3.1 The IMO NAVTEX Co-ordinating Panel is open
to membership by all Member Governments and also includes one member
nominated by each of the following international organizations:
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i) International Maritime Organization (IMO)
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ii) World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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iii) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
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iv) International Mobile Satellite Organization
(IMSO)
3.2 The following may be represented as observers
on the panel:
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i) IHO World-Wide Navigational Warnings Service
Sub-Committee
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ii) International SafetyNET Co-ordinating Panel
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iii) Expert Team on Maritime Safety Services (ETMSS)
of the WMO/IOC Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine
Meteorology (JCOMM)
3.3 The work of the Panel is conducted mainly
by correspondence. Meetings, when appropriate, are announced in advance
and normally scheduled to be held in the margins of other IMO or IHO
meetings.