As the successor to Inmarsat’s industry-leading maritime safety service, Inmarsat C, Fleet Safety will facilitate a more proactive approach to distress communication based on unparalleled performance, advanced functionality, and an intuitive user interface, argues Peter Broadhurst, Senior Vice President of Safety and Cyber Security, Inmarsat Maritime.

The emerging risk associated with cyber threat requires not only better training for seafarers, but also spreading awareness of best cyber security practices, argued Peter Broadhurst, Senior VP of Safety and Security, Inmarsat Maritime, adding that there is still 'a long way to go' when it comes to effective cyber protection. 

Mr. Peter Broadhurst, SVP Safety and Security, Inmarsat Maritime, talks about the next steps toward GMDSS modernisation. Following recent IMO decision with regards to GMDSS, real progress can be made in the functionality of the satellite-based emergency service seafarers call on in the last resort.

While the voting procedure for the 2018 SAFETY4SEA Awards is open, Mr. Peter Broadhurst, SVP Safety and Security, Inmarsat Maritime , talks about company’s ‘Fleet Safety’ service for which Inmarsat has been nominated in the ‘Technology’ category alongside a number of other distinguished nominees.

The threat ships face from cyberattack demands a response to technical, operational, training and insurance needs. Inmarsat is separating fact from fiction as it prepares to launch the industry’s first fully managed unified threat management service, says Senior Vice President Safety and Security Peter Broadhurst.

Peter Broadhurst, Inmarsat Senior VP Safety and Security Services highlights that safety in the most remote waters is always a priority for Inmarsat which is the only provider of satellite communications technology approved under the IMO’s GMDSS.