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			The Present and Expected Changes in Maritime Safety,  Security and Defense Functions
							
							
								1 Polish Naval Academy, Gdynia, Poland
							
							
							ABSTRACT: In this paper, an attempt has been  made to present the subject and state of the three main functions of each maritime country; these are: the maritime safety, maritime security and maritime defense functions. There have been also discussed the subjects of these functions as well as the reasons and process of the closest and closest cooperation between these functions, and even the merger of these functions in one maritime function, i.e. in the maritime safety, security and defense functions Especially quickly proceeds the merger of the maritime security and maritime defense functions in one maritime function, i.e. in maritime security and defense function.
							KEYWORDS: Safety at Sea, Safety of Navigation, Navy, Maritime Safety, Maritime Safety System, Maritime Security, Defense Functions, Maritime Functions 
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							Citation note:
							Urbański J., Morgaś W., Mięsikowski M.: The Present and Expected Changes in Maritime Safety,  Security and Defense Functions. TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 11-17, 2009
			
							
							
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