GMDSS - system for operational work OE_GMDSS in Polish Rescue Radio

Officially, at the end of 2019, a correction of the Baltic Sea Location was published in the Sailing News, which at the same time informed about the change of the operator of the Polish GMDSS Responsibility Zone, excluding Witowo Radio so far and transferring the Polish Rescue Radio (SPL) service. Starting from 2020. PSL began operational service of GMDSS in Poland. This article is the first presentation of the experience from the implementation of this project “Construction of maritime communication system in danger, GMDSS-PL”. mainly focusing on the OpenEye_ GMDSS operating system. In addition to the technological layer of the project, the procedural and organizational part of the GMDSS service has been equally important. The maritime emergency response system can be compared to the operation of 112 on land. The operation and efficiency of this system directly translates into human health and life as well as the quality of the marine environment around us. The technical means provide a high quality and certainty of business continuity. Communication in danger is one of the basic and most important tasks of the Polish maritime service. At this point, all operators and GMDSS services in the Maritime Office in Gdynia and Szczecin deserve praise.