GMDSS Implementation Task Force will meet on January 8, 2009 in Arlington, VA
Coast Guard's Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Implementation Task Force will meet Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 9:30 am at RTCM in Arlington, VA.
The revised Agenda for the meeting is as follows:
FINAL AGENDA
1. Distribute documents
a. FCC 4th Report and Order on Part 80 Update (if available)
b. FCC Response to Task Force Petition on MMSI Management
c. USCG Notice of Proposed Rule Making on AIS carriage
d. USCG/NMFS Report to Congress on AIS & VMS for Fishing Vessels
e. USCG Safety Alert for Users of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS)
f. Draft Recommendation on MMSI Registration Policy for Handhelds etc.
2. Review Summary Record of 3 October 2008 Task Force meeting (distributed earlier)
3. Coast Guard Report on pending GMDSS issues
a. Welcome Rear Admiral David Glenn, Chief, Coast Guard Communications
b. Status of MF-DSC Coastal Network Upgrade Project – Capt Drew Rambo
c. Status of Rescue 21 Coastal VHF-DSC Program – Capt Lisa Festa
d. Review of Coast Guard AIS Regulations and new issues – Jorge Arroyo
e. Status of Long Range Identification & Tracking Program –
i. Cdr Kevin Keast & Bill Cairns
f. USCG Progress on MMSI Management Initiatives – Russ Levin
g. SOLAS Working Group preparation for Comsar 13 – Russ Levin
4. FCC Report on pending GMDSS issues – Ghassan Khalek
a. 4th Report and Order on Part 80 Rulemaking
b. Response to Task Force MMSI Management Petition
5. NGA Report on Marine Safety Information Developments – Pete Doherty
6. C-PORT, Representing the Marine Assistance & Salvage Industry –
i. Fiona Morgan, Exec Director & Terry Hill, Chairman
7. GMDSS Modernization Initiative – Radm Ed Gilbert
a. Possible new initiative to add lifesaving equipment to passenger ship lifeboats
b. Phase Out of 121.5 MHz as an EPIRB Alerting Frequency 1 Feb 2009
8. RTCM Report – Bob Markle
a. RTCM SC-110/101 on incorporating GPS in VHF-DSC Handhelds
b. RTCM SC-121 on Automatic Identification Systems
c. RTCM SC-127 on eLoran
9. Reports and Issues: Recreational Vessel Task Group – Chuck Husick
a. Status of Public Relations Program to encourage MMSI Registration
b. Policy on MMSI registration for handhelds and multiple ship stations
10. Reports and Issues: Commercial Vessel Task Group - Nino Martini
11. Reports and Issues: Service Agents & Mfgrs Task Group - Ralph Sponar
a. Ad hoc group on Revising FCC GMDSS Inspection Program – Rich Beattie
12. Reports and Issues: Training Task Group – Owen Anderson
13. Other Business, Confirm next meeting date Thursday morning 7 May 2009 during RTCM Annual Meeting in St. Pete Beach, Florida.
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The Summary Record of the last meeting can be obtained by contacting Captain Jack Fuechsel. Please refer questions and proposals to him at 703-527-0484 or [email protected]. If you have an Internet server with spam filters, please authorize receipt of messages from [email protected].