IMO: GMDSS handbook. 3rd ed.
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30 Nov 2000
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 Handbook 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 Handbook is divided into eights 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 GMDSSS ; 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 amendments to the 1974 SOLAS Convention and resolutions of the 1979 SAR Convention ; relevant IMO Assembly resolutions, MSC and COM circulars, articles of the Radio Regulations, resolutions of WARC and WARC-Mob conferences ; IMO performance standards and related ITU-R recommendations ; the Master Plan for the GMDSSS ; COSPAS-SARSAT system data.
The GMDSS Handbook 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 Handbook is divided into eights 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 GMDSSS ; 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 amendments to the 1974 SOLAS Convention and resolutions of the 1979 SAR Convention ; relevant IMO Assembly resolutions, MSC and COM circulars, articles of the Radio Regulations, resolutions of WARC and WARC-Mob conferences ; IMO performance standards and related ITU-R recommendations ; the Master Plan for the GMDSSS ; COSPAS-SARSAT system data.
Author: IMO
Organizer: IMO
Location: London
Related Topics: Search and rescue
