PROGRESS IN AIDS TO NAVIGATION

Although many improvements have been made to navigational aids since their large-scale introduction in 1946, these services demand more and more attention as shipping tonnage increases. The numerous accidents at sea in recent years have brought the question of navigational aids into the limelight. This article considers in fairly general terms the nature of these problems and the types of solutions which are being offered.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Telecommunication Union

  Place des Nations CH-1211
  Geneva 20,   Switzerland 
• Authors:
  • Villanueva y Labayen, A
• Publication Date: 1974-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 29-32
• Serial:
  • Telecommunication Journal
  • Volume: 41
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: International Telecommunication Union

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash avoidance systems; Navigational aids; Prevention; Safety
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057640
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 5 1974 12:00AM