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A proposal to improve observer safety: independent two-way satellite communication devices and personal lifesaving beacons

Request Meeting Document
Document Number:
CCAMLR-XXXVII/20
Author(s):
Delegation of the USA
Submitted By:
Ms Mi Ae Kim
Approved By:
Mr Evan T. Bloom (United States of America)
Abstract

To improve observer safety, the United States proposes to add a provision to the text of the CCAMLR System of Scientific Observation (SISO) to require that observers be equipped with independent two-way satellite communication devices and personal lifesaving beacons.