Although a substantial aid to "Safety at Sea" concerns, the Act, even after amendment, did little to improve numerous interference issues, and may have exacerbated the problem by increasing the number of transmitters without adopting any regulations to specify operating standards and control malicious behavior.
Although the Act was helpful for "Safety at Sea," it did not substantially address various interference issues; instead, it may have worsened them by raising the number of transmitters without implementing any regulations to define operating standards and control harmful behavior.