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111Maritime mobile amateur radio — An emergency portable boat radio transceiver, Museal ship S/S Sołdek in Gdańsk, Poland Most countries amateur radio licences allow licensed operators to install and use radio transmission equipment while at sea. Such operation is known as… …
112Cospas-Sarsat — Logo of Cospas Sarsat Logo as used until 1992 Cospas Sa …
113Entel — (Acronym for Empresa Nacional de TELecomunicaciones ) is a Chilean telecommunications company and Telefónica CTC s fiercest competitor. To foreigners, Entel is best known for the 127 meter high Torre Entel (Entel Tower) that rises high above… …
114Erika (tanker) — Erika was the name of a tanker built in 1975 and last chartered by Total Fina Elf. She sank off the coast of France in 1999, causing one of the greatest environmental disasters in the world. Erika was one of eight sister ships built in Japan.… …
115Lookout — A lookout or look out is a person on a ship in charge of the observation of the sea for hazards, other ships, land, etc. Lookouts report anything they see and or hear. When reporting contacts, lookouts give information such as, bearing of the… …
116Port of Bridgetown — Gatehouse for the Deep Water Harbour from the Princess Alice Highway. (c.a. November 2000) Location Country …
117Scottish Sub Aqua Club — The Scottish Sub Aqua Club (SSAC) was founded in Glasgow in 1953. Today it is a company limited by guarantee with nearly 70 branches and 1900 members. SSAC instructors provide scuba diving training to branch members on an amateur basis. SSAC has… …
118INDOS — (Indian National Database of seafarers), is a computerized national database of Indian seafarers which is of use for quick reference by statutory authorities such as Flag State, Port State, Immigration Employers etc., to prevent the fraudulent… …
119Monitoring control and surveillance — Monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS), in the context of fisheries, is defined by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations as a broadening of traditional enforcing national rules over fishing, to the support of the… …
120Maritime Communications Reference Guide — Introduction/Purpose This guide is designed to describe the characteristics, use and recognition of Maritime Communication Systems and their components. It is not intended to be an exhaustive engineering design manual, rather, its utility is… …
