Civil Marine Radar (CMR) is now a mature instrument
of some 50 years steady development.
Following a short history, more to provide benchmarks of achievement than
to satisfy
historians, this paper examines what will drive the future
development of CMR. The answer
may not follow recent developments, but may well be the result
of a fresh maritime modus
operandi to fulfil the navigation, collision avoidance and safe passage
needs of all types of craft
operating in all types of water with different pressures and
Operational Requirements (ORS).
Having postulated fresh ORS, suggestions are made on how best
to fulfil them
in a logical and cost-effective manner.