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THE IMPORTANCE OF COASTAL RADIO STATIONS AND MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION IN COASTAL ZONE PROTECTION

Maritime safety information (MSI) are the information and the data provided to seafarers to increase the safety and the efficiency of the maritime navigation, but at the same time used for the purpose of protecting the coastal area. The fact is that the coastal radio stations have the preventive and the consequential role in the segment of the navigational safety and protection from the sea pollution. The paper analyses navigational warnings, meteorological information and other important information related to the navigational safety that are broadcasted by the coastal radio stations, currently and/or at certain regular or special times, through the navigational safety systems. The authors research the impact of the safety aspects of the navigation on the coastal area protection, from the aspect of up-to-date distribution of the maritime safety information to the end users, and determine the correlation between the navigational safety and the coastal area. The paper emphasizes the importance of improving the process of informing seafarers and the timely distribution of the necessary data and observes how they are reflected on various aspects of the coastal area.

coastal radio stations, maritime safety information, navigation safety, environmental protection, coastal area

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