Annex 1 - IMO NAVTEX Coordinating Panel - Terms of Reference
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Annex 1 - IMO NAVTEX Coordinating Panel - Terms of Reference

1 Terms of reference

  • .1 advise Administrations planning to implement a NAVTEX service on the frequencies 518 kHz, 490 kHz or 4209.5 kHz, on the operational aspects of the system. In particular, advise on the optimum number of stations, the allocation of transmission identifying characters (B1) and broadcast message criteria;

  • .2 coordinate with Administrations over the operational aspects of NAVTEX in the planning stages in order to prevent mutual interference owing to the number of stations, transmitter power, or transmission identifying character assignment;

  • .3 remain aware of system problems which arise, through reports from sea and correspondence with operational NAVTEX Coordinators;

  • .4 when problems are identified, liaise with appropriate Administrations involved, NAVAREA Coordinators, METAREA Coordinators, the Sub-Committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR), and the IHO or WMO, as appropriate, to recommend solutions or mitigating measures and, when agreed, coordinate their implementation; and

  • .5 prepare documentation supporting the system for the NCSR Sub-Committee including those that are needed by Administrations to guide their operations, and those needed to inform the user of the service (mariner, shipowner and operator).

2 Contact addresses

The NAVTEX Coordinating Panel can be contacted at the following addresses:

The Chairman
IMO NAVTEX Coordinating Panel
International Maritime Organization
4 Albert Embankment
London SE1 7SR
United Kingdom

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7735 7611
Telefax: +44 (0)20 7587 3210
Email: ncsr@imo.org (in subject line add: for Chair, IMO NAVTEX Coordinating Panel)

3 Panel membership and participation

3.1 The IMO NAVTEX Coordinating Panel is open to membership by all Member Governments and also includes one member nominated by each of the following international organizations:

  • .1 International Maritime Organization (IMO)

  • .2 World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

  • .3 International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)

  • .4 International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)

3.2 The following may be represented as observers on the Panel:

  • .1 IHO World-Wide Navigational Warning Service Sub-Committee

  • .2 International SafetyNET Coordinating Panel

  • .3 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.

Parent topic: Annex - Revised NAVTEX Manual 2018 Edition
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