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7. MARITEX OPERATION
This chapter provides an overview to the MARITEX system. For
detailed information, consult your MARITEX Traffic Manual.
7.1 What is MARITEX?
MARITEX, an acronym meaning MARItime TEleX, is a world-
wide, round-the-clock, fully automatic and computerized network
for maritime radiotelex. The MARITEX system is operated jointly
by the Telecom Administrations of Denmark, Finland, Iceland,
Norway, and Sweden. The system consists of the Central Com-
puter System in Gothenburg, Sweden, run with two high technol-
ogy computers, and sub-stations in Scandinavia, Panama, Manila,
and Argentina. The Central System does all the message switching
and co-ordinates the sub-station resources.
STORE-AND-
FORWARD
DIRECT
DIALING
MULTI-
ADDRESS
INTERNATIONAL
TELEX NETWORK
INTERNATIONAL
TELEPHONE
NETWORK
SEMI-FAX
MARITEX
CENTRAL
SYSTEM
SYSTEM
CONTROL
SUB-STATION
PANAMA
SUB-STATION
SCANDINAVIA
SUB-STATION
MANILA
SUB-STATION
ARGENTINA
PARTICIPATING
SHIPS
REMOTE-CONTROLLED
RADIO CIRCUITS
Figure 7-1 MARITEX system and services