FURTHER MODERNISATION OF THAMES NAVIGATION SERVICE

The Thames Navigation Service was initiated in 1959 and comprises a complex of VHF radio facilities, remote reading tide gages, radars and microwave link equipment. Initiated in four separate stages with the object of spreading development over a number of years, the equipment for Stage III has now been installed and is fully operational. Details are given for the equipment installed, methods of operation, utilization of the service, and future plans.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Technical Publications Limited

  161-166 Fleet Street
  London,   England 
• Publication Date: 1970-7-17

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 42-43
• Serial:
  • Shipbuilding and Shipping Record
  • Volume: 116
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Transport and Technical Publications Limited

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Navigation radar; Navigation systems; Rivers; Ship pilotage; Very high frequency
• Old TRIS Terms: River navigation; Vhf communications
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00024826
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 21 1972 12:00AM