146 marine electronics installation and troubleshooting
Inmarsat
Inmarsat
Fleet 55
Inmarsat
Inmarsat
Mini-C
Application
and 77
Fleet 33
Mini-M
Inmarsat-C
(eTrac)
Iridium
Globalstar SkyMate
Voice
yes
yes
yes
no
no
yes
yes
no
E-mail
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Internet and
yes
yes
yes
no
no
yes
yes
no
attachmentsFax machine
yes
yes
yes
no
no
no
yes (with
no
capable
additional
(outbound
equipment)
only)
Automatic
no
no
no
yes
no
no
no
no
weather/safetyReceive weather
yes (via
yes (via
yes (via
text weather
no
yes (via
yes (via
yes (radar
charts
Internet)
Internet)
Internet)
Internet)
Internet)
plus selectedcharts)
GMDSS/Distress
yes (77 only)
no
no
yes
no
no
no
no
Common Satellite Communications Systems
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