6.2 NAVAREA Coordinator responsibilities
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6.2 NAVAREA Coordinator responsibilities

  6.2.1 The NAVAREA coordinator must:

  • .1 endeavour to be informed of all events that could significantly affect the safety of navigation within the NAVAREA;

  • .2 assess all information immediately upon receipt for relevance to navigation in the NAVAREA;

  • .3 select information for broadcast in accordance with the guidance given in paragraph 4.2.1 above;

  • .4 draft NAVAREA warnings in accordance with the Joint IMO/IHO/WMO Manual on Maritime Safety Information;

  • .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;

  • .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;

  • .7 ensure that NAVAREA warnings which remain in force for more than six weeks are made available immediately to NAVAREA Coordinators, other authorities and mariners in general, as appropriate;

  • .8 ensure that information concerning all navigational warning subject areas listed in paragraph 4.2.1.3 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;

  • .9 broadcast in-force bulletins not less than once per week at a regular scheduled time;

  • .10 promulgate the cancellation of NAVAREA warnings which are no longer valid;

  • .11 act as the central point of contact on matters relating to navigational warnings within the NAVAREA;

  • .12 promote and oversee the use of established international standards and practices in the promulgation of navigational warnings throughout the NAVAREA;

  • .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);

  • .14 when notified by the appropriate authorities, arrange for the broadcast of suitable NAVAREA warnings to promulgate World Health Organization (WHO) health advisories, tsunami-related warnings, and other information which is necessary for safe navigation;

  • .15 monitor the broadcasts which they originate, to ensure that the warnings have been correctly broadcast;

  • .16 maintain records of source data relating to NAVAREA warnings in accordance with the requirement of the National Administration of the NAVAREA Coordinator;

  • .17 coordinate preliminary discussions between neighbouring Member States, seeking to establish or amend NAVTEX services, and with other adjacent Administrations, prior to formal application;

  • .18 contribute to the development of international standards and practices through attendance and participation in the IHO World-Wide Navigational Warning Service Sub-Committee meetings, and also participate in relevant IMO, IHO and WMO fora as appropriate; and

  • .19 take into account the need for contingency planning.

Parent topic: 6 Coordinator Resources and Responsibilities
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