Description
Guidance on GMDSS Distress Alerts, 2024 Edition is a guide from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that explains how distress alerts in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) should be transmitted, received and handled. The publication has been developed to reduce false distress alerts and ensure that distress alerts are transmitted correctly when a real emergency occurs at sea.
The book provides practical guidance on the use of GMDSS equipment for transmitting distress alerts and explains how various systems in GMDSS are used in an emergency situation. It also describes procedures for handling false distress alerts and how such alerts should be cancelled to avoid unnecessary rescue operations.
The publication is used by navigators, GMDSS operators, maritime educational institutions and training centres working with training in maritime distress and safety communication. Guidance on GMDSS Distress Alerts is a useful reference booklet for correct use of GMDSS in emergency situations at sea.
