3.4.1 The Sub-Area coordinator must:
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.1 endeavour to be informed of all events that
could significantly affect the safety of navigation within the Sub-Area;
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.2 assess all information immediately upon receipt
in the light of expert knowledge for relevance to navigation in the
Sub-Area;
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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 Sub-Area 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 Sub-Area
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 Sub-Area warnings and relevant associated
information which may require wider promulgation directly to their
own NAVAREA coordinator using the quickest possible means;
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.7 broadcast in-force bulletins not less than
once per week at a regularly scheduled time;
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.8 promulgate the cancellation of Sub-Area warnings
which are no longer valid;
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.9 act as the central point of contact on matters
relating to navigational warnings within the Sub-Area;
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.10 promote the use of established international
standards and practices in the promulgation of navigational warnings
within the Sub-Area;
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.11 monitor the broadcasts which they originate
to ensure that the messages have been correctly broadcast;
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.12 maintain records of source data relating to
Sub-Area warnings in accordance with the requirement of the National
Administration of the Sub-Area coordinator;
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.13 contribute to the development of international
standards and practices through attendance and participation in the
IHO CPRNW meetings, and also participate in relevant IMO, IHO and
WMO fora as appropriate, e.g., COMSAR, ETMSS, and other regional conferences,
etc., as required; and
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.14 take into account the need for contingency
planning.