IEC 61097-4:2012

Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) - Part 4: Inmarsat-C ship earth station and Inmarsat enhanced group call (EGC) equipment - Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results

IEC 61097-4:2012(E) specifies the performance requirements and methods of testing for Inmarsat-C ship earth stations (SES) capable of transmitting and receiving direct-printing communications, and for enhanced group call (EGC) receivers, for use in the GMDSS and for use for long-range identification and tracking (LRIT).

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 28-May-2012
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 29.140.20 - Incandescent lamps
• ICS: 47.020.70 - Navigation and control equipment
• Technical Committee: TC 80 - Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems
• Drafting Committee: WG 8 - TC 80/WG 8

Relations

• Amended By: IEC 61097-4:2012/AMD1:2016 - Amendment 1 - Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) - Part 4: Inmarsat-C ship earth station and Inmarsat enhanced group call (EGC) equipment - Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023
• Amended By: IEC 61097-4:2012/AMD2:2019 - Amendment 2 - Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) - Part 4: Inmarsat-C ship earth station and Inmarsat enhanced group call (EGC) equipment - Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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IEC 61097-4
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Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) –
Part 4: Inmarsat-C ship earth station and Inmarsat enhanced group call (EGC)
equipment – Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing
and required test results

IEC 61097-4:2012(E)

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IEC 61097-4

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Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) –

Part 4: Inmarsat-C ship earth station and Inmarsat enhanced group call (EGC)

equipment – Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing


and required test results
























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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Performance requirements . 7
3.1 Overview . 7
3.2 Non-operational requirements . 8
3.2.1 General . 8
3.2.2 Warning of radiation hazard . 8
3.2.3 Power supply changeover . 8
3.3 Operational requirements for ship earth stations . 8
3.3.1 Capabilities . 8
3.3.2 Ship station identity . 8
3.3.3 Distress alerting .
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