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102 relations: A1, Academi, AIS-SART, AMVER, APRS Calling, Automatic identification system, Bodø Radio, Brazilian patrol boat Grajaú (P40), Canadian Coast Guard, China Maritime Safety Administration, Coastal Skipper, COMSAT mobile communications, Cork Institute of Technology, CQD, Digital selective calling, Distress signal, Dokuz Eylül University Maritime Faculty, E-Navigation, Eca Sindel, Emergency locator beacon, Emergency position-indicating radiobeacon station, Filipino Monkey, Fishing trawler, General radiotelephone operator license, Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, GRSE Mauritius offshore patrol vessel, Her Majesty's Coastguard, High frequency, Indian Radio Regulatory Service, INDOS, Inmarsat, Inmarsat-C, International Cospas-Sarsat Programme, International distress frequency, International Maritime Rescue Federation, International Mobile Satellite Organization, International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, Italian ship Alliance (A 5345), Italian ship Leonardo (A 5301), Jack Kingston, Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway, Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway, Korea International Boat Show, LÉ Niamh (P52), LÉ Róisín (P51), Le Conquet radio, List of International Electrotechnical Commission standards, List of obsolete technology, List of United States Coast Guard radio stations, Long Range Certificate, ..., Lookout, Marine surveyor, Marine VHF radio, Maritime broadcast communications net, Maritime emergency, Maritime history, Maritime history of the United Kingdom, Maritime mobile amateur radio, Maritime Mobile Service Identity, Mayday, Medium frequency, Merchant Navy (United Kingdom), METAREA, Monitoring control and surveillance, Morse code, MSI, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Navtex, NS Brendan Simbwaye (P11), Outline of radio science, Pakistan Marine Academy, Port of Tianjin, Port of Tianjin governance, traffic management and law enforcement, Portishead Radio, Radio Act of 1912, Radio Navigational Aids, Radio silence, Rogaland Radio, Seafarer's professions and ranks, Search and rescue transponder, Second mate, Ship Security Alert System, Ship Security Reporting System, Short Range Certificate, Simulation, SOLAS Convention, SOS, SS El Faro, Survival radio, Svetlyak-class patrol boat, Telenor Maritim Radio, Telex, Third mate, Trent-class lifeboat, Variable-frequency oscillator, Vessel monitoring system, Wireless telegraphy, Wray Castle, Yachtmaster, 2182 kHz, 500 kHz. Expand index (52 more) »
A1
A1, A-1 or A.1.may refer to.
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Academi
Academi is an American private military company founded in 1997 by former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince as Blackwater, renamed as Xe Services in 2009 and now known as Academi since 2011 after the company was acquired by a group of private investors.
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AIS-SART
The AIS-SART is a self-contained radio device used to locate a survival craft or distressed vessel by sending updated position reports using a standard Automatic Identification System (AIS) class-A position report.
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AMVER
AMVER, or Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System is a worldwide voluntary reporting system sponsored by the United States Coast Guard.
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APRS Calling
APRS Calling is a manual procedure for calling stations on the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) to initiate communications on another frequency, or possibly by other means.
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Automatic identification system
The automatic identification system (AIS) is an automatic tracking system used on ships and by vessel traffic services (VTS).
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Bodø Radio
Bodø Radio is a coast radio station in Bodø, Norway.
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Brazilian patrol boat Grajaú (P40)
NPa Grajaú (P40) is a Grajaú-class patrol boat of the Brazilian Navy.
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Canadian Coast Guard
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG; Garde côtière canadienne – GCC) is the coast guard of Canada.
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China Maritime Safety Administration
The Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China (CMSA) is a government agency which administers all matters related to maritime and shipping safety, including the supervision of maritime traffic safety and security, prevention of pollution from ships, inspection of ships and offshore facilities, navigational safety measures (including Search and Rescue, Aids to Navigation and the GMDSS), administrative management of port operations, and law enforcement on matters of maritime safety law.
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Coastal Skipper
A coastal skipper is a yachtsman or woman who has the ability to skipper a yacht in coastal waters by day or night.
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COMSAT mobile communications
COMSAT Mobile Communications (CMC), a telecommunications company which provides global mobile communications solutions to the maritime, land mobile and aeronautical communities, and offers data, voice, fax, telex and video capabilities via the Inmarsat geosynchronous satellite constellation through two earth station facilities in Southbury, Connecticut, and Santa Paula, California.
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Cork Institute of Technology
Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), formerly the Regional Technical College, Cork, is an Institute of Technology in Ireland, located in Cork, Ireland opened in 1973.
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CQD
CQD (transmitted in Morse code as) is one of the first distress signals adopted for radio use.
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Digital selective calling
Digital selective calling or DSC is a standard for sending pre-defined digital messages via the medium-frequency (MF), high-frequency (HF) and very-high-frequency (VHF) maritime radio systems.
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Distress signal
A distress signal or distress call is an internationally recognized means for obtaining help.
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Dokuz Eylül University Maritime Faculty
The Dokuz Eylül University Maritime Faculty was founded in 1988 with the title of “School of Maritime Business and Management” in the body of Dokuz Eylül University as the first higher education institute in Turkey concerning maritime business.
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E-Navigation
e-Navigation is a strategy deveped by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a UN specialized agency, to l shipping through better organization of data on ships and on shore, and better data exchange and communication between ships and the ship and shore.
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Eca Sindel
ECA-Sindel is an Italian company operating worldwide in the designing, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance of professional tactical and operational naval simulators.
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Emergency locator beacon
An Emergency locator beacon is a radio-frequency beacon used to locate airplanes, vessels, and persons in distress and in need of immediate rescue.
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Emergency position-indicating radiobeacon station
An emergency position-indicating radiobeacon station is a distress radiobeacon, a tracking transmitter that is triggered during an accident.
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Filipino Monkey
"Filipino Monkey" is a taunt used by radio pranksters in maritime radio transmissions since at least the 1980s, especially in the Persian Gulf.
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Fishing trawler
A fishing trawler is a commercial fishing vessel designed to operate fishing trawls.
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General radiotelephone operator license
The General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL) is a license granted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is an internationally agreed-upon set of safety procedures, types of equipment, and communication protocols used to increase safety and make it easier to rescue distressed ships, boats and aircraft.
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GRSE Mauritius offshore patrol vessel
GRSE Mauritius offshore patrol vessel (MOPV) is a corvette being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, for the National Coast Guard of Mauritius.
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Her Majesty's Coastguard
Her Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG) is a section of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency responsible for the initiation and co-ordination of all maritime search and rescue (SAR) within the UK Maritime Search and Rescue Region.
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High frequency
High frequency (HF) is the ITU designation for the range of radio frequency electromagnetic waves (radio waves) between 3 and 30 megahertz (MHz).
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Indian Radio Regulatory Service
The Indian Radio Regulatory Service (IRRS) is a central civil service of the Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing (WPC) and Wireless Monitoring Organisation (WMO), composed of a cadre of technical group 'A' officers of the WPC and WMO.
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INDOS
INDos17hl5272' (Indian National Database Of Seafarers) is a computerised national database of Indian seafarers for use by statutory authorities such as Flag State, Port State, Immigration & Employers etc., to prevent the fraudulent issue of certificates.
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Inmarsat
Inmarsat plc is a British satellite telecommunications company, offering global mobile services.
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Inmarsat-C
Inmarsat-C is a two-way, packet data service operated by the telecommunications company Inmarsat which operates between mobile earth stations (MES) and land earth stations (LES).
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International Cospas-Sarsat Programme
The International Cospas-Sarsat Programme is a treaty-based, nonprofit, intergovernmental, humanitarian cooperative of 44 nations and agencies (see box on right) dedicated to detecting and locating radio beacons activated by persons, aircraft or vessels in distress, and forwarding this alert information to authorities that can take action for rescue.
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International distress frequency
An international distress frequency is a radio frequency that is designated for emergency communication by international agreement.
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International Maritime Rescue Federation
The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) is a global organisation that unites and represents the world's operational marine rescue services, whether civilian or military—full-time or voluntary—large or small.
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International Mobile Satellite Organization
The International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) is the intergovernmental organization that oversees certain public satellite safety and security communication services provided via the Inmarsat satellites.
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International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGs) are published by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and set out, among other things, the "rules of the road" or navigation rules to be followed by ships and other vessels at sea to prevent collisions between two or more vessels.
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Italian ship Alliance (A 5345)
Alliance (A5345) is a Research Vessel owned by NATO and operated by Marina Militare as NATO Research vessel and shared by ''CMRE – Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation'', in La Spezia, Italy.
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Italian ship Leonardo (A 5301)
Leonardo (A 5301) is a NATO Coastal Research Vessel owned by NATO and operated by Marina Militare as Coastal Research vessel (CRV), shared by ''CMRE - Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation'', in La Spezia Italy.
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Jack Kingston
John Heddens "Jack" Kingston (born April 24, 1955) is the former U.S. representative for in southeast Georgia, serving from 1993 to 2015.
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Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway or JRCC NN (Hovedredningssentralen i Nord-Norge) is a rescue coordination center located in Bodø which is responsible for coordinating major search and rescue (SAR) operations in Norway north of the 65th parallel north.
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Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway or JRCC SN (Hovedredningssentralen i Sør-Norge) is a rescue coordination center located in Sola which is responsible for coordinating major search and rescue (SAR) operations in Norway south of the 65th parallel north.
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Korea International Boat Show
The Korea International Boat Show (KIBS) is one of the three biggest boat shows in Asia, representing the Korean marine leisure industry.
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LÉ Niamh (P52)
LÉ Niamh (P52) is a in the Irish Naval Service.
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LÉ Róisín (P51)
LÉ Róisín (P51) is the lead ship of her class of offshore patrol vessel in the Irish Naval Service.
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Le Conquet radio
Le Conquet radio or Call sign FFU (station Française Fixe de Ushant) was a French maritime radio station located on of City Le Conquet (La Pointe du Renard 4°43'58"W 48°20'24"N).
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List of International Electrotechnical Commission standards
This is an incomplete list of standards published by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
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List of obsolete technology
This is a list of obsolete technology which includes newer technologies that replaced the older ones.
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List of United States Coast Guard radio stations
The United States Coast Guard maintains radio stations for communication between Coast Guard units, Coast Guard units and other government entities, and Coast Guard units and the general public.
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Long Range Certificate
The Long Range Certificate is an internationally valid certificate issued to radio station operators.
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Lookout
A lookout or look-out is a person on a ship in charge of the observation of the sea for hazards, other ships, land, etc.
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Marine surveyor
A Marine surveyor (including "Yacht & Small Craft Surveyor", "Hull & Machinery Surveyor" and/or "Cargo Surveyor") is a person who conducts inspections, surveys or examinations of marine vessels to assess, monitor and report on their condition and the products on them, as well as inspects damage caused to both vessels and cargo.
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Marine VHF radio
Marine VHF radio refers to the radio frequency range between 156 and 174 MHz, inclusive.
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Maritime broadcast communications net
In telecommunication, a maritime broadcast communications net is a communications net that is used for international distress calling, including international lifeboat, lifecraft, and survival-craft high frequency (HF); aeronautical emergency very high frequency (VHF); survival ultra high frequency (UHF); international calling and safety very high frequency (VHF); combined scene-of-search-and-rescue; and other similar and related purposes.
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Maritime emergency
A maritime emergency is usually any serious distress to a maritime vessel or her crew.
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Maritime history
Maritime history is the study of human interaction with and activity at sea.
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Maritime history of the United Kingdom
The Maritime history of the United Kingdom involves events including shipping, ports, navigation, and seamen, as well as marine sciences, exploration, trade, and maritime themes in the arts from the creation of the kingdom of Great Britain as a united, sovereign state, on 1 May 1707 in accordance with the Treaty of Union, signed on 22 July 1706.
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Maritime mobile amateur radio
Most countries' amateur radio licences allow licensed operators to install and use radio transmission equipment while at sea.
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Maritime Mobile Service Identity
A Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) is a series of nine digits which are sent in digital form over a radio frequency channel in order to uniquely identify ship stations, ship earth stations, coast stations, coast earth stations, and group calls.
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Mayday
Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice-procedure radio communications.
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Medium frequency
Medium frequency (MF) is the ITU designation for radio frequencies (RF) in the range of 300 kilohertz (kHz) to 3 megahertz (MHz).
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Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)
The Merchant Navy is the maritime register of the United Kingdom, and comprises the seagoing commercial interests of UK-registered ships and their crews.
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METAREA
METAREAs are geographical sea regions for the purpose of coordinating the transmission of meteorological information to mariners on international voyages through international and territorial waters.
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Monitoring control and surveillance
Monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS), in the context of fisheries, is defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations as a broadening of traditional enforcing national rules over fishing, to the support of the broader problem of fisheries management.
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Morse code
Morse code is a method of transmitting text information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment.
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MSI
MSI may refer to.
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National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
The is Japan's primary national research institute for information and communications.
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National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Arabic: Al-Markaz Al-Qawmy l-Tanzeem Al-Etisalat), commonly known as NTRA, is the Egypt government-approved regulatory and competition authority that was established in accordance of the Egyptian telecommunication regulation law No.
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Navtex
Navtex (Navigational Telex) is an international automated medium frequency direct-printing service for delivery of navigational and meteorological warnings and forecasts, as well as urgent maritime safety information to ships.
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NS Brendan Simbwaye (P11)
NS Brendan Simbwaye (P11) is a patrol boat of the Namibian Navy.
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Outline of radio science
One way of outlining the subject of radio science is listing the topics associated with it by authoritative bodies.
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Pakistan Marine Academy
Pakistan Marine Academy (PMA) is located at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
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Port of Tianjin
The Port of Tianjin (Tianjin Gang), formerly known as the Port of Tanggu, is the largest port in Northern China and the main maritime gateway to Beijing.
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Port of Tianjin governance, traffic management and law enforcement
The Port of Tianjin falls under the supervisory and regulatory purview of the Tianjin Municipality People’s Government.
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Portishead Radio
Portishead Radio (callsign GKA) was a radio station in England that provided worldwide maritime communications and long-range aeronautical communications from 1928 until 2000.
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Radio Act of 1912
The Radio Act of 1912 is a United States federal law that mandated that all radio stations in the United States be licensed by the federal government, as well as mandating that seagoing vessels continuously monitor distress frequencies.
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Radio Navigational Aids
The Radio Navigational Aids (Publication 117) publication contains a detailed list of selected worldwide radio stations that provide services to the mariner.
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Radio silence
In telecommunications, radio silence or Emissions Control (EMCON) is a status in which all fixed or mobile radio stations in an area are asked to stop transmitting for safety or security reasons.
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Rogaland Radio
Rogaland Radio is a coast radio station in Sola, Norway.
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Seafarer's professions and ranks
Seafaring is a tradition which encompasses a variety of professions and ranks.
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Search and rescue transponder
A search and rescue transponder (SART) is a self-contained, waterproof transponder intended for emergency use at sea.
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Second mate
A second mate (2nd Mate) or second officer (2/O) is a licensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship holding a Second Mates Certificate of Competency, which is issued by the administration.
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Ship Security Alert System
The Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) is part of the ISPS code and is a system that contributes to the International Maritime Organization's (IMO)'s efforts to strengthen maritime security and suppress acts of terrorism and piracy against shipping.
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Ship Security Reporting System
The Ship Security Reporting System (SSRS) is a counter piracy system that has been developed to combat the increasing instances of hijack and ransom on cargo ships predominantly occurring in the Gulf of Aden and around the Horn of Africa.
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Short Range Certificate
The Short Range Certificate is an internationally valid certificate issued to marine radio station operators.
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Simulation
Simulation is the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system.
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SOLAS Convention
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is an international maritime treaty which sets minimum safety standards in the construction, equipment and operation of merchant ships.
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SOS
is the International Morse code distress signal; the bar over it indicates to omit the normal gaps between the letters.
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SS El Faro
SS El Faro was a United States-flagged, combination roll-on/roll-off and lift-on/lift-off cargo ship crewed by U.S. merchant mariners.
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Survival radio
Survival radios are carried by ships and aircraft to facilitate rescue in an emergency.
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Svetlyak-class patrol boat
Svetljak-class patrol boats (NATO name "Svetlyak") are patrol boats designed and built in Russia, and mostly used by the Russian Navy in various missions.
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Telenor Maritim Radio
Telenor Maritim Radio is a division of Telenor which provides maritime telecommunication services along the coast of Norway.
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Telex
The telex network was a public switched network of teleprinters similar to a telephone network, for the purposes of sending text-based messages.
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Third mate
A third mate (3/M) or third officer is a licensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship.
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Trent-class lifeboat
The Trent-class lifeboat is an all-weather lifeboat operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) from 30 stations around the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland to provide coverage up to out to sea.
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Variable-frequency oscillator
A variable frequency oscillator (VFO) in electronics is an oscillator whose frequency can be tuned (i.e., varied) over some range.
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Vessel monitoring system
Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) is a general term to describe systems that are used in commercial fishing to allow environmental and fisheries regulatory organizations to track and monitor the activities of fishing vessels.
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Wireless telegraphy
Wireless telegraphy is the transmission of telegraphy signals from one point to another by means of an electromagnetic, electrostatic or magnetic field, or by electrical current through the earth or water.
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Wray Castle
Wray Castle is a Victorian neo-gothic building at Claife in the English county of Cumbria.
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Yachtmaster
A Yachtmaster qualification is a certificate of competence of the ability to handle either a sailing boat or motor boat (as endorsed) in certain prescribed conditions.
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2182 kHz
The radio frequency 2182 kHz is one of the international calling and distress frequencies for maritime radiocommunication in a frequency band allocated to the mobile service on primary basis, exclusively for distress and calling operations.
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500 kHz
The radio frequency of 500 kilohertz (500 kHz) has been an international calling and distress frequency for Morse code maritime communication since early in the 20th century.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Maritime_Distress_and_Safety_System
