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    Digital Selective Calling in VHF and MF Bands.: Shore Distress Alert

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    Digital Selective Calling in VHF and MF Bands.: Shore Distress Alert

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    №21 GMDSS

    1. Ship-to-ship distress alerting is primarily based on …


    - Digital selective calling in VHF and MF bands.

    2. Which equipment on the Bridge is issued for locating a


    SART?
    - 3cm (9GHz) Radar.

    3. On which VHF DSC channel shall all GMDSS equipped


    ships keep watch?
    - Channel 70.

    4. Which VHF channel shall be used for Bridge-to-Bridge


    communication concerning safety of navigation in GMDSS?
    - Channel 13.

    5. What does MSI stand for?


    - Maritime Safety Information.

    6. Which is the distress and safety frequency for MF DSC?


    - 2187,5 KHz.

    7. Which operator certificate gives you the authority to sail


    on any GMDSS ship in all areas?
    - GOC.

    8. What is the false regarding the Inmarsat – EPIRB?


    - Global coverage.

    9. One of the most important advantages with GMDSS is


    that.
    - A ship in distress shall always be able to send a ship-to-
    shore distress alert.
    10. What is the false regarding the COSPAS/SARSAT
    EPIRB.
    - Global coverage except from the polar regions.

    11. Why shall the SART is mounted as high as possible in


    survival craft.
    - To increase the range.

    12. You have received 9-digits MMSI of a ship in distress in


    which ITU publications can you find the name of the ship.
    - List of Call Signs and Numerical Identities.

    13. What the name of the International convention that


    regulates GMDSS.
    - SOLAS.

    14. Sea area A1 means an area:


    - With coverage of at least 1 Coast Station with VHF DSC
    and telephony.

    15. Sea area A2 means an area:


    - Within coverage of at least one Coast Station with MF
    DSC and telephony.

    16. Sea area A3 means an area:


    -Within coverage of an Inmarsat geostationary satellite.

    17. Sea area A4 means an area:


    - Outside A1, A2 and A3.

    18. Vessels operating in which sea area(s) are required to


    carry either Inmarsat or HF equipment or a combination
    thereof under GMDSS.
    - A3.
    19. What is the coverage of Inmarsat geostationary
    satellites?
    - Global except the polar regions.

    20. F1B is used for …


    - TLX radiotelex.

    21. J3E is used for …


    - SSB radiotelephony.

    22. F3E is used for …


    - VHF telephony.

    23. What does GMDSS stand for?


    - Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.

    24. What does RCC stand for?


    - Rescuer Coordination Center.

    25. How must a satellite antenna is mounted for approval in


    the GMDSS.
    - With free line of sight in every direction.

    26. For how long time should an EPIRB be able to operate


    on its batteries.
    - 48 Hrs.

    27. What are the 3 first digits in a ship’s MMSI indicating,


    for example 26501010.
    - The nationality of the ship.

    28. What is false regarding the ARQ mode in radiotelex.


    - DSC communicate using radio telex shall be establish in
    the ARQ mode.
    29. What is false regarding the FEC mode in radio telex?
    - It practically guaranties error-free data.

    30. What is the function of squelch?


    - Eliminates audio noise when there is no traffic.

    31. Why is channel 16 a simplex channel?


    - Every ship within coverage shall be able to hear and
    communicate.

    32. What is the speed of radio waves?


    - Speed of light.

    33. What is the most importance factor for the range of an


    HF station?
    - The frequency.

    34. What is the most importance factor for the range of an


    VHF station?
    - The height of the antenna.

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