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Maritime related recommendations

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RECOMMENDATIONS

 Recommendations related to maritime radiocommunications ordered by subjects: 

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Abbreviations
MISCELLANEOUS ABBREVIATIONS AND SIGNALS TO BE USED FOR RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS IN THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE.
AIS
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR AN AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM USING TIME-DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESSES IN THE VHF MARITIME MOBILE BAND.
 
Alarm signals
AUTOMATIC RECEIVING EQUIPMENT FOR RADIOTELEGRAPH AND RADIOTELEPHONE ALARM SIGNALS.
COSPAS
SARSAT/EPIRBs
PROTECTION CRITERIA FOR COSPAS-SARSAT SEARCH AND RESCUE INSTRUMENTS IN THE BAND 406-406.1 MHZ.
PROTECTION CRITERIA FOR COSPAS-SARSAT LOCAL USER TERMINALS IN THE BAND 1 544-1 545 MHZ.
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VHF EMERGENCY POSITION-INDICATING RADIO BEACONS USING DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING.
TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF A SATELLITE EMERGENCY POSITION-INDICATING RADIO BEACON (SATELLITE EPIRB) SYSTEM OPERATING THROUGH A SATELLITE SYSTEM IN THE 406 MHZ BAND.
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EMERGENCY POSITION-INDICATING RADIO BEACONS OPERATING ON THE CARRIER FREQUENCIES OF 121.5 MHZ AND 243 MHZ.
TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF A SATELLITE EMERGENCY POSITION-INDICATING RADIO BEACON (SATELLITE EPIRB) SYSTEM OPERATING THROUGH GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES IN THE 1.6 GHZ BAND.
DATA transmission and reception
AUTOMATIC HF FACSIMILE AND DATA SYSTEM FOR MARITIME MOBILE USERS.
CHARACTERISTICS OF HF RADIO EQUIPMENT FOR THE EXCHANGE OF DIGITAL DATA AND ELECTRONIC MAIL IN THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A DIGITAL SYSTEM, NAMED NAVIGATIONAL DATA FOR BROADCASTING MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION FROM SHORE-TO- SHIP IN THE MARITIME HF FREQUENCY BAND.Rec. ITU-R M. 2058
EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY OF DIGITAL CHANNELS IN THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE.
DSC
DIGITAL SELECTIVE-CALLING SYSTEM FOR USE IN THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE.
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR THE USE OF DIGITAL SELECTIVE-CALLING EQUIPMENT IN THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE.
DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT FOR MULTIPLE EQUIPMENT INSTALLATIONS.
CALLING-CHANNEL LOADING FOR DIGITAL SELECTIVE-CALLING (DSC) FOR THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRANSPONDER SYSTEM USING DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING TECHNIQUES FOR USE WITH VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICES AND SHIP-TO-SHIP IDENTIFICATION.
OPTIONAL  EXPANSION  OF  THE  DIGITAL  SELECTIVE-CALLING  SYSTEM FOR  USE  IN  THE  MARITIME  MOBILE  SERVICE.
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME MF/HF RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC FACILITIES BASED ON DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING SIGNALLING FORMAT.
MMSI
ASSIGNMENT AND USE OF IDENTITIES IN THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE.
Morse Code
&
500 kHz
MORSE TELEGRAPHY PROCEDURES IN THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A DIGITAL SYSTEM, NAMED NAVIGATIONAL DATA FOR BROADCASTING MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY RELATED INFORMATION FROM SHORE-TO-SHIP IN THE 500 KHZ BAND.
INTERNATIONAL MORSE CODE
NAVTEX
PREDICTION OF SEA AREA A2 AND NAVTEX RANGES AND PROTECTION OF THE A2 GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND SAFETY SYSTEM DISTRESS WATCH CHANNEL.
NBDP
OPERATIONAL AND TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR AN AUTOMATED DIRECT-PRINTING TELEGRAPH SYSTEM FOR PROMULGATION OF NAVIGATIONAL AND METEOROLOGICAL WARNINGS AND URGENT INFORMATION TO SHIPS.
DIRECT-PRINTING TELEGRAPH EQUIPMENT EMPLOYING AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION IN THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE.
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR THE USE OF DIRECT-PRINTING TELEGRAPH EQUIPMENT IN THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE.
USE OF 9-DIGIT IDENTITIES FOR NARROW-BAND DIRECT-PRINTING TELEGRAPHY IN THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE.
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR HF MARITIME RADIO EQUIPMENT USING NARROW-BAND PHASE-SHIFTKEYING (NBPSK) TELEGRAPHY.
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR A HIGH FREQUENCY DIRECT-PRINTING TELEGRAPH SYSTEM FOR PROMULGATION OF HIGH SEAS AND NAVTEX-TYPE MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION.
Radar Transponders
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE RADAR TRANSPONDERS.
Radiotelephony
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SINGLE-SIDEBAND TRANSMITTERS USED IN THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE FOR RADIOTELEPHONY IN THE BANDS BETWEEN 1 606.5 KHZ (1 605 KHZ REGION 2) AND 4 000 KHZ AND BETWEEN 4 000 KHZ AND 27 500 KHZ.
RADIOTELEPHONY PROCEDURES IN THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE.
VHF/ UHF
AUTOMATED VHF/UHF MARITIME MOBILE TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
A LONG-TERM SOLUTION FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCY IN THE USE OF THE BAND 156-174 MHz BY STATIONS IN THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE.
INTERIM SOLUTIONS FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCY IN THE USE OF THE BAND 156-174 MHZ BY STATIONS IN THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE.
TECHNICAL  CHARACTERISTICS  OF  VHF  RADIOTELEPHONE EQUIPMENT  OPERATING  IN  THE  MARITIME  MOBILE SERVICE  IN  CHANNELS  SPACED  BY  25  KHZ.
CHARACTERISTICS OF VHF RADIO SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE EXCHANGE OF DATA AND ELECTRONIC MAIL IN THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE RR APPENDIX 18 CHANNELS.
COAST STATION IDENTITIES AND INITIATION OF LOCATION REGISTRATION IN AN AUTOMATED VHF/UHF MARITIME MOBILE TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF EQUIPMENT USED FOR ON-BOARD VESSEL COMMUNICATIONS IN THE BANDS BETWEEN 450 AND 470 MHZ.
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR A VHF DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM IN THE MARITIME MOBILE BAND Rec. ITU-R M.2092
INTERNATIONAL MARITIME VHF RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC FACILITIES BASED ON DSC SIGNALING FORMAT.
​TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTONOMOUS MARITIME RADIO DEVICES OPERATING IN THE FREQUENCY BAND 156-162.05 MHzRec. ITU-R M.2135