Inmarsat Utilities

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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.