THE EFFECT OF SATELLITES ON MARINE COMMUNICATION AND NAVIGATION

The bulk of the world's commodities essential to the needs of expanding populations is carried by the maritime industry. At present in the field of navigation a variety of terrestrial electronic aids contribute to satisfactory basic operational requirements, but the several radio systems of communication for ships are becoming increasingly overloaded and presenting problems, particularly in the sphere of distress, search and rescue work. The only relief of this pressure is by the employment of satellite communication which can provide global coverage, high quality ship shore links with little or no delay for voice, machine telegraphy, or data. Satellite systems appear to be capable of handling economically even the present traffic growth, so any further expansion makes these systems even more attractive. Furthermore, navigational can be provided to supplement existing aids and help meet new requirements such as routing and collision avoidance.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 45 Conference Papers presented at IMAS 73, London, 4-8 June 1973, organized by the Institute of Marine Engineers. This paper is available only in a set of 5 papers in Subject Group 6: "Navigational Aids, Radio Communications" at $10.00.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Marine Engineers

  Memorial Building, 76 Mark Lane
  London EC3R 7JN,   England 
• Authors:
  • Parker, J D
• Publication Date: 1973

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash avoidance systems; Navigational satellites; Satellite communication; Satellite navigation systems; Search and rescue operations
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00048477
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute of Marine Engineers
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1973 12:00AM