Maritime Safety Information in the Year 2000: Listen Up, Navy, The Times They Are a Changing

Abstract

Maritime safety information is that special category of navigational safety data that warns mariners at sea of hazards to navigation which might be encountered while underway. It does the most good when received before the hazard is encountered. The U.S. Navy pioneered the use of radio to transit maritime safety information to ships at sea beginning in 1908. Over the years, they have relinquished this position as a leader and become a follower. Beginning in 1992, the commercial maritime world will step out ahead of the U.S. Navy using modern commercial communications technology. Unless Navy reconsiders its position on receiving maritime safety information using NAVTEX and SafetyNET, it will remain a follower and be seriously disadvantaged. The risk here is not in losing a race, but in losing a ship.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 23, 1990
Accession Number
ADA227452

Entities

People

  • Steven C. Hall

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Automatic Frequency Control
  • Classification
  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Defense
  • Frequency
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Morse Code
  • Navigation
  • Radio Communications
  • Radio Equipment
  • Radio Navigation
  • Satellite Communications
  • Search And Rescue
  • Security
  • United States
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security