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Sea Area

The radiotelephone
coverage of VHF coast
stations in which continuous
alerting by Digital Selective
Calling (DSC) is available.

Sea Area

The radiotelephone
coverage of MF coast
stations in which continuous
alerting by Digital Selective
Calling is available.

Sea Area

The coverage of Inmarsat
geostationary satellites.

Sea Area

Area outside A1, A2 and
A3, mostly sea area around
polar areas

G E N E R A L C O N C E P T O F G M D S S

G E N E R A L C O N C E P T O F G M D S S

Globa l Mar itime Distr ess and Safety System ( GMDSS) has b een

devel oped by the mariti me n atio ns i n the Inte rna tion al M ari time

Organization (IMO) and is the result of their adoption of amendments

made in 1988 to the 1974 International Convention on the Safety of

Life at Sea (SOLAS).

Based on rec ent develop ments in m aritim e communi cation s, such

as satellites and digital te chnology, GMDSS is d esigned to ens ure

maximum availability of safety-related communication for all passenger

ships as well as for cargo vessels of 300 GT and upwards engaged in

international voyages.*

The goal of GMDSS is to vir tually guarantee that complying vessels

will be able to co mmunicate with an on shore s tatio n at any time,

from any location, in case of di stress or to exchange safety-related

information.

*Ships below 300 gross tonnage as well as those that are not engaged in international
voyages are subject to the requirements of the administrations of their flag states.

SEA A RE AS

GMDSS defines four sea areas based upon the location and capability of onshore-based communication facilities.

The definition of the Sea Areas for GMDSS is outlined below. Please refer to the illustrated layout of the European

area indicating the sea areas and coastal stations for quick reference.

Example: European GMDSS SEA AREAS

GMDSS S ea Areas

Medium Frequency (MF),
High Frequency (HF) and
Very High Frequency
(VHF) Coast Radio Station

Medium Frequency (MF)
and Very High Frequency
(VHF) Coast Radio Station

Very High Frequency
(VHF) Coast Radio Station

Comparison between old distress system and GMDSS

Rel ia nce o n s hi ps in vi cin it y

Spe ci al sk ill t o o per at e

Wor ldw id e c ov era ge

Sim pl e a nd au to mat ic op era ti on

Equ ip men t com pa tib ili ty

Be ca us e of t he i nhe ren tly li mi te d ra ng e of
t ra ns mi ss io n o n th e d is tr es s an d c al li ng
fre quenc ies of 500 and 2182 kH z, which we re
com monl y used fo r t hat pur pose, th ere was a
possib ility t hat a call for assistance would not be
heard if other vessels and coasta l stations w ere
outside the ra nge.

It wa s on ly pos sible for a vessel i n dis tress to a sk
other vessels i n t he vicinit y for a ssistanc e, d ue to
the lim ited ran ge of c ommunica tion me ans.
Wo rs e, the com mu ni ca ti on i nc omp at ib ili ty
bet wee n a teleg raphy ve ssel and a telep hony
vessel hinde red su bsequ ent Se arch an d Resc ue
operati ons.

Radio officers ha d to se nd distress ca lls in Morse
Code on 500 kHz through complic ated op erations ,
wh ic h inc lude : sw itch ing an d/ or adju stin g t he
trans mitters. A succes sful d istre ss atte mpt relied
heavily o n the s kill of the ra dio office rs.

GM DS S ve ss el s ca rr y th e co mmu ni ca ti on s
equip ment appropr iate for th e Sea Area th ey are
opera ting, a nd have t he mea ns to transmi t long ­rang e communi cation wheneve r nec essary. T his
me an s tha t a c al l for assi stan ce can rea ch a
coastal station , and o ther sh ips at a far di stance.

Si nc e a ll GMD SS ve ssel s c arr y s tand ardi zed
eq ui pme nt f or t he S ea A re a, and th ey a re
o pe ra ti ng i n t h e s am e f re qu en c ie s, th e
comp atibil ity bet ween the SAR c oordina tor a t a
coastal station and a vessel i s assure d.

GMDSS equip ment, on the other hand, provid es
str aig htforwa rd o perat ion in time of eme rge ncy
simply by pressing the distress button on th e VHF,
MF/H F DS C or I nmar sat MES. If t his cann ot b e
done, a float -free EPIRB can transm it a dis tress
alert .

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**For areas where there is no coastal radi o station

handling MF/HF general communications, Inmarsat-C
mobile e arth station may be used to f ulfill the
requiremen t for general co mmunications.

MF/HF radiotelephone with

built-in

DSC/DSC Watch Receiver

Ca r r i ag e / f un c t i on a l req u i r e me n t s f o r GM D S S

General functional requirements for GMDSS

System suggestions for GMDSS

General requirement for equipment and functions for all ships irrespective
of the operating sea area

Additional equipment to be installed on ships operating in the Sea Areas:

Maintenance requirement for ships operating in Sea Area

and

Two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus

Inmarsat EGC receiver

Arrangements required only for all passenger ships

VHF radiotelephone with DSC and DSC Watch Receiver capable of:

Functional requirements to be fulfilled by FS-xx75:

Other functional requirements

International NAVTEX Receiver

A distress panel either at the conning position

Radar transponder operating
in the 9 GHz band (SART)

406 MHz EPIRB

At least two two-way VH F radiotelephone
apparatu s required for carg o ships of 300 -500 GT
At least three two-way VHF radiotelephone
apparatu s required for all passenger shi ps and
cargo shi ps of 500 GT a nd upwards

Note: There is no additional equipment requi red for ships op erating exclusively in the Sea Area A1

Required i f the ships op erate within In marsat coverage bu t outside the international NAVTEX se rvice area. However,
ships op erating exclusively in areas where a n HF direct-pr inting telegraphy maritime safet y information service is
provided and fitted with eq uipment capable of receiving s uch service may be exempted from this requirement .

Two-way radiotelephone for on-scene search and rescue communication using
frequencies 121.5 MHz and 123.1 MHz

Permanently arranged elect rical
lighting for illuminati ng
the cont rol panel of th e
radiocommu nications
equipmen t

Automatic provision of pos ition
from an i nternal or extern al
navigati on sensor for a ll two­way communi cation equipme nt
that incl udes ship's po sition in
the dist ress alert

Automatic and continuous update of position for all relevant radiocommunication
equipment to be included in the initial distress alert activated through the distress panel

◆

Transmission/re ception of DSC on CH 70 (156.5 25 MHz);

◆

Transmission/reception of radiotelephony on CH 6 (156.300 MHz), CH 13 (156.650 MHz)

and CH 16 (156.800 MHz ); and

◆

Continuou s watch on CH 7 0 (156.525 MHz)

◆

Distress and safety com munications on MF

(2,187.5 kHz using DSC* and 2,182 kHz using radio telephony)

*It shou ld be possible that transmissi on of distress alerts be i nitiated from th e navigation br idge.

◆

Continuou s DSC watch on the frequency 2 ,187.5 kHz

◆

Transmission a nd reception of general

communicati ons using radio telephony or

direct-pr inting telegrap hy**

Transmission o f ship-to-shore distress
alerts by radio serv ice other than MF
(to be fu lfilled by 406 MHz satellite
EPIRB)

At least one SART required for cargo
ships of 300-500 GT
At least two SART require d for all
passenge r ships and ca rgo ships of
500 GT a nd upwards

In order to ensure the ma intenance require ments specifie d in SOLAS Reg. IV/15,
one of t he following mea sures should be taken as may be approved by the fl ag
administ rations:

• Duplic ation of equip ment;

• Shore-b ased maintenanc e; or

• At sea e lectronic mainte nance capabili ty

Please c onsult with th e flag adminis trations for deta ils.

1 Transmission of ship-to-shore d istress alert s by at least
two separate and in dependent mean s, using different
radio communication s ervice;
2 Recepti on of shore-to-s hip distress al erts;
3 Transmission/rec eption of ship -to-ship distres s alerts;
4 Transmission/rec eption of searc h and rescue co -ordinating
commu nications;

(Emergenc y Position
Indicati ng Radio Beaco n)

Model: FM-8900S

FS-1575/2575/5075

Inmarsat-C Mobile Earth Station

FELCOM18

Model: NX-700

Model: IC-350

5 Transmission/rec eption of on-s cene communica tions;
6 Transmission/rec eption of SART s ignals for locat ing;
7 Transmission/rec eption of mar itime safety i nformation;
8 Transmission/rec eption of gene ral radiocommun ications to
and f rom shore-based radio systems or networks; and
9 Transmission/rec eption of bri dge-to-bridge communications.

VHF radiotelephone with

built-in

DSC/DSC Watch Receiver

FM-8900S

DUPLICATION OF EQUIPMENT

REQUIRED FOR SHIPS

OPERATING IN SEA AREA A1 and A2

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In order to ensure the avai lability of t he maintenance requirements spe cified in
SOLAS Reg. IV /15.7, combination of at least two of the fol lowing methods should be
taken as may be approved by t he flag admini strations, whil e taking into ac count the
recommend ation specifie d in IMO A.702(17):
duplic ation of equip ment;

• shore -based maintena nce; or

• at-s ea electronic m aintenance capa bility.

All ship s irrespective o f the methods used should ma ke all manufacture rs’ installat ion
manuals and maintenance manuals for all the equipment installed availa ble.
Adequate to ols, spare par ts and test eq uipment appropr iate to the met hods used
by the sh ip, as specified by the flag adm inistration sh ould be provided and readily
available o nboard.

MF/HF radiotelephone with

built-in

DSC/DSC Watch Receiver

Inmarsat-C Mobile Earth Station

NBDP Terminal

Ca r r i ag e / f un c t i on a l req u i r e me n t s f o r GM D S S

Inmarsat Solution

MF/HF Solution

Additional equipment to be installed on ships operating in the Sea Areas:

Maintenance requirement for ships operating in Sea Area

Functional requirements to be fulfilled by FELCOM18*:

Functional requirements to be fulfilled by FS-xx75* plus IB-585: Functional requirements to be

fulfilled by FELCOM18*:

◆

Transmission a nd reception of distress and s afety

comm unications usi ng direct-prin ting telegraphy

◆

Initiati on and receptio n of distress p riority cal ls

◆

Continuou s watch on shore -to-ship distres s alerts,

incl . those directed to speci ally defined geo graphical area

◆

Transmission a nd reception of general commun ications

usin g either radio telephony or dire ct printing te legraphy

◆

Distress and safety com munications on all distress a nd safety freque ncies
on M F and HF bands
usin g DSC usin g radiotelephony using dire ct printing te legraphy

◆

Continuou s DSC watch on 2,187.5 kHz, 8,814. 5 kHz, and on at least
one of the distress and safety fre quencies:
4,20 7.5 kHz, 6,312 kH z, 12,577 kHz or 16,804.5 kHz

◆

Trasnsmission and reception o f general radio communication s using
radi otelephony or di rect-printing telegraphy by MF/H F radio install ation

◆

Initiati on of the tran smission of
ship-to-s hore distress al ert by radio
servic es other than HF

◆

Distress and safety com munications usi ng

the following frequen cies:

• 2, 187.5 kHz using D SC and continu ous DSC watch

• 2, 182 kHz using ra diotelephony

1. VHF radio installation c apable of
trans mitting/receiving DSC on CH 70 as
well as radiotelephon y on CH 6, 13 an d
16 as w ell as contionu ous DSC
watch on CH 70 and either of the radio
insta llations listed as 2-a or 2-b below

should b e arranged onb oard:

An arrangement acceptable to
the flag administration should be
established to ensure adequate
support of the ship for the
maintenance and repair of the
radio installations, i.e., service
agreement with a capable service
provider covering the trading area
of the ship.

Adequate additional technical documentations, tools, spare parts and test equipment
consistent with radio installation and as approved by the flag administration should be
provided onboard so that the maintainer can perform tests and localize and repair faults in
the radio equipment while at sea.

The person who is to conduct at-sea electronic maintenance should either hold an
appropriate certificate as specified by the Radio Regulations or have equivalent at-sea
electronic maintenance qualifications as may be approved by the flag administration, taking
into account the reccomendation specified in Annex 5 of IMO A.703(17).

2-a. MF/HF radio installation for distress and
safety communications on the frequency
bands between 1,605 kHz and 4,000 kHz
and between 4,000 kHz and 27,500 kHz,
using DSC, radiotelephony and direct­ printing telegraphy. Continuous DSC watch
on 2,187.5 kHz, 8,814.5 kHz and on at least
one of the distress and safety frequencies:
4,207.5 kHz, 6,312 kHz, 12,577 kHz or
16,804.5 kHz is also required.

2-b. Inmarsat MES capable of
transmission/reception of distress and
safety communications using direct­ printing telegraphy, initiation/reception
of distress primary calls, continuous
watch on shore-to-ship distress
alerts, incl. those directed to specifically
defined geographical area, and
transmission/reception of general
communications using either

radiotelephony or direct-printing telegraphy

FELCOM18

Inmarsat-C Mobile Earth Station

FS-1575/2575/5075

FS-1575/2575/5075

MF/HF radiotelephone with

built-in

DSC/DSC Watch Receiver

FS-1575/2575/5075

IB-585

NBDP Terminal

IB-585

FELCOM18

Inmarsat-C Mobile Earth Station

FELCOM18

*It shou ld be possible that transmissi on of distress alerts be
initiate d from the naviga tion bridge.

*It shou ld be possible that transmissi on of distress alerts be

initiate d from the naviga tion bridge.

*It shou ld be possible that transmissi on
of dist ress alerts b e initiated from the
navigatio n bridge.

*It shou ld be possible that transmissi on of distress
alert s be initiated from the navigati on bridge.

Duplication of equipment

Shore-based maintenance At-sea electronic maintenance capability

Functional requirements to be fulfilled by FS-xx75*:

VHF radiotelephone with

built-in

DSC/DSC Watch Receiver

FM-8900S

O R

O R

Other functional requirements

Initiati on of transmis sion of ship-to -shore distress alerts* to be fulfilled by o ne of the followi ngs:

◆

406 MHz satellite EPIRB ◆ HF using DSC ◆ Inmarsat- C Mobile Ear th Station

*It should be poss ible that transm ission of dist ress alerts be initiated fro m the navigation bridge.

MF/HF radiotelephone with

built-in

DSC/DSC Watch Receiver

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In order to ensure the avai lability of t he maintenance requirements spe cified in SOLAS Reg. IV/15.7, combina tion of at lea st
two of the following m ethods should be taken as may b e approved by the flag administra tions, while ta king into accou nt the
recommend ation specifie d in IMO A.702(17):

• dupl ication of equ ipment;

• shore -based maintena nce; or

• at-s ea electronic m aintenance capa bility.

All ship s irrespective o f the methods used should ma ke all manufacture rs’ installat ion manuals an d maintenance m anuals
for all t he equipment i nstalled available. Adequ ate tools, spare p arts and test equipment ap propriate to the methods used
by the sh ip, as specified by the flag adm inistration sh ould be provided and readily avail able onboard.

Inmarsat-C Mobile Earth Station

FELCOM18

VHF radiotelephone with built-in

DSC/DSC Watch Receiver

FM-8900S

MF/HF radiotelephone with

built-in

DSC/DSC Watch Receiver

NBDP Terminal

Ca r r i ag e / f un c t i on a l req u i r e me n t s f o r GM D S S

Additional equipment to be installed on ships operating in the Sea Areas:

Maintenance requirement for ships operating in Sea Area and

Functional requirements to be fulfilled by FS-xx75* plus IB-585:

Other functional requirements:

◆

Distress and safety com munications on all distress a nd safety freque ncies

on M F and HF bands

•

using D SC

•

using ra diotelephony

•

using d irect printing telegraphy

◆

Continuou s DSC watch on 2,187.5 kHz, 8,814. 5 kHz, and on at least
one of the distress and safety fre quencies:
4,20 7.5 kHz, 6,312 kH z, 12,577 kHz or 16,804.5 kHz

◆

Trasnsmission and reception o f general radio communication s using
radi otelephony or di rect-printing telegraphy by MF/H F radio install ation

1. VHF radio installation c apable of
trans mitting/receiving DSC on CH 70 as
well as radiotelephon y on CH 6, 13 an d
16 as w ell as contionu ous DSC watch
on CH 70, and

An arrangement acceptable to
the flag administration should be
established to ensure adequate
support of the ship for the
maintenance and repair of the
radio installations, i.e., service
agreement with a capable service
provider covering the trading area
of the ship.

For ships operating in the sea area A4 only
occasionally but mostly operating in A3,
Inmarsat C MES may be installed for duplication in
lieu of MF/HF radiotelephone with built-in DSC plus
NBDP terminal, provided that the ship has originally
MF/HF radio installation.

Adequate additional technical documentations, tools, spare parts and test equipment
consistent with radio installation and as approved by the flag administration should be
provided onboard so that the maintainer can perform tests and localize and repair faults
in the radio equipment while at sea.

The person who is to conduct at-sea electronic maintenance should either hold an
appropriate certificate as specified by the Radio Regulations or have equivalent at-sea
electronic maintenance qualifications as may be approved by the flag administration,
taking into account the reccomendation specified in Annex 5 of IMO A.703(17).

2. MF/HF radio installation for distress and
safety communications on the frequency
bands between 1,605 kHz and 4,000
kHz and between 4,000 kHz and 27,500
kHz, using DSC, radiotelephony and
direct-printing telegraphy. Continuous
DSC watch on 2,187.5 kHz, 8,814.5 kHz
and on at least one of the distress and
safety frequencies: 4,207.5 kHz, 6,312
kHz, 12,577 kHz or 16,804.5 kHz is also
required.

◆

Initiati on of the tran smission of sh ip-to-shore dist ress alert by radio service s other than H F**

**In marsat C MES ca nnot satisfy t he requirement, and this shall lead to the as sumption that 406 MHz
Sate llite EPIRB is the only option available to sati sfy the functi onal requirement .

FS-1575/2575/5075

MF/HF radiotelephone with

built-in

DSC/DSC Watch Receiver

FS-1575/2575/5075

IB-585

NBDP Terminal

IB-585

*It shou ld be possible that transmissi on of distress alerts be i nitiated from th e navigation br idge.

Duplication of equipment

Shore-based maintenance

Note:

At-sea electronic maintenance capability

VHF radiotelephone with

built-in

DSC/DSC Watch Receiver

FM-8900S

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F U R U N O G M D S S E Q U I P M E N T
F O R R E L I A B L E C O M M U N I C A T I O N

VHF Radiotelephone

GMDSS Radio Station

MF/HF Radiotelephone

Dual-channel NAVTEX Receiver

Inmarsat-C Mobile Earth Station

MODEL: FM-8900S

MODEL: RC-1800F2

MODELS: FS-1575

(150 W)

, FS-2575

(250 W)

, FS-5075

(500 W)

MODEL: NX-700A

(message display and a printer)

NX-700B

(message display unit only)

MODEL: FELCOM18

Sem i-d upl ex 25-Watt rad iotelep hone with a built- in Clas s-A
DSC and CH70 wa tch rece iver
Fully meets GMDSS carria ge requi rements for SOLAS ships
Meets the new ITU rec comenda tion on digi tal selective calling
system for use in the Mar itime M obile S ervice, ITU-R M.493-13
Easy to re ad, hig h-contr ast 4.3 " brigh t color LCD
Enhance d noise reducti on and speaker for supe rb voice qualit y
Auto matic ent ry of own shi p po sitio n an d t ime throu gh the
interface d GPS re ceiver
ATIS signal t ransmis sion avail able for inland waterways

The RC- 1800F2 co ntains all the necess ary
radio e quipmen t for shi ps oper ating i n the
GMDSS s ea areas A1, A2 and A3 . The
availabil ity of radio c ommunic ations is assu red
by the e quipmen t dupli cation as spec ified i n
the previ ous pag e. This package delivers the
operati on sche me that is stra ightforwa rd in
additio n to stre amlined instal lation on new
builds a s well as retrofi tting.

The comm unicatio n equip ment wi thin th e RC­1800F2 i ncludes :

Printer for Inmarsa t-C
Printer for DSC/NB DP
Inmarsat -C Mobi le Eart h Statio n
MF/HF ra diotelep hone
NBDP Terminal

MF/HF r adiotele phone w ith DSC facilit y
Fully meets GMDSS carr iage requi rements for SOLAS ships
operati ng in A3 a nd A4 sea areas
Meets the new ITU rec comenda tion on digi tal selective calling
system for use in the Mar itime M obile S ervice, ITU-R M.493-13
Easy to re ad, hig h-contr ast 4.3 " brigh t color LCD
Capable o f distre ss, safet y and routine communic ation

Fully meets IMO res olution MSC.148(7 7), IEC 61097-6 Ed.2
Dual ch annel re ception , 518 kH z and either 490 o r 4209. 5 kHz,
simultan eously
Incor porate a pri nting device (NX-7 00A) o r dedicated d isplay
device w ith pri nter out put (NX -700B)
200 m essages of average lengt h 500 char acters can b e store d
in non- volatile memor y
Incor porates a pream p withi n a light weight, compact antenna
for relia ble, unin terrupte d recept ion
Low power consum ption

Inmarsat -C Mobi le Ear th Station ter minal for GMDS S
applica tion
Full GMDSS complia nce wit h optio nal pri nter and AC/DC power
supply
SSAS capa bility with S SAS Alert Unit
Compatib ility with LR IT appli cation
A wide vari ety of commu nicati on sch emes avail able: telex ,
FAX, emaili ng, EGC, da ta repor ting/polling, etc.
SD card for record ing med ia

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NBDP Terminal Unit

MODEL: IB-585

The IB- 585 NBD P
termina l facili tates telex
communi cation. File
managem ent, text editor
and uti lity p rograms e nsure
straigh tforward op eration .

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