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    This document outlines regulations regarding danger messages that ship masters are required to communicate regarding threats to navigation safety. It specifies that information must be shared about dangerous ice, derelicts, tropical storms, winds above Force 10, and sub-freezing temperatures causing ice accretion. Specific details are listed about the information that must be included in messages about different types of dangers, such as the position and time of observed ice or derelicts, and measurements of weather conditions during tropical cyclones or strong winds. Governments are also responsible for disseminating these messages to concerned parties.

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    This document outlines regulations regarding danger messages that ship masters are required to communicate regarding threats to navigation safety. It specifies that information must be shared about dangerous ice, derelicts, tropical storms, winds above Force 10, and sub-freezing temperatures causing ice accretion. Specific details are listed about the information that must be included in messages about different types of dangers, such as the position and time of observed ice or derelicts, and measurements of weather conditions during tropical cyclones or strong winds. Governments are also responsible for disseminating these messages to concerned parties.

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    This document outlines regulations regarding danger messages that ship masters are required to communicate regarding threats to navigation safety. It specifies that information must be shared about dangerous ice, derelicts, tropical storms, winds above Force 10, and sub-freezing temperatures causing ice accretion. Specific details are listed about the information that must be included in messages about different types of dangers, such as the position and time of observed ice or derelicts, and measurements of weather conditions during tropical cyclones or strong winds. Governments are also responsible for disseminating these messages to concerned parties.

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    Danger Message Solas ch.5 Reg 31 and 32

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    REGULATION 31 - Danger messages

    1 The master of every ship which meets with dangerous ice, a dangerous
    derelict, or any other direct danger to navigation, or a tropical storm, or
    encounters sub-freezing air temperatures associated with gale force winds
    causing severe ice accretion on superstructures, or winds of force 10 or above
    on the Beaufort scale for which no storm warning has been received, is bound
    to communicate the information by all means at his disposal to ships in the
    vicinity, and also to the competent authorities. The form in which the
    information is sent is not obligatory. It may be transmitted either in plain
    language (preferably English) or by means of the International Code of Signals.
    2 Each Contracting Government will take all steps necessary to ensure that when intelligence of
    any of the dangers specified in paragraph 1 is received, it will be promptly brought to the knowledge of
    those concerned and communicated to other interested Governments.

    3 The transmission of messages respecting the dangers specified is free of cost to the ships concerned.

    4 All radio messages issued under paragraph 1 shall be preceded by the safety signal, using the
    procedure as prescribed by the Radio Regulations as defined in regulation IV/2.

    REGULATION 32 - Information required in danger messages


    The following information is required in danger messages:

    1 Ice, derelicts and other direct dangers to navigation:


    .1 The kind of ice, derelict or danger observed.
    .2 The position of the ice, derelict or danger when last observed.
    .3 The time and date (Universal Co-ordinated Time) when the danger was last observed.

    2 Tropical cyclones (storms)


    .1 A statement that a tropical cyclone has been encountered. This obligation should be interpreted in a
    broad spirit, and information transmitted whenever the master has good reason to believe that a
    tropical cyclone is developing or exists in the neighborhood.
    .2 Time, date (Universal Co-ordinated Time) and position of ship when the observation was taken.
    .3 As much of the following information as is practicable should be included in the message:
    - barometric pressure, preferably corrected (stating millibars, millimetres,or inches, and
    whether corrected or uncorrected);
    - barometric tendency (the change in barometric pressure during the past three hours);
    - true wind direction;- wind force (Beaufort scale);
    - state of the sea (smooth, moderate, rough, high);
    - swell (slight, moderate, heavy) and the true direction from which it comes. Period or length of
    swell (short, average, long) would also be of value;
    - true course and speed of ship.

    Subsequent observations
    3 When a master has reported a tropical cyclone or other dangerous storm, it is desirable but not
    obligatory, that further observations be made and transmitted hourly, if practicable, but in any case at
    intervals of not more than 3 hours, so long as the ship remains under the influence of the storm.

    4 Winds of force 10 or above on the Beaufort scale for which no storm warning has been received. This
    is intended to deal with storms other than the tropical cyclones referred to in paragraph 2; when such a
    storm is encountered, the message should contain similar information to that listed under the
    paragraph but excluding the details concerning sea and swell.

    5 Sub-freezing air temperatures associated with gale force winds causing severe ice accretion on
    superstructures:
    .1 Time and date (Universal Co-ordinated Time).
    .2 Air temperature.
    .3 Sea temperature (if practicable).
    .4 Wind force and direction.

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