pNow in its seventh edition, this bestselling emHandbook for Marine Radio Communicationem provides an incomparable reference source for all vessels using maritime radio communication systems, which are now a legislative requirement. It includes exhaustive coverage of all UK and international regulations relating to modern maritime communications, such as the crucial GMDSS, all contained within one singular volume.ppThis edition has been fully updated to account for recent major developments in the field. The authors deliver an authoritative guide to the complicated and changing world of radio communications, including pp- Information refl ecting ITU Radio Regulations 2020pp- Impending modernisation of the GMDSSpp- Radical changes to maritime satellite communications and associated distress and safety servicespp- Introduction of VHF data exchange system VDES to supplement coastal AIS servicespp- Introduction of navigational data NAVDAT to supplement NAVTEX servicespp- Improvements to CO