CBT No 021 GMDSS

What does GMDSS stand for? Global Maritime Distress and Safety System.
Which operator's certificate gives you the authority to sail on any GMDSS ship in all sea areas? GOC
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
Ship-to-ship distress alerting is primarily based on…digital selective calling in the VHF and MF bands
What does RCC stand for? Rescue Coordinating Centre
What does MSI stand for? Maritime Safety Information
Which equipment on the bridge is used for locating a SART? 3 cm (9 GHz) Radar
Which VHF channel shall be used for bridge-to-bridge communications concerning safety of navigation
and manoeuvring in the GMDSS? Channel 13
On which VHF DSC channel shall all GMDSS equipped ships keep watch? Channel 70
Which is the distress and safety frequency for MF DSC? 2187.5 kHz
What is the coverage of Inmarsat's geostationary satellites? Global except the polar areas.
What is false regarding the Inmarsat EPIRB? Global coverage
What is false regarding the COSPAS/SARSAT EPIRB? Global coverage except from the polar regions
What is the name of the international convention that regulates GMDSS? SOLAS
You have received the 9-digit MMSI of a ship in distress. In which ITU publication can you find the
name of the ship? List of call signs and numerical identities
Sea area A1 means an area ........ within coverage of at least one Coast Station with VHF DSC and telephony
Sea area A2 means an area ........ within coverage of at least one coast station with MF DSC and telephony
Sea area A4 means an area ....... outside A1, A2 and A3
Sea area A3 means an area ........ within coverage of an Inmarsat geostationary satellite
What is the speed of radio waves? Speed of light
What is the most important factor for the range of a VHF station? The height of the antenna
What is the most important factor for the range of an HF station? The frequency
J3E is used for ....... SSB radiotelephony
F1B is used for ........ TLX radiotelex
F3E is used for ........ VHF telephony
What is the function of squelch? Eliminates audio noise when there is no traffic
Why is channel 16 a simplex channel? Every ship within coverage shall be able to hear and communicate
What are the three first digits in a ship's MMSI indicating, for example 26501010? The nationality of the
ship
What is false regarding the ARQ mode in radiotelex? Distress communications using radiotelex shall be
established in the ARQ mode
What is false regarding the FEC mode in radiotelex? It practically guarantees error-free data
How must a satellite antenna be mounted for approval in the GMDSS? With free line of sight in every
direction
Why shall the SART be mounted as high as possible in the survival craft? To increase the range
For how long time should an EPIRB be able to operate on its batteries? 48 hours
Vessels operating in which sea area(s) are required to carry either INMARSAT or HF equipment or a
combination thereof under GMDSS? A3

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