Ian Waugh - A Mariner\'s Guide to Marine Communications

Glossary of Terms GLOSSARY AAlC Accounting Authority Identification Code - issued by the ship's radio accounting company to allo ...

Coast Station Any radio station onshore. When the Coast Station handles 'Public Correspondence' (paid) radio traffic, that stati ...

FlB Radio telex, NAVTEX and DSC 'class of emission' FEe 'Forward Error Correction' - a method identifying errors in reception of ...

IMO The International Maritime Organization. Inmarsat The 'International Maritime Satellite Organisation' - owns and operates a ...

METAREA (see NAVAREA) MF IHF SSB Radio A marine radio set which covers the MF {Medium Frequency} and HF (High Frequency) bands ( ...

OTF/OWF 'Optimum Traffic Frequency/Optimum Working Frequency' - the best (HF) frequency for reliable communication over a partic ...

R/T Radiotelephone - an abbreviation often used to indicate voice communication. SafetyNET The Inmarsat service for promulgating ...

Sensitivity The ability of a radio receiver to capture weak signals and amplify them to a useful level. SES Inmarsat Ship Earth ...

Appendix I I Distress, Urgency and Safety definitions and explanations APPENDICES DISTRESS definition: 'A mobile unit, or a pers ...

Medical Advice/Medical Assistance In the case of a medical emergency concerning an individual person onboard, this may also be c ...

Ships at sea are also expected to warn other vessels, and a shore authority, about the presence of cyclones, dangerous ice, dang ...

and Government Messages, with priority (ETATPRIORITY). Radio service messages - including YOUT Traffic Report (TR) to a coast s ...

Appendix 11 11 Phonetic Alphabet, Morse Code and Procedure Words and Procedure Words The International Phonetic Alphabet (and ho ...

Morse Code Although the Morse code has, theoretically, ceased to be used with the fmal implementation of the G MD SS, there are ...

I spell Used to clarify difficult words/names in text, e.g. two miles east of Colne - I spell - Charlie Oscar Lima November Echo ...

Appendix III GMDSS Equipment for Sea Areas AI, A2, A3 and A4 GMDSS AMENDMENTS TO THE SOLAS CONVENTION require that all passenger ...

The choice that will be exercised is more likely to be for equipment used for day-ta-day 'other' communications - whether to use ...

GSM; Iridium; Globalstar; Thuraya} and/or high-capacity satellite systems for convenience of use for day-to-day home/office com ...

7 Survival craft hand-held VHF sets - operating on Ch 16 and Ch6 (minimum) and with particular environmental abilities. Batterie ...

Appendix IV IV Marine radio and satellite frequency spectrum Frequency Band EHF (Extreme High Frequency) Equipment * no GMDSS ki ...