6.6.1
The National Coordinator must:
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endeavour to be informed of all
events that could significantly affect the safety of navigation within
their area of national responsibility;
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assess all information immediately
upon receipt for relevance to navigation in their area of national
responsibility;
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select information for broadcast
in accordance with the guidance given in paragraph 4.2.1 above;
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draft coastal warnings in accordance
with the Joint IMO/IHO/WMO Manual on Maritime Safety Information;
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direct and control the broadcast
of coastal warnings, in accordance with the provisions of the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended;
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forward coastal warnings and relevant
associated information which may require wider promulgation directly
to their NAVAREA/Sub-area Coordinator and/or adjacent National Coordinators
as appropriate, using the quickest possible means;
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broadcast in-force bulletins not
less than once per week at a regular scheduled time;
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promulgate the cancellation of
coastal warnings which are no longer valid;
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act as the central point of contact
on matters relating to navigational warnings within their area of
national responsibility;
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promote the use of established
international standards and practices in the promulgation of navigational
warnings within their area of national responsibility;
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monitor the broadcasts which
they originate to ensure that the warnings have been correctly broadcast;
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maintain records of source data
relating to coastal warnings in accordance with the requirement of
the National Administration of the National Coordinator; and
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take into account the need for
contingency planning.