Maritime Reporter, October 1993

<BODY> <div> Two of the brightest ideas in maritime safety. For those at sea, GMDSS is a great idea—the first truly "global" system for responding to distress. But for those saddled with the responsibility for selecting equipment to meet the new stan- dards, GMDSS itself can be quite distressing. Now there's help at last. Introducing Galaxy — the first Inmarsat type-approved system to combine the world-wide commu- nication powers of Inmarsat-C, with the precision of GPS navigation, in a single inte- grated unit. Together they not only exceed the applicable communication requirements of GMDSS, but also provide a host of new capabilities for tracking and com- municating with ships at sea. The tracking and communication capabilities of Galaxy give fleet operators a powerful new tool for managing their ships. The home office can broadcast up-to-the-minute routing information to specific ships, redirecting them to suit changing business opportunities. And since messages from the ship can include GPS position, the office can precisely monitor the movements of every ship in the fleet. In an emergency, the push of a button on the Galaxy remote alert panel transmits a distress message to the selected Rescue Coordination Center. Included are the ship's identity, its position, speed, course, and the time and type of distress. No time is wasted, and with GPS position information rescuers will know right where to look. To help ships stay out of distress situations, Inmarsat's SafetyNet™ service broadcasts weather and other safety notices to vessels within specific geographic areas. Galaxy auto- matically selects the appropriate NAVAREA based on its GPS position data. Other NAVAREAs may be selected manually. Give us a call and we'll show you how complying with GMDSS can be one of the brightest business decisions you've ever made. For more information please call or write our Marine Division: RO. Box 3642, Sunnyvale, CA 94088-3642 1-800-TRIMBLE or +1 (408) 481-8000 FAX +1 (408) 737-6057 Trimble Navigation Europe Limited: Osborn Way Hook, Hampshire RG27 9HX England 44-256-760-150 FAX 44-256-760-148 TrimbleNavigation Leader in the Business of GPS Trimble Galaxy Inmarsat-C/GPS' Circle 212 on Reader Service Card </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>