NBDP (Radio Telex) terminals are often not used on board a ship. Even a few coast stations these days have NBDP facilities. But if this equipment is on board, you need to know everything you need about it.

What is the NBDP terminal?

NBDP (narrowband direct printing) is telex. A way to communicate with text, not voice.

They say that the NBDP program was introduced in the GMDSS to help seafarers whose mother tongue was not English. They did not need to speak to transmit their...

Daily, weekly and monthly GMDSS equipment tests on board

The development of GMDSS rules (Global Maritime Distress and Safety Communications System) for the shipping industry has come a long way. The GMDSS system was created with the aim of improving radiocommunication and distress procedures and ensuring maritime safety.

The greatest advantage of GMDSS equipment is that it significantly reduces the chances of ships disappearing without a trace and allows you to immediately launch...

This Vingtor-Stentofon technology, which combines radio communications and telephony, opens up new opportunities for the organization of intradepartmental communication.

The system uses components designed specifically for professional use in the sea. 
Digital new generation VHF radios MOTOTRBO have the opportunity to connect to the ship's ATS through the VoIP module TKIS-2 as IP phones.

The shipboard automatic telephone exchange   ACM Vingtor-Stentofon supports...

A large number of different types of radio facsimile cards are broadcast by various organizations around the world, but we use as examples those created by the US and Canada for the North Pacific. The principles studied in this publication can be applied to weather maps issued in accordance with standards established by the World Meteorological Organization and adopted by all countries.

Going to the distant voyage is very important to know the information about the upcoming weather....

Global Maritime Safety and Maritime Safety (GMDSS) was developed by the maritime nations within the framework of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). It is the result of the adoption of amendments in 1988. to the International Convention for the Protection of Life at Sea (SOLAS) of 1974.

The GMDSS is designed to provide maximum accessibility of communications related to the safety of all ships, passenger and cargo, with a gross tonnage of 3,000 tons that are...

The IMO regulation (SOLAS regulation 10.10.4) requires that all new vessels from July 1, 2014 equip their fire control teams with at least two intrinsically safe radios to ensure communication between firefighters. Ships built before July 1, 2014, must comply with the new SOLAS rules by July 1, 2018.

SOLAS Chapter II-2, regulation 10.10.4

For ships constructed on or after 1 July 2014, a minimum of two two-way portable radiotelephone apparatus for each fire party for fire-fighter's....

SOLAS requirements for GMDSS equipment on ships:
 
Each vessel must have equipment capable of performing the functions of the GMDSS in the navigation area of ​​the vessel.
Each vessel should have at least two independent radio communication systems capable of transmitting a distress alert;
The equipment should be easy to operate and, if necessary, operate without an operator;
Rescue means (boats, rafts) should be equipped with equipment capable of communicating with...

Registration of the EPIRB EPB is carried out in accordance with the COSPAS-SARSAT emergency beacon registration regulations. Each APB, after programming, is assigned an individual 15-digit identifier. Programming is performed by a service company or a vendor of equipment. The owner of the ARB must provide the name of the vessel in Russian and English, the MMSI number or call sign.

Description of the Navtex McMurdo NAV5 receiver can be downloaded from the following links:

  28-227N Iss1 Nav5plus user guide.pdf 

  MODNAV5%2B BR90881.pdf 

  NAV5 User Guide V3b.pdf  

The receiver is old, but many where else it is used, and descriptions are lost.

Symptoms: The    radio does not respond when the button is pressed. The channel does not change.

Causes:      Lock buttons.

Measures:            Press the button (on the left side of the receiver, below the PTT button) in  

                      For 3 seconds. To unlock the keyboard....