2023/09/20 by Raquel Esther Rey Charlo · 1 voice
Engineering · Social Sciences · #Maritime Navigation and Safety #Maritime Ports and Logistics #Maritime Security and History
paper · doi:10.1177/08438714231202163
openalex publication_date 2023/09/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
This article presents an explanation of the incorporation of on-board radio communication as a consequence of the growing concerns for maritime safety. It focuses on the economic, political and social characteristics that influenced its incorporation and evolution, and a legislative change in safety. The article demonstrates how the evolution of radio communication has been very important as the only emerging means to request and provide assistance on the high seas. In addition, the study provides evidence of the technological leap that has improved radio communication, with a new system with a high degree of reliability: the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.