This part of IEC 61 097 specifies the minimum operational and performance requirements, technical characteristics, methods of testing and required test results for Inmarsat FB500 ship earth stations (SES), capable of transmitting and receiving distress and safety communications, initiating and receiving distress priority calls and transmitting and receiving general radiocommunications, using radiotelephony (voice), as required within Regulation IV/1 0.1 and 1 4.1 of the 1 988 amendments to the 1 974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), for use in the GMDSS.
This standard covers equipment construction and testing. Matters relating to installation are reproduced in Annex A.
NOTE The Inmarsat FB500 is intended to meet the voice requirements of IMO Resolution A.1 001 (25). In order to meet the GMDSS carriage requirements of SOLAS in respect of receipt of SafetyNET broadcasts and direct printing telegraphy, it is necessary to install a combined Inmarsat C/EGC transceiver in addition to the Inmarsat FB500 equipment. Annex B provides more information.
This standard incorporates the performance standards of IMO Resolution MSC.1 30(75) and also takes into account the priority access (voice pre-emption) requirements of IMO Resolution A.1 001 (25). This standard takes account of IMO Resolution A.694(1 7) associated with IEC 60945. When a requirement in this standard is different from IEC 60945, the requirement in this standard takes precedence.
