Lesson One Maritime Distress and Safety Communications Enter New Era 1
Lesson Two Basic Concept of GMDSS 8
Lesson Three Communications in the GMDSS 15
Lesson Four INMARSAT Systems 22
Lesson Five INMARSAT—A Systems 29
Lesson Six INMARSAT—C Systems 41
Lesson Seven INMARSAT—C Maritime Service 47
Lesson Eight INMARSAT—M/B Systems 53
Lesson Nine COSPAS—SARSAT System 60
Lesson Ten Maritime Safety Information 68
Lesson Eleven International SafetyNET Service 74
Lesson Twelve International NAVTEX Service 82
Lesson Thirteen Radio Telex 89
Lesson Fourteen Digital Selective Calling 96
Lesson Fifteen Search and Rescue Radar Transponder 102
Lesson Sixteen False Alert in the GMDSS 107
Lesson Seventeen Selections of Radio Regulations 113
Lesson Eighteen Selections of Amendments to the 1974 SOLAS Convention 117
Lesson Nineteen Excerpt From STCW 1995 Amendments 138
Lesson Twenty Communication Writing 144
Appendix One Maritime Mobile Traffic Charges 164
Appendix Two Medical Advice by Radio 167
Appendix Three Regulations for the Use of Radio Telegraphy and Radio Telephony in Territorial Waters and Harbours 173
Appendix Four Ship Reporting Systems 179
Appendix Five Selections of Radio Regulations 183
Appendix Six Tech-terns, Definitions and Abbreviations 193
Appendix Seven ITU Publications—Admiralty List of Radio Signals 205