Ship movement service (short: SMS; | also: ship movement radiocommunication service) is – according to Article 1.31 of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Radio Regulations (RR) [1] – defined as «A safety service in the maritime mobile service other than a port operations service, between coast stations and ship stations, or between ship stations, in which messages are restricted to those relating to the movement of ships. Messages which are of a public correspondence nature shall be excluded from this service.»
- See also
- ^ ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems – Article 1.31, definition: ship movement service / ship movement radiocommunication service