- A.Shore maintenance
- B.Duplication of equipment
- C.At Sea Maintenance
- D.Any one of these
- A.Search and rescue authorities shore can be alerted to a distress situation
- B.shipping in the immediate vicinity of a ship in distress will be rapidly alerted
- C.Shore-side authorities and vessels can assist in a coordinated SAR operation with minimum delay
- D.All of these
- A.HF SITOR
- B.MF NBDP
- C.VHF DSC
- D.NATTEX
- A.HF NBDP
- B.INMARSAT
- C.Digital Selective Calling on channel 70
- D.VHF ARQ
- A.VHF DSC
- B.INMARSAT Standard-C
- C.MF/HF radiotelephony
- D.Safety NET
- A.NAVTES
- B.MF NBDP
- C.SES
- D.HF NBDP
- A.1 hour
- B.6 hours
- C.12 hours
- D.24 hours
- A.All sea areas
- B.A3
- C.A4
- D.A3 and A4
- A.Environmental protection
- B.A common international communications system for all shipping
- C.Automate and improve emergency communications for the world’s shipping industry
- D.Effective and inexpensive communications
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What statement is generally correct regarding the maintenance requirements for ships under GMDSS?
- A.Redundancy of functions of certain equipment will partially meet this requirement
- B.On-board maintenance provided by a person holding a Second Class Electronic Certificate license will partially meet the requirements
- C.shore based maintenance and scheduled tests and inspections will partially meet this requirement
- D.All of these
- A.1 hour
- B.6 hours
- C.12 hours
- D.24 hours
- A.A conditional or partial exemption may not be granted, even in exceptional circumstances, for a single voyage outside the sea area for which the vessel is equipped
- B.ships must have the required equipment inspected at least once every 12 months
- C.The regulations apply to all passenger ships regardless of size and cargo ships of 300 gross tons and upwards
- D.Ships must carry person(s) holding a GMDSS operator’s license for distress and safety radio communications purposes
- A.On VHF DSC channel 70
- B.On the distress and safety DSC frequency 2,187.5 KHz and 8,414.5 KHz and also on at least one of the distress and safety DSC frequencies 4,207.5 KHz, 6,312 KHz, 12,577 KHz or 16,804.5 KHz, appropriate to the time of day and the geographical position of
- C.For satellite shore-to-ship distress alerts
- D.All of these
- A.The operator, when the vessel is no longer operating in open sea
- B.The Master, when determining that armed robbery may occur
- C.An operator when it is determined that the noise becomes annoying to personnel on the bridge
- D.Anyone, if it is determined that the noise interferes with listening on 97.5MHz FM transmissions
- A.NAVTEX
- B.Fathometer
- C.COSPAS-SARSAT
- D.EPIRB
- A.A copy of the IMO master plan of shore-based facilities
- B.Station logs
- C.ITU Radio Regulations
- D.All of these
- A.Weekly
- B.Annually, by a representative of the MSA
- C.Daily
- D.Monthly
- A.Weekly
- B.Annually, by a representative of the MSA
- C.At the annual SOLAS inspection
- D.Monthly
- A.A Figure eight
- B.A cardioids
- C.A circle
- D.An ellipse
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GMDSS-equipped ships will be required to perform which of the following communications functions?
- A.Distress alerting and maritime safety information
- B.Search and Rescue coordination and on-scene communications
- C.Bridge-to-bridge and general radio communications
- D.All of these
- A.Emergency power
- B.Reserve source of energy
- C.Ship’s emergency diesel generator
- D.Ship’s standby generator
- A.A conditional or partial exemption may be granted, in exceptional circumstances, for a single voyage outside the sea area for which the vessel is equipped
- B.ships must have the required equipment inspected at least once every five years
- C.The regulations apply to all passenger ships regardless of size and cargo ships of 300 gross tons and upwards
- D.Ships must carry person(s) holding a GMDSS operator’s license for distress and safety radio communications purposes
- A.A conditional or partial exemption may be granted, in exceptional circumstances, for a single voyage outside the sea area for which the vessel is equipped
- B.ships must have the required equipment inspected at least once every 12 months
- C.Ships must carry at least three persons holding GMDSS operator’s license for distress and safety radio communications purposes
- D.The regulations apply to all passenger ships regardless of size and cargo ships of 300 gross tons and upwards
- A.GMDSS operator license
- B.Third officer license
- C.General Radiotelephone Operator license and Radar Endorsement
- D.General Radiotelephone license or First or Second Class Radiotelegraph license with GMDSS Radio Officer’s endorsement
- A.Radiotelephony on 2152 KHz
- B.Transmitting distress signals by DSC on 2187.5 KHz
- C.Receiving and Watch keeping by DSC on 2187.5 KHz
- D.Transmitting and receiving by NBDP with MF
- A.Ocean Area Regions AOR-E, AOR-W, POR or IOR
- B.Sea Area A4
- C.Sea Area A3
- D.Sea Area A2
- A.Ocean Area Regions AOR-E, AOR-W, POR or IOR
- B.Sea Area A3
- C.Sea Area A4
- D.Coastal and Inland Waters
- A.Channel 70
- B.Channel 06
- C.Channel 13
- D.Channel 16
- A.Sea Area A3 only
- B.Sea Area A1, A2 and A3
- C.Sea Area A3 is included
- D.Excluding sea area A1
- A.It is assured that INMARSAT services are available in sea area A3.
- B.It is assured that INMARSAT services are available in sea area A1.
- C.It is assured that INMARSAT services are available in sea area A2.
- D.It is assured that INMARSAT services are available in sea area A4.
- A.NMEA protocol is often selected by engineer onboard
- B.A defined set of communications standards which lay down the parameters to which all users must abide
- C.Protocols in general use are X.25 and X.400
- D.All of these
- A.Ocean Area Regions AOR-E, AOR-W, POR or IOR
- B.Sea Area A2
- C.Sea Area A1
- D.Coastal and Inland Waters
- A.f=Lambda/C
- B.f=C x Lambda
- C.f=C/Lambda
- D.f=C x 6.28 x Lambda
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Which system is often used to provide accurate vessel position information to the GMDSS equipment?
- A.COSPAS-SARSAT
- B.GPS
- C.EPIRB
- D.INMSRSAT-F
- A.180m
- B.18m
- C.50m
- D.500m
- A.30 nautical miles
- B.600 nautical miles
- C.150 nautical miles
- D.1200 nautical miles
- A.30 nautical miles
- B.600 nautical miles
- C.150 nautical miles
- D.1200 nautical miles
- A.NAVTES receiver
- B.EPIRB
- C.HF DSC
- D.VHF DSC
- A.MF DSC
- B.VHF radio telephone
- C.VHF DSC
- D.VHF EPIRB
- A.GSM radiotelephone
- B.MF DSC
- C.Enhanced Group Calling receiver
- D.Satellite EPIRB
- A.A compulsory vessel must satisfy certain equipment carriage requirements that are determined by where the vessel sails
- B.A compulsory vessel must carry licensed GMDSS operators, the number should be determined by the associated administration
- C.A compulsory vessel must be bale to transmit and respond to distress alerts
- D.All of these
- A.NAVTES receiver
- B.VHF EPIRB
- C.406MHz EPIRB
- D.VHF DSC
- A.AOR-E
- B.AOR-W
- C.Coastal and inland waters
- D.A4
- A.One of the qualified GMDSS operators must be designated to have primary responsibility for radio communications during distress incidents
- B.A qualified GMDSS operator, and a qualified backup, must be designated to perform distress, urgency and safety communications
- C.Maintaining a record of all incidents connected with the radio communication service which appear to be of importance to safety of life at sea is not required
- D.While at sea, all adjustments or radio installations, servicing or maintenance of such installations which may affect the proper operation of the GMDSS station must be performed by, or under the supervision of, a qualified GMDSS operator
- A.The GMDSS operator may not be the person designated to have primary responsibility for radio communications during distress incidents
- B.Ships must carry at least one person who qualifies as a GMDSS maintainer for the maintenance and repair of equipment if the at sea maintenance option is selected
- C.All at sea maintenance and repairs must be performed by, or under the supervision of a person holding a GMDSS First/Second Class Radio Electronic Certificate
- D.The GMDSS maintainer may be the person responsible for ensuring that the watches are properly maintained and that the proper guard channels and the vessel’s position are entered in the DSC equipment
- A.HF NBDP
- B.NAVTES
- C.EGC receiver
- D.All of these
- A.It is intended to automate and improve existing digital selective calling procedures and techniques
- B.It is intended to automate and improve emergency communications in the maritime industry
- C.It is intended to provide more effective but lower cost commercial communications
- D.It is intended to provide compulsory vessels with a collision avoidance system when they are operating in waters that are also occupied by non-compulsory vessels
- A.Transmit and receive location signals
- B.Transmit and receive general communications
- C.Both of these
- D.None of these
- A.All vessels capable of international voyages
- B.SOLAS Convention ships of 300 gross tonnage or more
- C.Vessels operating outside of the range of VHF coastal radio stations
- D.Coastal vessels of less than 300 gross tons
- A.Bridge-to-bridge communications
- B.Reception of weather map facsimile broadcasts
- C.Both of these
- D.None of these