CHILE SHARES U.S. POSITIONS ON GMDSS, LRIT AND

UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001074 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR EB/CIP:RLAMB, AND DMAY PLEASE PASS COAST GUARD FOR JOSEPH HERSEY COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-62/G-LMI/G-P/G-PWB/G-PWN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ECPS ETRD ETTC EWWT PHSA CI SUBJECT: CHILE SHARES U.S. POSITIONS ON GMDSS, LRIT AND IMSO ROLE REF: STATE 76345 ¶1. Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Cmdr. Daniel Sarzosa of DIRECTAMAR (Directorate of Maritime Affairs, roughly equivalent to the U.S. Coast Guard) on May 11. Sarzosa told Poloff on May 18 that Chile shared the the U.S. position on limiting the role of the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO). ¶2. Sarzosa also said Chile's position at the 81st session of the International Maritime Organization's Maritime Security Committee (MSC81) was to support fully the expansion of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS),the development of the Long Range Identification and Tracking system, and oppose an expanded role for IMSO. Sarzosa said he had forwarded reftel points to the Chilean representative at the MSC81, as they would help to reinforce Chile's positions. KELLY