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STATUS OF MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION BROADCASTS
NAVAREA |
NAV |
MET |
SAR |
OCEAN REGION |
METAREA |
WARNINGS |
FORECASTS & WARNINGS |
ALERTS |
FOR SCHEDULED BROADCASTS |
I (UK) |
X |
X |
X |
AOR-E |
II (France) |
X |
X |
X |
AOR-E |
III (Spain/Greece) |
X |
X |
X |
AOR-E |
IV (USA) |
X |
X |
X |
AOR-W |
V (Brazil) |
X |
X |
X |
AOR-E |
VI (Argentina) |
X |
X |
X |
AOR-W |
VII (South Africa) |
X |
X |
X |
AOR-E + IOR |
VIII (India/Mauritius/La Reunion) |
X |
X (Note 3) |
X |
IOR |
IX (Pakistan) |
X |
X |
X |
IOR |
X (Australia) |
X |
X |
X |
IOR + POR |
XI (Japan/China) |
X |
X |
X |
IOR + POR |
XII (USA) |
X |
X |
X |
POR + AOR-W |
XIII (Russian Federation) |
X |
X (Note 4) |
|
POR |
XIV (New Zealand) |
X |
X |
X |
POR |
XV (Chile) |
X |
X |
X |
AOR-W |
XVI (Peru/USA) |
X |
X |
X |
AOR-W |
1. X = Full Service now available.
2. IMO has decided that routine broadcasts of navigational warnings and meteorological forecasts will be made at scheduled times over a single nominated satellite for each NAVAREA/METAREA unscheduled.
Additional information:
See SAT Settings….
See SAT System.