Regulation 5-1
Global maritime distress and safety system identities
1 This regulation applies to all ships on all voyages.
2 Each Contracting Government undertakes to ensure that suitable
arrangements are made for registering global maritime distress and safety
system (GMDSS) identities and for making information on these identities
available to rescue co-ordination centres on a 24-hour basis. Where
appropriate, international organizations maintaining a registry of these
identities shall be notified by the Contracting Government of these
assignments.
Part B: Undertakings by Contracting Governments Regulations 5, 5-1