COMSAR |
Sub-Committee on Radiocommunications and Search and Rescue (IMO) |
ECDIS |
Electronic Chart Display Information System |
GMDSS |
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System |
GTS |
Global Telecommunication System (WMO) |
HF |
High Frequency |
IHO |
International Hydrographic Organization |
IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
IMSO |
International Mobile Satellite Organization |
IOC |
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (of UNESCO) |
ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
JCOMM |
Joint WMO/IOC Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology |
LES |
Land Earth Station (Inmarsat) |
MSC |
Maritime Safety Committee (IMO) |
MSI |
Maritime Safety Information |
NAVTEX |
International system for reception of marine safety information |
NMS |
National Meteorological Service |
RSMC |
Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre |
SOLAS |
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
WMO |
World Meteorological Organization |
WWNWS |
World-Wide Navigational Warning Service (IHO/IMO) |