目錄
Part 1 Terrestrial System
Chapter 1 The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
1.1 GMDSS History
1.2 The Old System and the Need for Improvement
1.3 GMDSS Review
1.4 Basic Concept of GMDSS
1.5 Functional Requirements in the GMDSS
1.6 GMDSS Sea Areas
1.7 Primary and Secondary Means of Alerting
1.8 Ship Carriage Requirement
1.9 Maintenance of Equipment in the GMDSS
1.10 Radio Personnel
1.11 Communications System in the GMDSS
Chapter 2 Propagation of Radio Waves
2.1 Electromagnetic Wave Radiation and Propagation
2.2 The Radio Propagation Characteristics of Each Band
2.3 The Basic Concept of Radio Communication
Chapter 3 GMDSS MF/HF Communication Equipment
3.1 SSB Modulation Basics
3.2 SSB Transmitter Basics
3.3 SSB Receiver Basics
3.4 Narrow-band Direct-printing Telegraphy
3.5 Digital Selective Calling
3.6 Antennas
Chapter 4 Shipborne VHF Radio Station
4.1 General Specifications
4.2 VHF Channel Allocation by ITU
4.3 Channel Watch and Scan
4.4 Telephony Communication Mode
4.5 VHF DSC
4.6 Two-way VHF Radiotelephone
Chapter $ NAVTEX, SART & Reserve Power Supply
5.1 NAVTEX
5.2 Search and Rescue Transmitters and Transponders
5.3 Sources of Energy
Part 2 Satellite System
Chapter 6 Satellite Communication
6.1 Satellite Communication and Its Characteristics
6.2 Communication Satellites
6.3 Primary Technologies in Satellite Communication
6.4 Satellite Communication Frequency
Chapter 7 Recognized Satellite Communication System
7.1 Inmarsat System
7.2 Iridium
Chapter 8 Inmarsat C System
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Equipment Which May be Connected to the LES
8.3 Equipment Which May be Connected to the MES
8.4 Access Control and Signalling
8.5 Logging-in to a NCS
8.6 Logging-out
8.7 Call Set-up Procedures
8.8 Data Reporting and Polling
8.9 Basic Description of Inmarsat C Communication Services
8.10 Inmarsat EGC System
8.11 Inmarsat C MES
8.12 Ship Security Alert System
8.13 Long Range Identification and Tracking of Ships (LRIT)
Chapter 9 Inmarsat F, FB and Iridium Equipment
9.1 Inmarsat F System
9.2 Inmarsat FB System
9.3 Satellite Antennas
9.4 Iridium System Equipment
9.5 Other Satellite Communication Systems
Chapter 10 COSPAS-SARSAT System and EPIRB
10.1 The International Cooperation on Search and Rescue (SAR)
10.2 COSPAS-SARSAT System
10.3 AIS-MOB and EPIRB-AIS
Part 3 GMDSS Service
Chapter 11 Terrestrial Radio Communication Service
11.1 Identification of Stations
11.2 Digital Selective Calling
11.3 Radiotelephony Procedures in the Maritime Mobile Service
11.4 Narrow-band Direct-printing Telegraphy Services
11.5 Broadcast of Traffic Lists
Chapter 12 Recognized Mobile Satellite Services
12.1 Inmarsat C Communication Services
12.2 Inmarsat Fleet Safety Communication Services
12.3 Iridium Communication Services for Use in the GMDSS
Chapter 13 Distress, Urgency and Safety Communication
13.1 General
13.2 Distress Communication
13.3 Urgency and Safety Communication
Chapter 14 Maritime Safety Information Service
14.1 Broadcast Methods
14.2 World-Wide Navigational Warning Service (WWNWS)
14.3 Worldwide Met-Ocean Information and Warning Service (WWMIWS)
14.4 NAVTEX
14.5 EGC SafetyNET Service
14.6 SafetyNET Ⅱ
14.7 Iridium SafetyCast Service
14.8 MSI via VHF/MF/HF
14.9 Weather Fax
Chapter 15 Special Services
15.1 Radio Time Signals
15.2 Ship Reporting System
15.3 Anti-piracy
Chapter 16 Management of Ship Radio Stations
16.1 Licenses and Certificates for Ship Radio Station
16.2 GMDSS Radio Log Book
16.3 The Management of Ship Radio Publications and Information
16.4 Guides to Admiralty List of Radio Signals
16.5 Ship Traffic Charges Accounts
16.6 PSC Inspection of GMDSS
References and Relevant Materials