Gard: Limits on Phone Usage are Needed for Seafarers' Safety

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FAA To Ban iPhones From Cockpits. Are Bridge Restrictions Next?

[image] Should the IMO or USCG restrict the use of iPhones and iPads on ships? The technology site Verge tells us “It makes perfect sense, but according to rules that have been in the books since 1981, use of such devices was allowed so long as pilots waited until the plane was above 10,000 feet. If a new proposal from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is passed, however, crew members in the cockpit won’t be allowed to check email, browse the web, text, game, or perform any other …