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Source: Nick Ward, IALA e-Nav committee vicechair, March 2009
Source: Nick Ward, Vicechair, IALA e-Nav Committee, March 2009


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{{languages|Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)}}

Latest revision as of 22:57, 30 March 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, Vicechair, IALA e-Nav Committee, March 2009