Welcome aboard

[Glenn Dunstan]

Welcome to the GMDSS forum, brought to you by Densham and Associates Pty Ltd.

This forum has been established to stimulate discussion on all things GMDSS, and is a logical progression from the GMDSS email list, which has been running for almost 10 years.

I do hope this forum runs as long and as successfully!

The forum is for all GMDSS users.


The same rules apply here as the GMDSS mailing list, and any other forum - please be respectful of other's opinions (as I know you will).

Unlike other internet forums, I prefer that you use your real name here - however, if you would prefer a non de plume for privacy reasons, then please go ahead.

Thanks
Glenn Dunstan
Owner.

[Gary406]

Hi Glen,

Firstly can I say well done and thank you for getting this forum up and running I was finding the email threads a bit cumbersome to follow.

As way of introduction, I am a Coastguard Watch keeper in a UK MRCC and an RYA SRC Assessor (although business has dropped off over the past few months) and I look forward to discussing GMDSS issues with other users from different back grounds.

You have raised some very interesting points on the modernisation of GMDSS, I very much hope to be able to contribute to the forum from the UK SAR co-ordination point. Obviously these are my personal views and not the views of the Coastguard. 

Regards
Gary 
 

[Glenn Dunstan]

Hello Gary,

My pleasure.

As a user of GMDSS at the 'sharp end', your views will be most valuable.

Regards
Glenn

[Chong]

Thank you for starting this forum.

Being an ex-Sparky and now with the Malaysian Maritime Academy teaching GMDSS to deck officers, I hope it will benefit us.

Thank you.

[Phil]

Hi all
Firstly thanks for stating this Forum, it should be interesting and useful.
As way of introduction I am a senior maritime communications officer for RCC Australia V.I.C.

[Glenn Dunstan]

Hello Phil,

Welcome aboard.

Hw is VIC going?

Regards
Glenn

[Phil]

Hi Glen
RCC is going well and would like to be doing more

Cheers Phil

[Glenn Dunstan]

Hi Glen
RCC is going well and would like to be doing more

Cheers Phil

Indeed...know what you mean...  ;-)

[renzo]

Dears all.

My name is Renzo Squarcina and I'm an RT officer.  Since 1980 I'm  a radio inspector of the italian Ministry of Communications.

I'm really happy to have uncovered this forum and hope to be able to give my small contribution.

Best regards.

Renzo Squarcina

renzo.squarcina@sviluppoeconomico.gov.it

[Glenn Dunstan]

Welcome aboard Renzo.

Regards
Glenn

[Nigel Bailey]

Hello Everyone
To introduce myself; I am a serving seafarer in the British Merchant Navy, starting in 1976 as a Radio Officer for BP Tanker Co Ltd. Obviously this was before GMDSS and therefore I communicated primarily by Morse with a few sideband link calls thrown in via Portishead Radio (fondly remembered).
Moving into the offshore sector I have metamorphosed as things have progressed and I am now employed by an American company as a
Snr Electronic Technical Officer on a new build vessel.
Many questions continue to be asked about legislative issues involving GMDSS and I am pleased to find a forum that may be able to help with the usual regulatory minefield which when required to wade through has a marked gravitational effect on ones eyelids!

[Glenn Dunstan]

Welcome aboard Nigel.

I did 11 years in the Aussie MN (80-91), with a lot of tanker time.

Interested to see that you are still at sea.  When GMDSS came around, were offered retraining as mates, or a golden handshake.

Not a tricky decision...

 

Regards
Glenn