Gmdss: Understanding the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System: The New Marine Radio Communications System

by John Campbell

A guide to passing the operator's examination for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), which will be compulsory for ships over 300 tons as from February 1999. Apart from its most important task, that of life-saving, GMDSS will provide an international maritime system of instant commmunication, that will broadcast all types of safety, weather and navigational information on the high seas.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840370106
• ISBN13: 9781840370102
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Waterline Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

GMDSS Reference Book

Excellent reference book for GMDSS system. Also used as a text book at the California Maritime Academy (for those of you wondering if this is the book he wants you to get).

Great General Reference on Subject

This is about the best general reference out there on the subject of GMDSS. The only drawback to the text is that it is SOMEWHAT dated, but that is because it is a text on electronics, and became dated on it's way to the printers. Still, if you need info on GMDSS, this is where to go. It is currently used as a textbook for the GMDSS course at Great Lakes Maritime academy.