OLIVIER F6DGU
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to RADIO MARITIME DAY
14-15th april 2012 - NAVAREA X 009/12 - ON THIS DAY THE WORLD-WIDE
NAVIGATIONAL WARNING SERVICE (WWNWS) COMMEMORATES THE SINKING, 100
YEARS AGO, OF R.M.S. TITANIC
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SECURITE FM RCC AUSTRALIA 150220Z APR 2012 NAVAREA X 009/12
1. ON THIS DAY THE WORLD-WIDE NAVIGATIONAL WARNING SERVICE (WWNWS)
COMMEMORATES THE SINKING, 100 YEARS AGO, OF R.M.S. TITANIC AND
REMEMBERS THE TRAGIC LOSS OF LIFE, IN WHAT STILL REMAINS THE MOST
HISTORIC MARITIME DISASTER OF ALL TIME. THIS EVENT LED TO THE ADOPTION
OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA
(SOLAS) AND INTRODUCED NEW INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENTS DEALING WITH
SAFETY OF NAVIGATION FOR ALL MERCHANT SHIPS, INCLUDING THE EVENTUAL
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WWNWS.
2. THE WWNWS PROVIDES AN INTERNATIONALLY AND NATIONALLY CO-ORDINATED
SERVICE FOR THE PROMULGATION OF MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION VITAL TO
THE SAFE CONDUCT OF VESSELS AND HEREBY REAFFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT TO
PROVIDE RELEVANT, TIMELY AND ACCURATE NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS TO THE
MARINER ON A GLOBAL BASIS.
3. ADDITIONALLY, THE WWNWS WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
REMEMBER AND HONOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES AT SEA.
4. CANCEL THIS BROADCAST AS AT 160220UTC APR 2012.
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