Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)

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An internationally agreed system for automatically alerting ships and authorities ashore to a distress situation and enabling coordination of Search and Rescue operations.


Source: Nick Ward, Vicechair, IALA e-Nav Committee, March 2009

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