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Towards e-GMDSS? 01 Mar 2010 17:30 - 00:00
A joint meeting - an evening seminar onboard HQS Wellington.
RTYC & RIN SCG Spring Joint Meeting: e-Navigation 11 Mar 2010 17:00 - 21:00
The SCG Annual General Meeting will take place at 1700. The ...more
Re-surveying some West Coast Anchorages 16 Mar 2010 19:30 - 00:00
A talk by Bob Bradfield on large scale chartlets for serious ...more
Location Based Games and Networking 25 Mar 2010 00:00 - 00:00
At this one day seminar in association with the Mobile Data ...more
Young Navigators' Challenge 25 Mar 2010 14:00 - 17:00
The Institute will be hosting the prize-giving ceremony for ...more
Future Air Traffic - Graham White 31 Mar 2010 17:15 - 18:15
Further information on this event will be posted nearer the time.
A joint meeting - an evening seminar onboard HQS Wellington. The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) replaced Morse communications on ships with the new system in 1999, but the origins of the “new” system are now over 30 years old. IMO will commence a review of the GMDSS this year to investigate whether any changes are desirable given the changes in technology over this period.So what needs to be done? Has the GMDSS worked? Can it do better? What new technologies are there? What will be its role with future e-navigation?A panel with give their views comprising; Chris Blockley-Webb, MCA; Robert Ball, BP shipping; Peter Blackhurst, Inmarsat.Please express your views in the audience to add to the debate and join the informal discussion in the Wardroom Bar before and afterwards.Admission FREE. HQS Wellington (020 7836 8179)
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) replaced Morse communications on ships with the new system in 1999, but the origins of the “new” system are now over 30 years old. IMO will commence a review of the GMDSS this year to investigate whether any changes are desirable given the changes in technology over this period.So what needs to be done? Has the GMDSS worked? Can it do better? What new technologies are there? What will be its role with future e-navigation?A panel with give their views comprising; Chris Blockley-Webb, MCA; Robert Ball, BP shipping; Peter Blackhurst, Inmarsat.Please express your views in the audience to add to the debate and join the informal discussion in the Wardroom Bar before and afterwards.Admission FREE. HQS Wellington (020 7836 8179)