USEFUL EXTERNAL LINKS:
- MarineTraffic Live Ships Map. Discover information and vessel positions for vessels around the world. Search the MarineTraffic ships database
- The Community Fishing Fleet Register, commonly called “Fleet Register”, is an essential tool to implement and monitor the Common Fisheries Policy. The Fleet Register is a database where all the fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State have to be registered in accordance with Community legislation.
- This is a tool aimed at reducing substandard shipping
Provides safety related information on ships and companies
Its services are free of any charge
You only need to register as a user
- A group of ShipPlotter enthusiasts bring you live vessel movements from around the UK derived from AIS data. Click on the map to see the individual ships, their statistics and photos.
- Ships Directory calling shore to ship. Find contact numbers for vessels fitted with Inmarsat.
- The data contained in the ITU maritime database(s) is provided only by the Telecommunications Administration having jurisdiction over the station(s) concerned.
406 megahertz (MHz) beacon can send a distress signal via satellites to alert search and rescue authorities to your location. There are 3 types:
- Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) for ships and boats
- Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) for aircraft
- Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) for personal use
Ofcom Amateur and Ships Radio Licensing Portal
Industry Working Group Technical Standard A Code of Practice for small workboats in commercial use to sea and all pilot boats.
- Information on satellite footprints transducer setting for TVRO and VSAT
- Information on satellite footprints transducer setting for TVRO and VSAT
- Recommended settings to receive Sky Offshore TV in Europe