IEC 61097-8:1998

Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) - Part 8: Shipborne watchkeeping receivers for the reception of digital selective calling (DSC) in the maritime MF, MF/HF and VHF bands - Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results

Specifies the minimum requirements for shipborne receivers intended to be connected to an external installation, including a decoder for digital selective calling (DSC), and used as receivers for watchkeeping on DSC channels on board ships operating in the maritime mobile MF, MF/HF and VHF bands.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 10-Sep-1998
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 33.060.20 - Receiving and transmitting equipment
• ICS: 47.020.70 - Navigation and control equipment
• Technical Committee: TC 80 - Maritime navigation and radiocommunication equipment and systems
• Drafting Committee: WG 8 - TC 80/WG 8
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 30-Sep-1998
• Completion Date: 11-Sep-1998

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL
IEC
STANDARD
61097-8
First edition
1998-09
Global maritime distress
and safety system (GMDSS) –
Part 8:
Shipborne watchkeeping receivers for
the reception of digital selective calling (DSC)
in the maritime MF, MF/HF and VHF bands –
Operational and performance requirements,
methods of testing and required test results
Système mondial de détresse
et de sécurité en mer (SMDSM) –
Partie 8:
Récepteurs de veille de bord pour réception d’appel sélectif
numérique (ASN) dans la gamme des ondes hectométriques,
hectométriques et décamétriques, et métriques –
Exigences opérationnelles et de fonctionnement,
méthodes d’essai et résultats exigibles
Reference number
IEC 61097-8:1998(E)

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INTERNATIONAL
IEC
STANDARD
61097-8
First edition
1998-09
Global maritime distress
and safety system (GMDSS) –
Part 8:
Shipborne watchkeeping receivers for
the reception of digital selective calling (DSC)
in the maritime MF, MF/HF and VHF bands –
Operational and performance requirements,
methods of testing and required test results
Système mondial de détresse
et de sécurité en mer (SMDSM) –
Partie 8:
Récepteurs de veille de bord pour réception d’appel sélectif
numérique (ASN) dans la gamme des ondes hectométriques,
hectométriques et décamétriques, et métriques –
Exigences opérationnelles et de fonctionnement,
méthodes d’essai et résultats exigibles
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CONTENTS
Page
FOREWORD . 4
Clause
1 Scope. 5
2 Normative references. 6
3 Definitions and abbreviations. 6
3.1 Definitions. 6
3.2 Abbreviations. 7
4 General and operational requirements . 8
4.1 General. 8
4.2 Construction. 8
4.3 Controls and indicators. 9
4.4 Software.
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