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Understanding GMDSS

The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

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  • © 1994

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  1. L. Tetley
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  2. D. Calcutt
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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The GMDSS radionet

      • L. Tetley, D. Calcutt
      Pages 3-48

    3. Equipment maintenance requirements

      • L. Tetley, D. Calcutt
      Pages 49-59

    4. GMDSS personnel qualifications

      • L. Tetley, D. Calcutt
      Pages 60-61

  3. GMDSS Satellite Communications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63
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    2. Satellite orbital parameters and outline satellite communication principles

      • L. Tetley, D. Calcutt
      Pages 65-112

    3. The Inmarsat organization

      • L. Tetley, D. Calcutt
      Pages 113-133

    4. The Inmarsat-A system

      • L. Tetley, D. Calcutt
      Pages 134-168

    5. The Inmarsat-B system

      • L. Tetley, D. Calcutt
      Pages 169-177

    6. The Inmarsat-C system

      • L. Tetley, D. Calcutt
      Pages 178-194

    7. The Inmarsat-M system

      • L. Tetley, D. Calcutt
      Pages 195-201

    8. Satellite mobile frequency bands

      • L. Tetley, D. Calcutt
      Pages 202-203

    9. The future

      • L. Tetley, D. Calcutt
      Pages 204-204

  4. Terrestrial Communications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205
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    2. Signal propagation and the radio spectrum

      • L. Tetley, D. Calcutt
      Pages 207-225

    3. Antenna systems

      • L. Tetley, D. Calcutt
      Pages 226-239

    4. Radiocommunications systems

      • L. Tetley, D. Calcutt
      Pages 240-284

    5. The future

      • L. Tetley, D. Calcutt
      Pages 285-285

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 287-311
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Understanding GMDSS

  • Book Subtitle: The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

  • Authors: L. Tetley, D. Calcutt

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6619-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: L. Tetley and D. Calcutt 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-340-61042-8Published: 01 January 1994

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6619-3Published: 01 December 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 311

  • Number of Illustrations: 100 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Communications Engineering, Networks, Geophysics/Geodesy

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