Maritime Safety – Hartis

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Maritime Safety

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SafetyNET II

The maritime industry has consistently evolved to meet the complex challenges of safety and communication through technological innovation. SafetyNET II, developed by Inmarsat, represents a significant enhancement in the transmission of Maritime Safety Information (MSI) and Search and Rescue (SAR) communications. This system builds on the foundation of its predecessor, employing advanced satellite technology and […]

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SafetyNET

SafetyNET is a service integral to the maritime industry, designed to disseminate real-time safety information to vessels to promote efficient and secure operations. It operates as part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) under the Inmarsat satellite communication framework. This analysis explores the functional attributes of SafetyNET, its operational mechanism, and its […]

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COLREGs – Applicability and General Definitions

1. These rules shall apply to all vessels upon the high seas and in all waters connected therewith navigable by seagoing vessels. 2. Nothing in these Rules shall interfere with the operation of special rules made by an appropriate authority for road steads, harbors, rivers, lakes or inland waterways connected with the high seas and […]

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Types of Navwarns

Region Navwarns Long range Programmed transmissions by the coordinator of the region. They can cover, in a 24 hour basis, a sea area that can be covered by a fast vessel (almost 700m). Coastal Navwarns Programmed transmissions by a national coordinating authority, via the national inshore stations. They cover the country’s sea area. Local Navwarns […]

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Safe Speed

Look – Out Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions so as to make a full appraisal of the situation and of the risk of collision. Safe Speed Every vessel shall at all times […]

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Risk of Collision

1. Every vessel shall use all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions to determine if risk of collision exists. If there is any doubt such risk shall be deemed to exist. 2. Proper use shall be made of radar equipment if fitted and operational, including long-range scanning to obtain early warning of […]