IEC 61097-16:2019
Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) - Part 16: Ship earth stations operating in mobile-satellite systems recognized for use in the GMDSS - Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results
Système mondial de détresse et de sécurité en mer (SMDSM) - Partie 16: Stations terriennes de navire fonctionnant dans les systèmes mobiles par satellite reconnus pour une utilisation dans le SMDSM – Exigences opérationnelles et de fonctionnement, méthodes d'essai et résultats exigibles
| Standard number: | IEC 61097-16:2019 |
| Released: | 2019-07-08 |
| Language: | English/French - Bilingual |
IEC 61097-16:2019
IEC 61097-16:2019 specifies the minimum operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results for any ship earth stations intended for operation in mobile-satellite systems and services which are recognized by the International Maritime Organization as meeting the criteria required by the IMO under regulation IV/4-1 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended, for the provision of mobile-satellite systems and services in the GMDSS, regardless of the mobile satellite provider used. This document incorporates the minimum criteria and performance standards of the IMO, currently prescribed in IMO Resolution A.1001(25) in IMO Resolution MSC.434(98) and is also associated with IMO Resolution A.694(17) and IEC 60945. Matters relating to the installation of the ship earth station are given in Annex A.