Third meeting of the Global Navigation Satellite System Panel (GNSSP/3)
7.13 The Sub-Committee noted the information provided by ICAO (NAV 45/INF.6) giving details of the outcome of the third meeting of the Global Navigation Satellite System Panel (GNSSP/3) held in Montreal, 12 to 23 April 1999, which was of relevance to the work of IMO, especially on the issue of development of guidelines for the long-term GNSS. The GNSS Panel had stressed the importance of ICAO co-ordination on GNSS with organizations representing other modes of transport, particularly with the IMO, and had made a recommendation to this effect.
Revision of performance standards for shipborne satellite radionavigational receivers
7.14 The Sub-Committee recalled that, at its forty-fourth session, it had noted information provided by IEC (NAV 44/INF.9) on the need for amendments to various IMO resolutions concerning the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to keep them updated in view of a series of events that have taken place since their adoption. Such events include amongst others, reports of interference to shipborne GPS receivers from Inmarsat and other sources; the adoption, by IMO of resolutions on standards for high-speed craft; and the experience gained from collisions/groundings etc., in which the use and performance of a GPS shipborne receiver has raised concern with regard to the receiver characteristics.
7.15 The Sub-Committee also recalled that it had invited the Committee to include this item in its work programme, which was subsequently agreed at MSC 71.
7.16 The Technical Working Group considered the IEC proposal (NAV 45/7/5) on Review of performance standards for shipborne satellite radionavigational receivers - Proposed amendments to resolution A.819(19) and MSC.64(67), annex 2 and its report will be submitted to NAV 46 for further consideration and action, as appropriate.
DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT FOR HIGH-SPEED CRAFT
7.17 The Sub-Committee recalled that, following consideration of a proposal by Germany (MSC 68/20/12) at MSC 68, calling for the development of performance standards for night vision equipment for high-speed craft, which had been supported by a number of delegations, MSC 68 had not accepted a proposal by Hong Kong (MSC 68/20/11) calling for the development at that stage, of criteria/guidelines for the acceptance of night vision equipment with a view to developing later on, performance standards on the basis of experience gained, and decided to include in the NAV Sub-Committee's work programme a new high priority item on " Performance standards for night vision equipment for high-speed craft", with two sessions needed to complete the item and instructed it to give initial consideration to this matter at NAV 44.
