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METAREA V

ISSUING SERVICE:	Brazil
COVERAGE:	Atlantic waters west of 20°W from 35°50’S to 7°N, narrowing in the coastal strips at the extremities to the Uruguay/Brazil frontier at 33°45’S and the Guyana/Brazil frontier at 4°30’N
SATELLITE OCEAN REGION:	AORE (Atlantic East Ocean Region)

SATELLITE SYSTEMS COMMUNICATION

GMDSS

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MSI

INMARSAT-C Land Earth Stations (LESs) accepting Short Access Code (SAC) 41 messages

TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS COMMUNICATION

COUNTRY	MAPS	GMDSS	MSI
COUNTRY	MAPS	DSC	NAVTEX	FACSIMILE	HF-NBDP
World Map	NAVTEX stations
World Map	Radio-Facsimile
METAREA V	SafetyNET Forecasts
Brazil		DSC	NAVTEX	FACSIMILE	HF-NBDP
Suriname		DSC
Uruguay	Forecast areas	DSC	NAVTEX

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