Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

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The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System is an internationally standardized, automated communication framework that enhances maritime safety by ensuring ships can send and receive distress alerts and vital safety information anywhere at sea.

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instanceOf maritime communication system ⓘ
safety communication framework ⓘ
abbreviation GMDSS ⓘ
SOLAS ⓘ
adoptionYear 1988 ⓘ
appliesTo cargo ships of 300 gross tonnage and upwards on international voyages ⓘ
passenger ships on international voyages ⓘ
basedOn International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea ⓘ
characteristic automated ⓘ
internationally standardized ⓘ
uses digital communication technologies ⓘ
coverage anywhere at sea ⓘ
defines sea areas A1 A2 A3 A4 for coverage planning ⓘ
designGoal improve reliability of distress communications ⓘ
reduce reliance on manual radio watchkeeping ⓘ
speed up distress alerting and response ⓘ
entryIntoForce 1992 ⓘ
fullImplementationYear 1999 ⓘ
implementedUnder SOLAS Chapter IV ⓘ
languageRequirement use of English for distress and safety communications ⓘ
purpose enhance maritime safety ⓘ
ensure ships can receive distress alerts ⓘ
ensure ships can receive maritime safety information ⓘ
ensure ships can send distress alerts ⓘ
regulatingBody International Maritime Organization ⓘ
relatedStandard IMO performance standards for GMDSS equipment ⓘ
ITU Radio Regulations ⓘ
linked to: Radio Regulations
relatedTo search and rescue operations at sea ⓘ
replaced traditional manual Morse code distress system ⓘ
requires continuous watch by automated means ⓘ
scope global ⓘ
seaAreaA1Definition within VHF DSC coverage of at least one coast station ⓘ
seaAreaA2Definition within MF DSC coverage of at least one coast station ⓘ
seaAreaA3Definition within Inmarsat geostationary satellite coverage ⓘ
seaAreaA4Definition outside sea areas A1 A2 and A3 ⓘ
supportsService distress alerting ⓘ
general communications in emergencies ⓘ
maritime safety information broadcasting ⓘ
search and rescue coordination ⓘ
usesComponent AIS Search and Rescue Transmitters ⓘ
COSPAS-SARSAT satellite EPIRBs ⓘ
Digital Selective Calling radios ⓘ
Inmarsat ship earth stations ⓘ
MF/HF DSC ⓘ
Maritime Safety Information broadcast systems ⓘ
NAVTEX receivers ⓘ
Search and Rescue Transponders ⓘ
VHF DSC ⓘ
usesTechnology satellite communication ⓘ
terrestrial radio communication ⓘ

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International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue → relatedTo → Global Maritime Distress and Safety System ⓘ
HM Coastguard → uses → Global Maritime Distress and Safety System ⓘ
SHOA → partOf → Chilean maritime safety system ⓘ
linked to: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
Maritime and Coastguard Agency → monitors → Global Maritime Distress and Safety System ⓘ
subject linked to: MCA
International Convention on Maritime Radio Communications → isRelatedTo → Global Maritime Distress and Safety System ⓘ
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System → abbreviation → GMDSS ⓘ
linked to: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System → usesComponent → MF/HF DSC ⓘ
linked to: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre → usesSystem → Global Maritime Distress and Safety System ⓘ
VHF DSC → usedIn → Global Maritime Distress and Safety System ⓘ
United States Coast Guard search and rescue program → monitors → Global Maritime Distress and Safety System alerts ⓘ
linked to: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System