NAVTEX DescriptionNAVTEX is a system for the broadcast and automatic reception of maritime safety information using a narrow-band direct-printing telegraphy. NAVTEX provides shipping with navigational and meteorological warnings and urgent information through automatic printouts from a dedicated receiver. NAVTEX is a component of the IMO/IHO Worldwide Navigational Warning Service (WWNWS) defined by IMO Assembly resolution A.706(17). It has also been included as an element of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). Since 1 August 1993, NAVTEX receiving capability has become part of the mandatory equipment which is required to be carried in certain vessels under the provisions of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS). | | |
NAVTEX CoverageNAVTEX messages are transmitted worldwide from local stations. The number of stations grows month by month. The NAVTEX database provides details including name, position, range, and operational status of all known NAVTEX stations.\n\nAlthough NAVTEX is essentially a marine product it is just at home on land near the coast where it will receive its signal from the nearest stations. It can easily be adapted for shore use by the purchase of a simple 12V mains adapter. | | |
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