Implementation of LRIT high on agenda

The implementation of the Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) System will be a key matter for discussion when IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meets in Copenhagen, Denmark, for its 83rd session from 3 to 12 October.

Other important issues on the MSC agenda include the adoption of proposed amendments to SOLAS relating to the provision of mobile satellite communication services in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), further development of goal-based standards and discussion of security and facilitation issues related to the carriage of containers by ships. The MSC will be invited to make a number of decisions to ensure the timely implementation of the LRIT system. The LRIT system is intended to be operational with respect to the transmission of LRIT information by ships as from 30 December 2008.

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