Uncompromised positioning: the White House signals an end to GPS selective availability
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The Clinton Administration plans to order the Dept of Defense to discontinue the selective availability of GPS signals, a change that may take up to two years to complete. The move will make the signals more reliable for yachting use.
Publication Name: Yachting
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0043-9940
Year: 1996
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Operator licensing; why it won't work
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The general sentiment in the yachting industry that government should be more active in preventing boat accidents has led to boat operator licensing laws. Alabama is the first state to have established such licensing requirements.
Publication Name: Yachting
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0043-9940
Year: 1995
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