The simulator was developed following standards, regulations and dispositions of the International Maritime Organization and the International Telecommunications Union. Such standards refers to propagation conditions of the radiocommunications, operative matters and requirements that must fulfill the simulators used for GMDSS training.
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU), headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, is an international specialized organization within the United Nations System where governments and the private sector coordinate global telecom networks and services. This organization is the leading publisher of telecommunication technology, regulatory and standards information. It is fundamentally divided in three sectors, one of them dedicated specially to radiocommunications, who plays a vital role in the management of the radio-frequency spectrum and satellite orbits, finite natural resources which are increasingly in demand from a large number of services such as fixed, mobile, broadcasting, amateur, space research, meteorology, global positioning systems, environmental monitoring and, last but not least, those communication services that ensure safety of life at sea and in the skies.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is an international organization dedicated exclusively to the elaboration of regulation relative to marine security. This organization provides the machinery for cooperation among Governments in the field of governmental regulation and practices relating to technical matters of all kinds affecting shipping engaged in international trade; encourages and facilitates the general adoption of the highest practicable standards in matters concerning maritime safety, efficiency of navigation and prevention and control of marine pollution from ships. It is also empowered to deal with administrative and legal matters related to these purposes. The Organization consists of an Assembly, a Council and four main Committees and many Sub-Committees. The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) is the highest technical body and it consists of all Member States. At the moment it is integrated by 166 States Members and two Associate Members. The IMO has adopted about 40 agreements and protocols, as well as more than 800 codes and recommendations on marine security, pollution prevention and other related matters.
Some of the standards and regulations used in the simulator's development are:
.: ITU Recommendations:.
- RECOMMENDATION ITU-R P.368-8 Ground-wave propagation curves for frequencies between 10 kHz and 30 MHz
- RECOMMENDATION ITU-R M.493-11 Digital selective-calling system for use in the maritime mobile service
- RECOMMENDATION ITU-R P.1239 ITU-R Reference ionospheric characteristics
- RECOMMENDATION ITU-R P.1240 ITU-R Methods of basic MUF, operational MUF and ray-path prediction
- RECOMMENDATION ITU-R P.1407-2 Multipath propagation and parameterization of its characteristics
- RECOMMENDATION ITU-R P.533-8 HF propagation prediction method
- RECOMMENDATION ITU-R P.372-8 Radio noise
- RECOMMENDATION ITU-R M.541-9 Operational procedures for the use of digital selective-calling equipment in the maritime mobile service
- A.703 Resolution: Training of radio personnel in the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.
- STCW Code: Seafarer's training certification and watchkeeping code
- Setctions A-I/12: General performance standards for simulators used in training
- B-I/12 - 72: GMDSS communication simulation
- Setctions A-I/12: General performance standards for simulators used in training