GMDSS equipment as per Sea Area

SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT FOR GMDSS

Area A1

1. VHF radiotelephone

2. VHF DSC on Ch 70

3. VHF DSC watch receiver

4. SART

5. NAVTEX

6. Enhanced Group Calling (EGC) if outside NAVTEX coverage

7. Satellite float free EPIRB

8. Two –way VHF RT equipment for survival craft

 Area A2

1. VHF radiotelephone

2. VHF DSC on Ch 70

3. VHF DSC watch receiver

4. SART

5. NAVTEX

6. Enhanced Group Calling (EGC) if outside NAVTEX coverage

7. Satellite float free EPIRB

8. Two –way VHF RT equipment for survival craft

9. MF radiotelephone with DSC

10. MF watch receiver dedicated to 2187.5 kHz

11. MF DSC encoder/decoder (this may be combined with items 9,10 & 11.

Area A3

1. VHF radiotelephone

2. VHF DSC on Ch 70

3. VHF DSC watch receiver

4. SART

5. NAVTEX

6. Enhanced Group Calling (EGC) if outside NAVTEX coverage

7. Satellite float free EPIRB

8. Two –way VHF RT equipment for survival craft

9. MF radiotelephone with DSC

10. MF watch receiver dedicated to 2187.5 kHz

11. MF DSC encoder/decoder (this may be combined with items 9,10 & 11.

12. Inmarsat MES or

13. MF/HF plus DSC( scanning watch) receiver plus narrow band direct printing (NBDP)

Area A 4

1. VHF radiotelephone

2. VHF DSC on Ch 70

3. VHF DSC watch receiver

4. SART

5. NAVTEX

6. Satellite float free EPIRB

7. Two –way VHF RT equipment for survival craft

8. MF/HF radiotelephone with DSC

9. MF/HF watch receiver dedicated to 2187.5 kHz

10. MF/HF scanning DSC watch receiver