Useful information for nautical tourist
Nautical communications
The whole of the Croatian coast is covered by radio communications rather well.
The radio service for protection of human lives and safety of navigation is provided by Plovput from Split, through radio stations Split and Dubrovnik, which cover the southern Adriatic, and Rijeka, which covers the northern part of our sea.
According to the standards of the GMDSS system (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System), the channel for automated receipt of digitalized distress calls is channel 70, after which the communication is transferred to the operating channel of the coastal station, i.e. a harbor master’s office (16 or 10).
GMDSS system has been in use since February, 1st 1999, and on the present VHF channel for distress calls, the channel 16, constant listening will still be possible for some more time. For a direct call to a harbor master’s office, the channel 10 is used.
• Maritime Radio Service
• Coast Radio Stations
• VHF System
• VHF DSC System
• NAVTEX System
• Emergency Procedures
• Maritime Safety Information (MSI)
