MALAYSIA GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND SAFETY SYSTEM (GMDSS)




GMDSS
The basic concept of GMDSS is that search and rescue authorities ashore, as well as shipping in the immediate vicinity of the ship or persons in distress, will be rapidly alerted to a distress incident so they can assist in a co-ordinated search and rescue operation with the minimum delay.

GMDSS also provide for urgency and safety communications and the promulgation of maritime safety information.


NAVTEX
NAVTEX is an international automated direct-printing service for promulgation of navigational and meterological warnings and urgent information to ship. It has been developed to provide a low cost, simple and automated means of receiving maritime safety information on board ships at sea and in coastal waters.

NAVTEX fulfill an integral role in GMDSS and is also a component of the World-Wide Navigational Warning Service (WWNWS).


DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC)
DSC is an integral part of GMDSS and is used for transmitting distress alerts from ships and for transmitting the associated acknowledgements from coast station.

Map Showing Sea Area A1 and A2
Malaysia GMDSS Sea Area A1 and A2


MALAYSIA NAVTEX COAST STATIONS
Name / Position B1 Characters Transmission Slots(UTC)
Penang
05-25.5N 100-24.2E 		U 0320 0720 1120
1520 1920 2320
Miri
04-25.4N 114-01.1E 		T 0310 0710 1110
1510 1910 2310
Sandakan
05-54.1N 118-00.1E 		S 0300 0700 1100
1500 1900 2300


LIST OF COAST STATIONS FOR SEA AREA A1 (VHF-DSC)
Name / Position Range (nm) Associated RCC MMSI
Gunung Jerai
05° 47'N 100° 26'E		 95 MRCC PORT KLANG 005330001
Gunung Berinchang
04° 31'N 101° 23'E		 117 MRCC PORT KLANG 005330003
Ulu Kali
03° 26'N 101° 47'E		 114 MRCC PORT KLANG 005330004
Gunung Ledang
02° 03'N 102° 34'E		 95 MRCC PORT KLANG 005330005
Pulau Tioman
02° 48'N 104° 12'E		 27 MRCC PORT KLANG 005330006
Kuala Rompin
02° 48'N 103° 29'E		 38 MRCC PORT KLANG 005330007
Bukit Kemuning
04° 19'N 103° 28'E		 57 MRCC PORT KLANG 005330008
Kuala Terengganu
05° 18'N 103° 08'E		 55 MRCC PORT KLANG 005330009
Machang
05° 42'N 102° 17'E		 70 MRCC PORT KLANG 005330010
Kuching
01° 35'N 110° 11'E		 85 MRCC PORT KLANG 005330011
Bintulu
03° 13'N 113° 05'E		 48 MRCC PORT KLANG 005330012
Kota Kinabalu
06° 02'N 116° 12'E		 75 MRCC PORT KLANG 005330013
Labuan
05° 17'N 115° 15'E		 22 MRCC PORT KLANG 005330014


LIST OF COAST STATIONS FOR SEA AREA A2 (MF-DSC)
Name / Position Range (nm) Associated RCC MMSI
KUANTAN
04° 06'N 103° 23'E		 200 MRCC Port Klang 005330008
KUCHING
01° 49'N 109° 46'E		 200 MRCC Port Klang 005330011
KOTA KINABALU
05° 57'N 116° 02'E		 200 MRCC Port Klang 005330013


MALAYSIA GMDSS CONTROL CENTRES, CONTACT INFORMATION
Control Centres Telephone Facsimille E-Mail
Marine Department Peninsular Malaysia
Safety of Navigation Division
P.O.Box 12
42007 Port Klang		 03-31695100
03-31695211		 03-31685289 kpgr@marine.gov.my
Marine Department Sarawak
Safety of Navigation Division
Lot 683, Seksyen 66
Jalan Utama
93619 Kuching
Sarawak.		 082-333205
082-337716		 082-331349
082-337718		 jls2@po.jaring.my
Marine Department Sabah
Safety of Navigation Division
P.O.Box 5
87008 Labuan
Labuan Federal Territory.		 087-412209
087-413277		 087-413515 jlswpl@mail.tm.net.my