vicechair, March 2009 | |||
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Revision as of 13:00, 2 January 2009
An internationally agreed system for automatically alerting ships and authorities ashore to a distress situation and enabling coordination of Search and Rescue operations.
Source: Nick Ward, IALA e-Nav committee vicechair, March 2009
