THE sub-committee on navigation, communications, and search and rescue (NCSR) of the UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has convened in London to address critical issues on ship safety and navigation, reports London's Riviera Maritime Media.
NCSR 10 meets from May 10 to May 19 to modify essential regulations, evaluate the modernisation of safety communications, and sanction new navigation routes for ships.
Key agenda items include the development of regulations for autonomous surface vessels, e-navigation, and the expansion of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).
Performance standards for navigation and communication equipment will be reviewed, and the sub-committee will discuss electronic navigational charts, ECDIS, long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) systems, and emergency communications.
NCSR 10 will also evaluate the guidelines for ship routing measures, mandatory ship reporting systems, and navigation and communication equipment carriage requirements.
Joint working groups associated with NCSR include the IMO/International Civil Aviation Organisation and the joint IMO/International Telecommunication Union.
In the previous meeting, NCSR 9 endorsed draft amendments to the Polar Code, accepted new ship routing measures, and amended the ECDIS Guidance for best practice.
It also revised the guidelines for ships seeking a place of refuge and endorsed the recognition of the China-based BeiDou Message Service System as a new regional mobile satellite service for use in the GMDSS.
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NCSR 10 meets from May 10 to May 19 to modify essential regulations, evaluate the modernisation of safety communications, and sanction new navigation routes for ships.
Key agenda items include the development of regulations for autonomous surface vessels, e-navigation, and the expansion of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).
Performance standards for navigation and communication equipment will be reviewed, and the sub-committee will discuss electronic navigational charts, ECDIS, long-range identification and tracking (LRIT) systems, and emergency communications.
NCSR 10 will also evaluate the guidelines for ship routing measures, mandatory ship reporting systems, and navigation and communication equipment carriage requirements.
Joint working groups associated with NCSR include the IMO/International Civil Aviation Organisation and the joint IMO/International Telecommunication Union.
In the previous meeting, NCSR 9 endorsed draft amendments to the Polar Code, accepted new ship routing measures, and amended the ECDIS Guidance for best practice.
It also revised the guidelines for ships seeking a place of refuge and endorsed the recognition of the China-based BeiDou Message Service System as a new regional mobile satellite service for use in the GMDSS.
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