SUB-COMMITTEE ON
RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS AND
SEARCH AND RESCUE
4th session
Agenda item 3.3
COMSAR 4/3/6
7 April 1999
Original: FRENCH
GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND SAFETY SYSTEM (GMDSS)
Operational and technical co-ordination provisions of maritime safety information (MSI) services
Situation of hydrographic services in the NAVAREA II area (eastern Atlantic)
Submitted by France
SUMMARY
Executive summary: The French hydrographic service (SHOM) which is the co-ordinator for NAVAREA II and which chairs the Eastern Atlantic Hydrographic Commission (EAtHC) is seeking to encourage the countries on the west coast of Africa to develop their hydrographic services, initially by gathering and promulgating nautical information, in particular in the context of the GMDSS. France seeks COMSAR's support in this task.
Action to be taken: Paragraph 5
Related documents: None
