INMARSAT

SAFETYNET II
USER GUIDE
Issue 2

01.03.2021

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CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION - WELCOME TO SAFETYNET II 3

2. SYSTEM OVERVIEW 3
3. INTERFACE ACCESS 4
3.1. Login 4
3.2. Password recovery 4
3.3. Navigating SafetyNET II 5
4. SAFETYNET II FUNCTIONALITIES 5
4.1. Access Capability and Contingency Broadcasters 5
4.2. Broadcasting EGC 5
4.3. View Broadcasts & Status 10
4.4. SafetyNET II Broadcast Status (recent upgrade) 11
4.5. Transmission Status 12
4.6. Destination Tab 12
4.7. Points to Note 13
4.8. Cancel MSI Broadcast 13
4.9. MSI Broadcast Data Export 14
4.10. MSI Broadcast Report 15
5. CUSTOMER SUPPORT 17

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1. INTRODUCTION - WELCOME TO SAFETYNET II

This document describes the SafetyNET II system, which is part of the Inmarsat Maritime
Safety Services offering. This User Guide is intended for Maritime Safety Information
Providers (MSIPs) and provides a high-level description of the features available and
instructions on how to use the system. For more in-depth information on EGC broadcasts
and the SafetyNET infrastructure, please refer to the MSC.1/Circ.1364/Rev.1 International
SafetyNET Manual as amended. SafetyNET II an enhancement to the SafetyNET system
and provides greater functionalities and control to MSIPs. SafetyNET II provides an
interactive web interface for MSIPs to create their MSI messages and deliver them over
multiple systems simultaneously, including Inmarsat C, Mini C and Fleet Safety Terminals.

2. SYSTEM OVERVIEW
SafetyNET II enables MSIPs to perform all the functions available to SafetyNET users as
well as new innovative features to further assist with the dissemination and monitoring of
EGC broadcasts. This enables Broadcast of navigational and meteorological warnings,
meteorological forecasts, shore-to-ship distress alerts (SafetyNet II), SAR information and
other urgent information in accordance with the requirements of the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea.

Core Functions: Broadcast Navigational warnings

Broadcast Meteorological warnings
Broadcast Meteorological forecasts
Shore-to-ship Distress
Shore-to-ship SAR broadcasts
Enhanced scheduling
Manual cancelation of broadcasts
Monitoring of broadcast status
Export of broadcast information
Reporting tool on usage and type of messages
Customizable GUI (Graphical User Interface)
Text input method and IA5 format checking

N.B. SafetyNET II users do not require any specialised or satellite equipment to utilise the
SafetyNET II system.

Figure 1 SafetyNET II overview

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3. INTERFACE ACCESS
3.1. Login
To access the SafetyNET II service, you must use a recognised Web Browser such as
Google Chrome or Firefox. The Web Browser must be up to date with the latest software
release. From the chosen Web Browser, go to https://msds.inmarsat.com/msds/

The following login box will appear where you can enter your “Login” and “Password”.

Figure 2 Login

Note: this is an https:// secure login. If your web browser returns “page unavailable”
information, ensure you enter https:// before msds.inmarsat.com/msds.

3.2. Password recovery

If you lose or forget your password to SafetyNET II, the system allows you to reset your
password through the registered e-mail address of your account.

- Select “Forgot Password”

- The system will generate a token, and send it to the registered email address
- You will then be able to define a new password, by clicking the token, entering your
username, completing the relevant “New password / confirm password” field

Figure 3 Password Recovery

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3.3. Navigating SafetyNET II

The main SafetyNET II application window is very similar to a Microsoft Windows desktop
and contains:

- Workspace: the main areas the windows are displayed

- Taskbar: a toolbar on the bottom of the workspace, containing the start menu, labels
for all open windows, and the system clock.
- Start Menu: a menu with all operations available to the user
- System Clock: displays the current UTC timestamp.
- Windows: windows display different types of information and allow you to execute
operations

Figure 4 SafetyNET II display window

Figure 5 Maximise and minimise display

4. SAFETYNET II FUNCTIONALITIES
4.1. Access Capability and Contingency Broadcasters
When you apply for access to the SafetyNET II system, you will be set up as a
Navigational or Meteorological MSIP and only these types of broadcasts will be made
available to you for your specific area of responsibility (NAV/METAREA).

If you have an agreement to act as a contingency broadcaster for a different

NAV/METAREA, Inmarsat will require written confirmation from both parties to enable
access to additional NAV/METAREAs within your SafetyNET II login.

We can also give access to both Navigational and Meteorological broadcasts. If you are
acting as a contingency broadcaster for another certified authority, written confirmation is
required.

4.2. Broadcasting EGC

To create an EGC broadcast go to “Start” > “MSI Messages” > “New MSI Message”.

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Figure 8 Create MSI (EGC) Broadcast

If you have dual functions i.e. Navigational and Meteorological capabilities you must select
the correct MSI type.

Figure 9 Select MSI type

Figure 10 Navigational and Meteorological Service Codes

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NOTE: The Navigational and Meteorological service codes can be customized on request
to have certain codes removed if you do not require them.

Select “Priority” of your broadcast in compliance with MSC.1/Circ.1364/Rev.1 International

SafetyNET Manual as amended and WMO No. 558.

Figure 12 Select Priority

Select a “Broadcast Area type”, i.e. Circular, Rectangular or NAV/METAREA.

Input the centre of the Circular area. The system specifies the GPS coordinates in several
formats:

– Latitude (degreesº|d|:) (minutes\'|:|´) (seconds"|´´) (N/S)

– Longitude (degrees º|d|:) (minutes\'|:|´) (seconds"|´´) (E/W)

For example, all the following GPS positions are allowed:

– 20N 30E

– 20 30 (positive numbers are North and East)

– 20ºN 30º10’20’’E

– 20ºN 30E10’20’’

– 20ºN 30E10,20

– 20ºN 30E10:20

– 20S 30W

– -20 -30 (Negative numbers are South and West Select “Radius” in Nautical Miles up to
999.

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Figure 13 Select area of broadcast

Select “Start date/time and End date/time”. If this is left blank, the message will be
broadcast immediately and Set the “Repetition Code” for the message.

Figure 14 Select Broadcast date / time

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Figure 15 Set Repetition code

Enter the body text of your message, either by writing the message you wish to display,
copy or pasting text or by selecting a file to be uploaded.

Note: The system only allows valid IA5(plaintext) characters in the payload message
inserted directly in the form or uploaded by file. Any invalid character will be notified to you,
but not replaced. You should correct the text and resubmit the form.

Figure 16 Enter Broadcast text

A ‘Roundup’ will display. Confirm message parameters are correct and click “Finish” to
broadcast the message to both Fleet Safety, Inmarsat C and Mini C terminals. Each MSI
will have a unique message reference number.

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Figure 17 MSI ‘Roundup’ Overview

4.3. View Broadcasts & Status

You can view all your MSI Broadcast, including the broadcast information and status, by
going to “View MSIs”. This information is available on SafetyNET II for 30 days after the
last repetition and stored on the Inmarsat servers for 3 years.

To view the MSI broadcasts go to “MSI Messages” > “View MSIs”

This view will show the message: Reference Number, Type of message, Service Code,
Area type, Area address, Priority, Repetition Code, Size, Start and End date, Status and
EGC ID. Clicking on a message will display the broadcast text in the lower details bar.

The Status of the broadcast will show as:

– Active: the message has multiple repetitions that have already started to be broadcast
but not reached the final broadcast date/time/cancellation.

– Scheduled: the broadcast is scheduled for a date/time in the future.

– Finished: the broadcast has completed all of its transmissions.

– Cancelled: the operator has manually cancelled any further broadcasts of this
message.

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Figure 18 MSI Broadcast list

4.4. SafetyNET II Broadcast Status (recent upgrade)

It is a requirement of the IMO and IMO EGC Coordination Panel that EGC broadcasts are
monitored to ensure they have been transmitted. The monitoring of MSI and SAR
broadcasts is currently under discussion within the relevant IMO, IHO, WMO, MSI and
SAR bodies.

Inmarsat has now enabled the monitoring of EGC transmissions through the SafetyNET II
and SafetyNet II platforms. This confirms that EGC messages have been broadcast for
automatic reception on-board ALL Inmarsat GMDSS terminals including Inmarsat C and
Fleet Safety SES.

On your “View MSIs” tab you will see two new additions “Transmission Status” and
“Destination”

Figure 19 MSI Broadcast list

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4.5. Transmission Status

The Transmission status has four information outputs to keep you updated with the
current status of each broadcast:

─ OK: The status “OK” confirms that your broadcast has been successfully transmitted
over ALL appropriate satellites for the reception on Inmarsat C SES and all RAN Spot
Beams (Ranspot) for Fleet Safety SES. Note for each broadcast there will usually be
numerous Inmarsat C satellites and Ranspot. “OK” will only show if ALL have been
successful.
─ Pending: The status “Pending” informs the user that one or more of the Inmarsat C
satellites or Ranspot has not yet been broadcast. The system will continue to retry the
broadcast and the status will change to “OK” once all satellites and Ranspot have
been confirmed successfully.
─ Failed: The status “Failed” will appear if all the broadcasts and automatic retries have
failed or if an individual satellite or Ranspot continues to fail.
─ Blank: The “Transmission Status” will remain blank if your broadcast is scheduled as
no transmissions have been sent to the satellite. At the time of your scheduled
broadcast, the status will change to one of the above.

4.6. Destination Tab

A further enhancement within SafetyNET II, is the ability to see the Destination Tab.

On clicking a message it becomes highlighted and the Destination tab appears. In the
example below (Figure 20), the highlighted message 707181 was broadcast to a circular
area, and scheduled to rebroadcast every 12 hours.

Figure 20 MSI Broadcast 70781

By clicking the Destination tab, information relating to the broadcast will display, showing
the Ocean Regions (Inmarsat C) and the Ranspots (Fleet Safety) that the message was
broadcast over.

In our example in Figure 20 above, the display shows the broadcast was sent over
“oceanid=1” (AORW) and “oceanid=3” (IOR) these are the broadcasts for the reception on
Inmarsat C SES. The Destination tab also shows 4 Ranspots that also broadcast for the
reception on Fleet Safety SES. You can also view the updated status and transmission

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time for each message. Each of these fields can be filtered and sorted in Ascending or
Descending order as displayed in Figure 21.

Figure 21 Filtering and sorting ascending/descending order

If your message is a repetition broadcast, the Destination tab and Transmission Status will
show the latest transmission status, this can be confirmed by checking the date and time of
transmission on the Destination tab.

4.7. Points to Note

Satellite translation – The Inmarsat C satellites are numbered in line with the Inmarsat C0
code:

oceanid=0 AORW

oceanid=1 AORE

oceanid=2 POR

oceanid=3 IOR

Refreshing the page – remember to refresh the View MSIs page to view the latest status

4.8. Cancel MSI Broadcast

If an MSI Broadcast is scheduled to be broadcast, or has outstanding repetitions pending,
you can cancel the broadcast at any time.

Select “MSI Messages” > “View MSIs” Select the message you wish to cancel and click
the button.

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Figure 22 Cancel MSI Broadcast

4.9. MSI Broadcast Data Export

SafetyNET II offers two data export functions:

Figure 23 MSI Broadcast export data

Export to CSV: this will export the information of ALL MSI Broadcasts created by your
account that is listed in the MSI Broadcast list i.e. past 30-days in CSV format.

Export MSI to PDF: this will export the data relating to the selected message from the MSI
Broadcast list in PDF format.

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Figure 24 MSI Broadcast export data

4.10. MSI Broadcast Report

SafetyNET II enables you to create a report of all your MSI Broadcasts for a selected
period of up to 30 days, with the option to include repetitions.

From “MSI Messages” > “View MSIs” you can select “Generate Report” that will display the
“Additional Parameters” screen in which you can select “Start Date” and “End Date” and
choose to include “Repetitions” if required.

Figure 25 MSI Broadcast repetition creation

After selecting the parameters of the report, click on “OK” to run the report:

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Figure 26 MSI Broadcast report example

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5. CUSTOMER SUPPORT
Inmarsat provides 24/7, 365 customer support through its regional Support Centres, with
specialist teams on-hand to provide resolution of customer issues. Inmarsat customer
support is the single point of contact for the customer for all issues regardless of which
internal Inmarsat department may be involved in resolving a problem.

Customer support can be contacted directly by telephone or email. Upon receipt of an

email or phone call, a trouble ticket will be opened and a unique case number will be
assigned and provided to the customer. By keeping the case number in the subject line, all
communication related to the case will be captured within the trouble ticket for future
reference and reporting purposes.

All Customer support cases follow a structured fault resolution and escalation procedure.

For a detailed description of all customer support processes, problem prioritisation policies,
service level agreement details, and all other relevant information please contact Inmarsat
Global Operations Centre.

Worldwide: +1 709 748 4226

Toll-free North America: +1 800 563 2255
United Kingdom: + 44 (0)207 728 1020
Singapore: + 65 6499 5454
Norway: +47 70 17 24 24
Email: [email protected]

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