CIVIL MARINE RADAR - A REVIEW AND A WAY AHEAD

Civil Marine Radar (CMR) is now a mature instrument of some 50 years s teady development. Following a short history, more to provide benchmar ks of achievement than to satisfy historians, this paper examines what will drive the future development of CMR. The answer may not follow r ecent developments, but may well be the result of a fresh maritime mod us operandi to fulfil the navigation, collision avoidance and safe pas sage needs of all types of craft operating in all types of water with different pressures and Operational Requirements (ORS). Having postula ted fresh ORS, suggestions are made on how best to fulfil them in a lo gical and cost-effective manner.