15/4/2012 - NAVAREA X 009/12 - Le WWNWS WORLD WIDE NAVIGATIONAL WARNING SERVICE commémore les 100 ans du naufrage du RMS TITANIC et rappelle que c'est après ce naufrage qu'a été adoptée la première CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA (CONVENTION SOLAS).
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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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