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Revision as of 17:34, 5 November 2019
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Formed | 1982 |
Jurisdiction | Marine Rescue Coordination Center Bremen |
Headquarters | Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, North-Germany 53°04′15″N 8°48′26″E / 53.07084°N 8.80730°E |
Parent department | German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) |
The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Bremen (Deutsch: Seenotleitstelle Bremen) is responsible for coordinating air-sea rescue for the German sea-area of North Sea and Baltic Sea. MRCC Bremen covers a shoreline of 3.660 km lengh and is owned an operated by German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) at their headquarter in the Hanseatic City of Bremen.
MRCC receives emergency calls and coordinates search and rescue activities in it´s area of responsibility. It is also leading and co-ordinating about 60 German SAR-boats, runed by DGzRS in all waters.
MRCC runs Bremen Rescue Radio (Call: „Bremen Rescue“). BRR is listening on VHF chanel 16 and 70 (Digital Selective Call, as well on shortwave 2187,5 kHz, DSC.[1]
After the omission of the regular Coastal radio stations it was necesary in Framework of the GMDSS , to have a station for the German sea areas A1 and A2. The Danish Lyngby Radio covers sea area A2 by Medium frequencys, while Bremen Rescue Radio covers sea area A1 for North Sea and Baltic Sea, operating at VHF with a network of repeater along the coastline. The official handover of coastal radio service took place on January 12, 1999.[2]
References
- ^ "Station:SEENOTLEITUNG BREMEN". www.seenotretter.de.
- ^ "Seenotfall". Online Yachtschule. Retrieved 1 November 2019.