Glossaire

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)