Britain urges ships to prepare for life without reliable GPS

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Britain urges ships to prepare for life without reliable GPS

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Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency warned shipowners that GPS jamming and spoofing are increasingly affecting busy shipping regions. Its guidance urges crews to practise navigation without satellite positioning and prepare for unreliable GPS.

Britain has warned shipowners that satellite navigation can no longer be taken for granted in some of the world’s busiest shipping regions, urging crews to practise navigating without GPS as jamming and spoofing become increasingly widespread. In a new Marine Guidance Note, MGN 719, the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) warns that interference across …

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