MARCOM

Performed By
Rafael Espinoza – Emmanuel Quintero
jean Carlos Cervantes – Armando Quiroga
 RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS

Since its establishment in 1959, IMO and its Member Governments, in close co-
operation with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and other
international organizations, notably the World Meteorological Organization (WMO),
the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), the International Mobile
Satellite Organization (IMSO) and the Cospas-Sarsat partners, have striven to
improve maritime distress and safety radiocommunications, as well as general
radiocommunications for operational and personal purposes.
 AREA OF OPERATION

The SOLAS Convention provides that “… every ship shall be provided with radio
installations capable of complying with the functional requirements … throughout the
intended voyage …”. Thus every ship has to carry a core installation of basic
equipment that is applicable to all waters, supplemented by additional equipment that
extends the ships communications capabilities according to the specific waters in
which she will sail. These supplementary requirements are defined by the distance
offshore the ship will travel:
Sea Area A1: the area within the radiotelephone coverage of at least one VHF coast
station in which continuous DSC (Digital Selective Calling) alerting is available;
Sea Area A2: the area, excluding Sea Area A1, within the radiotelephone coverage of
at least one MF coast station in which continuous DSC (Digital Selective Calling)
alerting is available;
Sea Area A3: the area, excluding Sea Areas A1 and A2, within the coverage of an
Inmarsat geostationary satellite in which continuous alerting is available; and
Sea Area A4: an area outside sea areas A1, A2 and A3.
 GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND SAFETY
SYSTEM GMDSS

The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System is the technical,

operational and administrative structure for maritime distress
and safety communications worldwide. It was established in 1988
by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) which adopted a
revised text of Chapter IV of the International Convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, (SOLAS) – dealing with
Radiocommunications – and was implemented globally between
1992 and 1997. The GMDSS establishes the radiocommunications
equipment that ships are required to carry, how this equipment
shall be maintained and how it is used, and provides the context
within which governments should establish the appropriate shore-
based facilities to support GMDSS communications.
Under the GMDSS, all passenger ships and all cargo ships over
300 gross tonnage on international voyages have to carry
specified terrestrial and satellite radiocommunications equipment
for sending and receiving distress alerts and maritime safety
information, as well as for general communications.
 MARINE VHF RADIO

Marine VHF radio is a worldwide system of two way

radio transceivers on ships and watercraft used for
bidirectional voice communication from ship-to-ship,
ship-to-shore (for example with harbormasters), and in
certain circumstances ship-to-aircraft. It uses FM
channels in the very high frequency (VHF) radio band
in the frequency range between 156 and 174 MHz,
inclusive. In the official language of the International
Telecommunication Union the band is called the VHF
maritime mobile band. Sets can be fixed or portable. A
fixed set generally has the advantages of a more
reliable power source, higher transmit power, a larger
and more effective aerial and a bigger display and
buttons. A portable set (often essentially a waterproof,
VHF walkie-talkie in design) can be carried on a kayak,
or to a lifeboat in an emergency, has its own power
source and is waterproof if GMDSS-approved.
Some More advanced transceiver units support AIS,
Text Messaging and DSC (Digital Selective Calling)
 VESSEL REPORTING SYSTEM
VRS

The Vessel Reporting System module is a tool for reporting a wide range of data to optimize
overall vessel performance. The system contains all the reports and observations regarding
e.g. hull performance, fuel-and lube oil consumption, bunkers, off-hire time and voyage
statistics. The daily reports are compared to a baseline, thus deviations to the baseline are
discovered and highlighted for analysis.
The Vessel Reporting System assists you in making the right decisions at the right time based
on full data visibility. All data for the vessels can be displayed in advanced dashboards,
enabling detailed tracking and forecasting of selected KPI’s. Monitor and optimize vessel and
engine performance across the fleet to reduce maintenance costs, CO2 emissions, TCO (Total
Cost of Ownership) and OPEX (Operation Expenditure).