SUB-COMMITTEE ON SAFETY OF
NAVIGATION
45th session
Agemda item 7.1
NAV 45/7/4
22 June 1999
Original: ENGLISH
NAVIGATIONAL AIDS AND RELATED MATTERS
World-wide radionavigation system
Submitted by Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Spain
SUMMARY
Executive summary: This paper reports on studies aimed at, inter alia, identifying potential maritime applications and associated user requirements for a future global navigation satellite system (GNSS).
Action to be taken: Paragraph 5.
Related documents: Resolution A.860 (20) and NAV 44/14.
1 The report of the Sub-Committee's last session(NAV 44/14, paragraph 7.6) records that the Maritime Safety Committee has instructed the Sub-Committee to keep resolution A.860 (20) - Maritime Policy For A Future Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS) - under review and prepare a draft report to the twenty-second session of the Assembly, as necessary, for consideration by MSC 74 and the twenty-second Assembly, which are scheduled to take place in 2001.
2 When resolution A.860 (20) was adopted (see paragraph 4.6 of the Annex to the resolution) it was anticipated that the twenty-first Assembly (November 1999) might reassess the resolution, if necessary, as a result of unforeseen developments on specific proposed future GNSSs. The twenty-second Assembly would consider the proposed GNSS, including related agreements between interested governments, other international organisations and/or system providers.
3 In discussions on future GNSS within the European GNSS Maritime Advisory Forum1 - specifically on potential maritime applications and associated user requirements - the 'List of minimum maritime user requirements for a GNSS' (Appendix 2 to the Annex of resolution A.860 (20)) has been reviewed and extended, in particular for non-general maritime navigation applications.
1 See Chapter 1 of the attached Report (annex) for a description of the European GNSS Maritime Advisory Forum.
