IMO | Radiocommunications |
The IMO’s Marine Safety Committee (MSC) met in London last week for its 94th session, with several IT issues on the agenda, including the following items:
- The MSC decided that that the International Maritime Satellite Organisation (IMSO) should put together a panel of experts to produce a technical and operational assessment of Iridium, as it looks to join Inmarsat as a provider of GMDSS services.
- The MSC agreed that cyber security was “an important and timely issue”, but that unilateral action should not be taken by the IMO without first consulting with other UN bodies and international organisations, such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System - the country’s equivalent of GPS - was recognised as a component of the World-Wide Radionavigation System (WWRNS),
- approval was given to
- revised AIS guidelines,
- 406 MHz distress beacon guidelines,
- a number of amendments to LRIT-related circulars.
IMO | IMO adopts Polar Code |
IMO Adopts Polar Code:
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code), and related amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) to make it mandatory, marking an historic milestone in the Organization’s work to protect ships and people aboard them, ...
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