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.1 endeavour to be informed of all events that
could significantly affect the safety of navigation within the NAVAREA;
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.2 assess all information immediately upon receipt
in the light of expert knowledge for relevance to navigation in the
NAVAREA;
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.3 select information for broadcast in accordance
with the guidance given in paragraph 4.2;
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.4 draft NAVAREA warnings in accordance with the
Joint IMO/IHO/WMO Manual on Maritime Safety Information;
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.5 direct and control the broadcast of NAVAREA
warnings, in accordance with the provisions of the International Convention
for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended;
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.6 forward NAVAREA warnings and relevant associated
information which may require wider promulgation directly to adjacent
NAVAREA coordinators and/or others as appropriate, using the quickest
possible means;
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.7 ensure that NAVAREA warnings which may remain
in force for more than six weeks are made available immediately to
NAVAREA coordinators, other authorities and mariners in general, as
appropriate;
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.8 ensure that information concerning all navigational
warning subject areas listed in paragraph 4.2.2 that
may not require a NAVAREA warning within their own NAVAREA is forwarded
immediately to the appropriate National and NAVAREA coordinators affected
by the event;
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.9 broadcast in-force bulletins not less than
once per week at a regularly scheduled time;
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.10 promulgate the cancellation of NAVAREA warnings
which are no longer valid;
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.11 act as the central point of contact on matters
relating to navigational warnings within the NAVAREA;
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.12 promote and oversee the use of established
international standards and practices with respect to the promulgation
of navigational warnings throughout the NAVAREA;
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.13 when notified by the authority designated
to act on reports of piracy and armed robbery against ships, arrange
for the broadcast of a suitable NAVAREA warning. Additionally, keep
the national or regional piracy control centre informed of long-term
broadcast action(s);
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.14 when notified by the appropriate authorities,
arrange for the broadcast of suitable NAVAREA warnings to promulgate
World Health Organization (WHO) health advisory information; and tsunami-related
information;
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.15 monitor the broadcasts which they originate
to ensure that the messages have been correctly broadcast;
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.16 maintain records of source data relating to
NAVAREA warnings in accordance with the requirement of the National
Administration of the NAVAREA coordinator;
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.17 coordinate preliminary discussions between
neighbouring Member States, seeking to establish or amend NAVTEX services
and with other adjacent Administrations, prior to formal application;
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.18 contribute to the development of international
standards and practices through attendance and participation in the
IHO Commission on the Promulgation of Radio Navigational Warnings
(CPRNW) meetings, and also participate in relevant IMO, IHO and WMO
fora as appropriate, e.g., Sub-Committee on Radiocommunications and
Search and (COMSAR), Expert Team on Maritime Safety Services (ETMSS)
and other regional conferences, etc., as required; and
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.19 take into account the need for contingency
planning.