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  AMVER http://www.amver.com Report the location of your ship to US Coastguard so you receive faster response after an accident  AMVER is a voluntary ship reporting system that improves safety at sea by maintaining a database of ship positions. In the event of an incident, AMVER can more quickly identify nearby vessels that can provide assistance. The system is completely free and open to most commercial vessels on voyages of over 24 hours. Currently 12,000 ships from over 140 nations participate and on average over 2,800 vessels are plotted each day. Amver estimates that 2,000 lives have been saved since 1990. Using an online form, the ship’s voyage information can be entered in several stages to keep the Amver center updated with its position – this includes the sailing plan, a position report at least every 48 hours, a deviation report if necessary, and a final arrival report. Usually this is sent over Inmarsat-C, although other methods are available. The Amver Awards Program was inaugurated in 1971 to recognise those vessels which regularly participate in the system. The awards represent favourable publicity for participating companies and help to ensure the continued success of the system. There are several categories open including the International rescue at sea award and plaques recognising 15 and 25 years of continuous involvement. Also on the website is the SEAS program developed by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide accurate meteorological and oceanographic data in real time from ships at sea through the use of satellite data transmission. This is again a voluntary system requesting ships to take weather observations four times per day, enter the data into the AMVER/SEAS IV software and transmit the data to SEAS Headquarters for global dissemination. The software is available for download from the website. 
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