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Abbrevations and definitions
AIS
Automatic Idendification System
COMSAR
Committee on Radiocommunications and Search and
Rescue
COSPAS
COsmichskaya Sistyema Poiska Avariynich Sudov
(Space System for the Search of Vessels in Distress)
EPIRB
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
GEOSAR
Geostationary Search and Rescue
GMDSS
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite Systems
IBRD
International Beacon Registration Database
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IMO
International Maritime Organization
LED
Light Emitting Diode
LEOSAR
Low Earth Orbiting Search and Rescue
LUT
Local User Terminal (Ground Station)
MCC
Mission Control Centre
MEOSAR
Medium Earth Orbiting Search and Rescue
MHz
Megahertz
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (USA)
RCC
Rescue Coordination Centre
RLS
Return Link Service
SAR
Search and Rescue
SARSAT
Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking System
SBM
Shore Based Maintenance
SOLAS
Safety of Life at Sea (An international maritime safety treaty)
VDR
Voyage Data Recorder