The ship security alert system is again not a GMDSS communications system but it may be associated with GMDSS equipment installed on a ship. Carriage of SSAS is a requirement under theregulations of chapter XI-2 of SOLAS. The ship security alert system is fitted to a ship for the purpose of transmitting a security alert to the shore to indicate to a competent authority that the security of the ship is under threat or has been compromised.SSAS  is a system that contributes to the International Maritime Organization's (IMO)'s efforts to strengthen maritime security and suppress acts … [Read more...]