LACK OF SECURITY WARNING OVER GMDSS ON 26. DECEMBER 2004

10. July 2006

UK Hydrographic Office

Admiralty Way

TAUNTON

helpdesk@ukho.gov.uk

Subject:

LACK OF NAVIGATIONAL SECURITY WARNING OVER GMDSS: 
MRCC/ INMARSAT/NAVTEX ON 26. DECEMBER 2004 FOR SHIPS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN

Hello from Hamburg!

Dear Sirs,

Could you friendly email me all Admiralty Notices to Mariners (NM’s) from December 2004 for the Indian Ocean?

Thank you in advance.

mgr Jerzy Chojnowski

Skipper(GOC)/Chairman-GTVRG e.V.

www.gtvrg.de

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11. July 2006

UK Hydrographic Office

Admiralty Way

TAUNTON

helpdesk@ukho.gov.uk

Subject:

LACK OF NAVIGATIONAL SECURITY WARNING OVER GMDSS: 
MRCC/ INMARSAT/NAVTEX ON 26. DECEMBER 2004 FOR SHIPS IN  THE INDIAN OCEAN

Dear Sirs,

Just today I looked through the paper edition of the Admiralty Notices for Mariners (NM’s) Part III, Navigational Warnings, weekly edition 1 from 6. January 2005 and I could not find any printed information about a MSI navigational SECURITÉ warning (MSI= Maritime Safety Information) over MRCC, NAVTEX and INMARSAT relating the NAVAREAs VII, VIII, IX, X, XI (Indian Ocean) in regard to the very strong earthquake off the NW coast of Sumatra on 26. December 2004 and a danger of tsunami for ships and people staying in the coastal areas.

Could you friendly explain me the lack of this very important message?

Kind regards,

mgr Jerzy Chojnowski

Skipper(GOC)/Chairman-GTVRG e.V.

www.gtvrg.de

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NAVAREAs are the geographic areas in which various governments are responsible for navigation and weather warnings. NAVAREAs are mentioned in International Maritime Organization Assembly Resolution A.706(17) adopted 6 November 1991. The International Hydrographic Organization publication S-53 has a document entitled "Worldwide Navigational Warnings Service - Guidance Document" which is related to NAVAREAs. 

Map of all the NAVAREAs