Title : 
Exchange of general information by satellite to or from vessels at sea
         
        
            Author : 
Thomas, Bernard E M
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Sch. of Eng. Technol. Manage., Liverpool Polytech., UK
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The author discusses the exchange of information between a merchant ship and shore. He considers the type of communication to be made and assesses the role of satellite communications
         
        
            Keywords : 
satellite relay systems; ships; information; merchant ship; satellite communications;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Marine Control, Communications and Safety, IEE Colloquium on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
London