ITU Manual for Use by the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile – Satellite Services

EDITION : 2024
PUBLISHER: ITU
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
FORMAT: DVD
The Manual for Use by the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Services is published in accordance with Article 20 (No. 20.14) of the Radio Regulations and results from studies carried out in the ITU-R since 2008. Volume 1 provides descriptive text of the organization and operation of the GMDSS and other maritime operational procedures, while Volume 2 contains the extracts of the regulatory texts associated with maritime operations.
A reference document that notes all the relevant rules or provisions from the ITU Radio Regulations that deal with maritime issues.
It provides the operational procedures that should be followed by a ship station or a coast station in case of a distress situation.
It also provides all the rules and procedures of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) – a collection of radio communications procedures and their supporting radio systems, which support maritime safety and the rescue of ships or crew during distress situations worldwide.