![]() Our Inmarsat C service has been keeping seafarers safe at sea every day since the inception of GMDSS in 1999 through the receipt and transmission of vital ship-to-shore and shore-to-ship distress alerts. Inmarsat is the leading provider of GMDSS-approved satellite communication services. Under the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention, cargo ships of 300GRT and upwards and all passenger ships on international voyages must be equipped with satellite and radio equipment that conforms to international standards. The GMDSS is an international safety system, which uses satellite and terrestrial technology and ship-board radio systems to prevent accidents from happening and to automatically alert the rescue authorities and nearby vessels quickly in an emergency. ![]() Today, over our L-band network, we support both SOLAS and non-SOLAS vessels and some 1.6 million seafarers depend on us for a communications lifeline that is reliable and unaffected by bad weather. We’ve continued to ensure our maritime safety services go above and beyond the IMO’s Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) requirements – by, for example, exceeding the demand for satellite and ground network availability of 99.9 per cent. ![]() ![]() ![]() When disaster strikes – a catastrophic storm, a collision, a medical emergency – seafarers know that they can rely on our marine safety management services to get help fast. Safety is in our DNA – we were set up in 1979 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to provide reliable satellite safety communications. ![]()
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