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a fully integrated system is para- mount, in which the unit designed to capture the information is fully protected. The thinking is the same as for airline black boxes. Black

Boxes for the maritime industry - you bet - having a more accurate way to reconstruct movements, actions and decisions in the moments before a marine casualty will significantly improve the mar- itime community's understanding of why these accidents occur lead- ing to improved processes and a safer industry.

References: 1 - Statement by Michael T. Brown, Marine

Transportation Safety Specialist, of the

National Transportation Safety Board at the 1999 International Symposium on

Transportation RecordersBrownNational

Transportation Safety Board, submitted http://www.ntsb.gov/events/symp_rec/proceed- ings/authors/brown.htm 2- http://www.s- vdr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task =view&id=35&Itemid=41 3 - Retrieved from http://www.s-vdr.com 4 - "Latest IMO S-VDR Carriage

Requirements", Retried from http://www.s- vdr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task = blogsection&ID=5&Itemid 5 - I.M.O. Performance Standard A.861(20)

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