4.4 Coastal warnings
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4.4 Coastal warnings

  4.4.1 Coastal warnings broadcast information which is necessary for safe navigation within areas seaward of the fairway buoy or pilot station, and should not be restricted to main shipping lanes. Where the area is served by NAVTEX, it should provide navigational warnings for the entire NAVTEX service area. Where the area is not served by NAVTEX, it is necessary to include all warnings relevant to the coastal waters up to 250 miles from the coast in the International SafetyNET service broadcast.

  4.4.2 Coastal warnings should include at least the subjects in 4.2.2.

Parent topic: 4 – Navigational Warnings for the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service
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