With the Maritime Manual on board, seafarers can sail confidently knowing they have all the necessary texts at hand to correctly apply the relevant radiocommunication procedures, many of which are mandatory and must be followed to the letter – especially in the event of a distress situation at sea. The two-volume manual’s main purpose is to provide the maritime community with a description of the radiocommunication technologies, frequencies and procedures used in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), which is the internationally-agreed set of safety procedures, frequencies, types of equipment, and communication protocols developed by ITU and the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This would be ITU’s “Manual for Use by the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Services” – more commonly known as “the Maritime Manual.” Did you know that if you check maritime vessels traversing the world’s seas, you will find a copy of the very same manual onboard?
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