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Notification of on trial implementation of the iridium safetycast service

NAVAREA XII 570/20

issued: 2020-12-14 17:27Z
status: cancelled 2021-06-25 13:15Z (archive)
authority: SFH 141600Z DEC 20.
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

NOTIFICATION OF ON TRIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE IRIDIUM SAFETYCAST SERVICE.
NAVAREA XII COMMENCED ITS "ON TRIAL" PHASE FOR
IRIDIUM SAFETYCAST NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS
AT 141600Z DEC. NAVAREA XII WILL PROMULGATE
SAFETYCAST MESSAGES AS PART OF A NUMBERED SERIES
DURING THE "ON TRIAL" PHASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
JOINT IMO/IHO/WMO MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION MANUAL.
MESSAGES MAY BE INTERMITTENT AND WILL ALSO BE
SUPPLEMENTED BY TEST MESSAGES WHICH WILL BE CLEARLY
DEFINED IN THE MESSAGE HEADER. MARINERS ARE ADVISED
THAT THE ON TRIAL PHASE WILL BE IN PLACE FOR
NAVAREA XII UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
SEE U.S. NOTICE TO MARINERS 52/20 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR NAVAREA XII IS
PHONE: 571 557 5455, EMAIL: [email protected].

Timeline

NAVAREA XII warnings in force as of 251312Z jun 21: 285/21, 282/21, 281/21, 276/21, 274/21, 269/21, 264/21,…cancelled by · 2021-06-25

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