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Islanding is the intentional or unintentional division of an interconnected power grid into individual disconnected regions with their own power generation. Intentional islanding is often performed as a defence in depth to mitigate a cascading blackout. If one island collapses, it will not take neighboring islands with it.
It has been defined and is controlled by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA). It replaces the earlier NMEA 0180 and NMEA 0182 standards. [2] In leisure marine applications, it is slowly being phased out in favor of the newer NMEA 2000 standard, [3] [4] though NMEA 0183 remains the norm in commercial shipping.
The Jamaican Free Zones are a government free trade zone initiative in Jamaica.Designed to encourage foreign investment and international trade, businesses operating within these zones have no tax on their profits, and are exempted from customs duties on imports and exports (capital goods, raw materials, construction materials, and office equipment) and import licensing requirements.
The top manufacturer is Garmin's Marine division with a turnover of US$917 Million in 2023 [8] followed by Brunswick-owned Navico Group (Simrad, Lowrance, B&G and several other brands), with a turnover of US$915 Million (although this includes sales of equipment which is not marine electronics, such as batteries, cables and pumps).
The Authority held its inaugural meeting in its host country, Jamaica, on 16 November 1994, [14] the day the Convention came into force. The articles governing the Authority have been made "noting the political and economic changes, including market-oriented approaches, affecting the implementation" of the convention. [15]
The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) is an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Mining responsible for the: [1] regulation and development of Jamaica's ports and shipping industry; safety of all vessels navigating the ports of entry; regulation of tariffs on goods passing through the public wharves.
International Boat Industry (2002). The Yearbook 2002. IPC Country & Leisure Ltd. International Boating Business Magazine. Issue 377, February - March 2011. IPC Media. Finnboat News. Issue 04, 2011. Published by the Finnish Marine Industry Association Finnboat and produced by Oy Sea-Kari Ab, Helsinki. Båtbranschen. Issue 06, 2010.
And “voluntary industry-led regulatory measures can only aspire to define and encourage best practice rather than impose it;”. [ 7 ] Self-regulation has been enacted due to pressure from the IMO such as ISO/PAS 28007:2012 which offers guidelines for companies deploying armed security personnel onboard ships. however the standard is an ...