MARITΙME Services

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Olympia Radio coastal radio network provides GMDSS services to National Search & Rescue Authorities for the safety of life at sea, as well as commercial maritime communications worldwide.

Τhe service is provided by OTE S.A.

OLYMPIA RADIO Services

Global Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), management of distress, urgency and safety signals at sea.
Weather broadcasts, bulletins, announcements, gale warnings, meteo charts (National Meteorological Agency-EMY)
Safety signals broadcasts to mariners (Hellenic Hydrographic Agency-NAVTEX Service)
Press bulletin broadcasts (information for mariners, issued by the press office of Ministry of Merchant Navy)
Medical advices (MEDICO) and telecardiograms to navigators ( in cooperation with the Hellenic Red Cross)
Radiotelephony
Radiotelex.radiotelegram/Inmarsat communications

Who needs it

The network of OLYMPIA RADIO is addressed to:

Maritime companies
Vessels of any size and category
Mariners/navigators
Citizens

Olympia Radio GMDSS Broadcasts

SPECIAL EMISSIONS VHF
Include weather reports, announcements of gale warnings and preannouncements for the Mariners. All above are emitted in accordance with the regulations of the ITU (International Telecommunication Union).

Emission	Marine Channel	Time of Emission(UTC)	Emission	Marine Channel	Time of Emission(UTC)
W X Weather Report	01 MYTILENE	0600 1000 1600 2200	TTT Safety Signals	01 MYTILENE	0500 1100 1730 2330
	02 CORFU			02 CORFU
	04 SYROS			04 SYROS
	04 MOUSTAKOS			23 SFENDAMI
	23 ASTYPALEA			25 PARNITHA
	23 SFENDAMI			27 FESTOS
	25 PARNITHA			27 KEFALONIA
	27 FESTOS			60 PILIO
	27 KEFALONIA			63 RHODES
	60 PILIO			82 LIMNOS
	63 RHODES			83 PETALIDI
	82 LIMNOS			83 KNOSSOS
	83 PETALIDI			85 THASOS
	83 KNOSSOS			85 SITIA
	85 THASOS			85 KITHIRA
	85 CHIOS
	85 SITIA
	85 PATRA
	85 KITHIRA

SPECIAL EMISSIONS MF
Include weather reports, announcements of gale warnings and preannounchements to Mariners. All above are emitted in accordance with the regulations of the ITU (International Telecommunication Union).

Weather Bulletin And Gale Warnings			Announcements To Mariners
BASE STATION	FREQ. ΚΗz	TIME ( UTC )	BASE STATION	FREQ. ΚΗz	TIME ( UTC )
HERAKLIO	2799	0633-0903-1533-2133	HERAKLIO	2799	0703-1133-1733-2333
CORFU	2830	0633-0903-1533-2133	CORFU	2830	0703-1133-1733-2333
LIMNOS	2730	0633-0903-1533-2133	LIMNOS	2730	0703-1033-1633-0033
RHODES	2624	0633-0903-1533-2133	RHODES	2624	0703-1033-1633-0033

SPECIAL EMISSIONS HF
Include weather reports, newletters for Mariners and meteo charts of Mediterranean sea area (Facsimile). All above are emitted in accordance with the regulations of the ITU (International Telecommunication Union).

Emission	Frequency	Time (UTC)
ΜΕΤΕΟ (WX)	8.424,0 kHz	0930 – 2130
PRESS R/T	8.776,0 – 13.134,0 – 17.341,0 – 22.720,0 kHz	1145 – 1945
PRESS SITOR	8.424,0 – 12.603,5 – 16.830,5 – 22.387,5 kHz	0600 - 1300 - 2100
FACSIMILE	4.481,0 – 8.105,0 kHz	0840

NAVTEX SERVICE
NAVTEX is an international automated direct printing service for the promulgation of Marine Safety Information (MSI) to ships at sea. It is an integral part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) which has been developed by IMO (INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION).

OLYMPIA RADIO offers NAVTEX service through three medium wave transmitters, which are established in Heraklion of Crete, Corfu and Limnos.

Broadcasts maritime safety information and weather reports, with a maximum broadcasting time of ten (10) minutes, as well as warnings announcements of gale warnings, distress signals, for urgency and safety.

Below is the time table of MSI emissions of NAVTEX service per base station:

Base Station	Frequency	*Time (UTC ) International language (English)**
HERAKLION (SVH)	518 KHz	0110	0510	0910	1310	1710	2110
CORFU (SVK)		0140	0540	0940	1340	1740	2140
LIMNOS (SVL)		0150	0550	0950	1350	1750	2150
Base Station	Frequency	*Time (UTC ) International language (English)**
HERAKLION (SVP	490 KHz	0240	06400	1040	1440	1840	2240
CORFU (SVQ)		0230	0630	1030	1430	1830	2230
LIMNOS (SVR)		0250	0650	1050	1450	1850	2250
HERAKLION (SVS)	4209,5 KHz	0300	0700	1100	1500	1900	2300

UTC = Coordinated Universal Time

DSC & SITOR WATCH KEEPING FREQUENCIES (GMDSS)

Band	Distress Frequency TX	Commercial Call Frequency RX	HF Sitor Selcall 1780
VHF	CH 70	CH 70
MF	2187,5 kHz	2189.5 kHz
HF	4207,5 kHz	4208,0 kHz
HF	6312,0 kHz	6312.5 kHz	8384,0 kHz
HF	8414,5 kHz	8415,0 kHz	12501.5 kHz
HF	12577,0 kHz	12577.5 kHz	16707.5 kHz
HF	16804,5 kHz	16805,0 kHz	22295.5 kHz

How to get it

Olympia Radio network (24x7): 1320
tel.: 210 6001799, fax: 210 6002599
e-mail : Olympiaradio@ote.gr

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