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Priority for distress calls, distress messages and other messages concerning the safety of lives at sea.
Distress calls shall have absolute priority over all other transmissions. All stations hearing such calls shall immediately cease all transmission capable of interfering with the distress traffic and shall continue to listen to the frequency used for the emission of [...]
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Priority Concerning the Safety of Lives at Sea
Posted by author on May 23rd, 2010
Service Documents
Posted by author on May 23rd, 2010
Ships are required to take care of all service documents that may be subject to submission in accordance with the Radio Ragulations. The following documents are required:
The ship’s Radio Licence
The Radio operator’s certificates
The GMDSS Radio Logbook
The List of Call Signs and Stations’ Numerical Identities used by the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile Service (ITU)
The List [...]
Posted in Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, Regulations and Traffic Procedures 
Tags: antenna, Call Signs, coast stations, GMDSS Radio Logbook, Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile Satellite Services, Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile Service, radio licence, Radio operator's certificates, Radio Ragulations, Radio Safety Certificate, Radiodetermination and Special Service Stations, Ship Stations 
No Comments »Control and Adjustment of Radio Trasmitters
Posted by author on May 23rd, 2010
The testing of radio equipment should be kept at any absolute minimum. In order to avoid harmful interference, remember to take all possible precautions, such as:
choice of frequency (distress frequencies should not be used unless absolutely necessary)
tests should be carried out using reduced power/artificial antenna
duration of test signals should be less than 10 seconds
test transmissions [...]
Unauthorized Transmissions
Posted by author on May 23rd, 2010
All stations are forbidden to carry out:
unnecessary transmissions
the transmission of superfluous signals and correspondence
the transmission of false or misleading signals
the transmission of signals without identification
Make sure not to interfere with transmissions already in progress, and radiate only as much power as is necessary to ensure satisfactory service.
Observance of Secrecy
Posted by author on May 23rd, 2010
The holder of the radio licence is required to preserve the secrecy of telecommunications, as laid down in the relevant provisions of the Convention.
The station is not allowed to receive any other correspondence than it is intended to.
Without special permission, it is prohibited to publish or take advantage of traffic designated to others.
