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3.respond To A Distress PDF
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5. What actions should the Officer of the Watch take when the ship's steering gear
fails?
a. All of the suggested answers
b. Display the NUC signal and consider stopping the engines
c. Request the engine room to check the steering gear
d. Call the Master and advise him of the situation
6. What can be used to reduce the effect of the state of sea-waves?
a. Vegetable / Fish Oil
b. Foam
c. Fuel Oil
d. Crude Oil
7. What immediate actions should the Officer of the Watch take when the ship goes
aground on an uncharted shoal in the middle of the ocean?
a. Stop engines and call the Master
b. Stop engines and immediately request "Full Astern"
c. Stop engines and tell the engine room to switch over to high suctions
d. Sound the General Alarm and plot the ships position
8. What special equipment can often provide assistance in locating a survival craft or
man overboard and in the water?
a. A SART
b. A RACON
c. AIS
d. A sectored search pattern
9. Which method is used to make a physical connection between a rescue vessel and
a wreck?
a. Rocket line
b. Heaving line
c. Sputnik line
d. Cosmos line
10. " On area A1 the function "" Reception of shore to ship distress alerts"" is mainly
based on:"
a. The use of VHF DSC
b. The use of MF DSC
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20. " On area A4 the function "" Transmission of ship to shore distress alerts"" is
mainly based on:"
a. The use of HF DSC and COSPAS SARSAT Epirbs
b. The use of MF DSC and INMARSAT Epirbs
c. The use of VHF DSC and VHF Epirbs
d. The use of HF DSC and INMARSAT Epirbs
29. A distress-call, onboard via RCC, may only be given Receipt if:
a. The O.O.W deems it necessary
b. OSC from the RCC concerned invites the vessels
c. The captain orders
d. The manager orders
30. A DSC distress alert is received. The message states that communication by
radiotelex is preferred. One preferably uses:
a. FEC mode ARQ mode
b. ARQ mode
c. SELFEC mode
d. JRC mode
31. A DSC distress alert single frequency call attempt is awaiting acknowledgement:
a. Automatically repeated after 3 and a half to 4 and a half minutes
b. Automatically repeated after 1 to 1 and a half minutes
c. Not repeated automatically
d. Repeated manually when required
32. A DSC-message of the “safety” category is received from another vessel on VHF
channel 70. Conforming to the GMDSS rules, for the continuation of the safety
traffic, you must change to VHF-channel:
a. 16
b. 70
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c. 07
d. 85
33. A received DSC „distress alert‟ contains the following information:
“UNDESIGNATED DISTRESS” Of this distress case:
a. The nature of distress is unknown
b. The position is unknown
c. Time is unknown
d. Number of person at risk is unknown
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42. For a “distress alert” via the DSC, the MF-band is used in the frequencies:
a. TX: 2187.5 kHz RX: 2187.5 kHz
b. TX: 2177.0 kHz RX: 2177.0 kHz
c. TX: 2189.5 kHz RX: 2189.5 kHz
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d. medical
71. What do you do after receiving a VHF DSC DISTRESS call ?
a. You set watch on VHF channel 16
b. You send immediatly a DSC DISTRESS RELAY call
c. You send immediately a DSC DISTRESS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT call
d. You set watch on channel 13
72. What is the action that a GMDSS Radio Operator should take when a DSC
distress alert is received ?
a. The Operator should immediately set continuous watch on the
radiotelephone frequency that is associated with frequency band on which
the distress alert was received.
b. No action is necessary, as the DSC control will automatically switch to the
NBDP follow-on communications frequency.
c. The Operator should immediately set continuous watch on VHF channel
70.
d. The Operator should immediately set continuous watch on the NBDP
frequency that is associated with frequency band on which the distress
alert was received.
73. What is the emergency channel on VHF?
a. Channel 16
b. Channel 21
c. Channel 69
d. Channel 09
74. What is the emergency frequency on M.F. (Medium frequency) radio?
a. 2182 Hz
b. 1616 Hz
c. 1718 Hz
d. 2617 Hz
75. When a coastguard-station wants to send a gale-warning by DSC it will happen
in the category:
a. Safety
b. Routine
c. Urgency
d. Security
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79. Which of the following channels and modes should be used when initiating a
distress alert transmission?
a. Channel 70 DSC
b. Channel 6 Radiotelephony.
c. Channel 13 Radiotelephony and channel 16 DSC.
d. Channel 6 DSC
80. Which of the following two digits codes is used to obtain maritime assistance ?
a. 39
b. 37
c. 38
d. 32
81. Which of the following two digits codes is used to obtain medical advice ?
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a. 32
b. 26
c. 38
d. 42
82. Which one of the listed items has to be included in a distress message?
a. Identification of the ship.
b. Destination.
c. Weather in immediate vincinity.
d. Last port of call.
83. Which radio frequency/channels are reserved for emergency communication?
a. 2182 kHz/VHF channel 16
b. 2128 kHz/VHF channel 16
c. 2182 kHz/VHF channel 6
d. 2188 kHz/VHF channel 8
84. Which type of call will be sent by a ship adrift and needing the assistance of a
tug ? (The weather is not bad and the ship will be aground 24 hours later)
a. Urgent call
b. Distress relay call
c. Distress call
d. Safety call
85. Which type of call will be sent by a ship in danger of capsizing and needing
assistance from all vessels in her vicinity ?
a. Distress call
b. Distress relay call
c. Urgent call
d. Safety call
86. Which type of call will be sent by a ship sighting another ship in distress which is
not itself in position to transmit a distress alert ?
a. Distress relay call
b. Distress call
c. Urgent call
d. Safety call
87. Which type of call will be sent by a ship sighting containers adrift in vicinity of
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her position ? (No message about this problem was previously transmitted via
NAVTEX or INMARSAT C SAFETYNET)
a. Safety call
b. Distress relay call
c. Urgent call
d. Distress call
88. Which VHF channel should be used for intership navigation safety
communications?
a. Ch.13
b. Ch.16
c. Ch.12
d. Ch.06
89. Which word will precede a distress message ?
a. MAYDAY
b. PAN
c. DISTRESS
d. PAN PAN
90. Which word will precede a safety message ?
a. SECURITY
b. PAN PAN
c. SAFETY
d. URGENT
91. Which word will precede an urgency message ?
a. PAN PAN
b. PAN
c. URGENCE
d. MAYDAY
92. You have an important navigational or meteorological warning to transmit. What
call should proceed this message when made on the radio telephone?
a. Securite Securite (3 times)
b. Mayday Mayday (3 times)
c. Pan Pan (3 times)
d. Victor Victor (3 times)
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93. You receive a distress alert on HF Radio. What should you do?
a. Wait three minutes and if no acknowledgement is heard from a coast
station you should relay the alert.
b. No response is necessary providing the vessel is more than 24 hours away.
c. Acknowledge receipt.
d. Relay the message immediately on 2182 kHz.
94. You receive via the 8 MHz a DSC distress alert. The received DSC message is
however distorted. The MMSI as well as the position are illegible. After listening
at the 8 MHz telephone distress frequency, nothing is heard. This is because:
a. Telephone signals in the same frequency band are generally weaker than
DSC signals
b. You should have listened on the 2182 kHz
c. First an acknowledgement of a coastguard station must be received via the
8MHz
d. You should have listened on VHF
95. You wish to send a DSC-message because of a m.o.b. situation and assistance by
other ships is required. You have to choose the category:
a. Distress
b. Safety
c. Urgency
d. Individual
96. Your vessel is acting as the on scene commander during a distress rescue.
Various vessels are interfering the distress traffic on the VHF. What message
would you use to stop them interfering with this traffic?
a. Seelonce mayday
b. Seelonce distress
c. Seelonce pan
d. Seelonce securite
97. Your vessel is not in distress and not taking part in a distress operation. How
would you impose radio silence on vessels which are interfering the distress
traffic?
a. Seelonce Distress
b. Seelonce Mayday
c. Seelonce Pan
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d. Seelonce Securite
89. If your vessel is "On Scene Commander" during SAR operations, how would you impose radio
silence if other stations are disturbing the distress frequency ?
A. Seelonce Mayday
B. Seelonce Distress
C. Prudonce
D. Seelonce Fini
90. Which HF band would you use as “first choice” for a ship-to-shore distress alert ?
A. 16 MHz
B. 6 MHz
C. 8 MHZ
D. 12 MHZ
91. In what situations should we use the alarm signal on 2182 kHz to alert other vessels and
coast stations ?
A. During distress only
B. To announce urgent messages
C. To announce safety messages
D. During distress and when there is a man overboard
92. You have transmitted a PAN - message due to a man overboard. How, the situation is cleared
and the man has been rescued what must you do ?
A. Proceed on voyage
B. Cancel the PAN - message
C. Transmit another PAN – message
D. Inform the relatives
93. An MF telephony alarm signal consists of two tones. What are the audio frequencies of
these tones?
A. 800 and 1600 Hz
B. 1000 and 2000 Hz
C. 1289 and 2689 Hz
D. 1300 and 2200 Hz
95. Which of the following signals would you use if you have a man overboard?
A. Mayday
B. Mayday Relay
C. Pan-Pan
D. Securite
96. During distress communication, there are several signals that may be used. What signal
would be used by the coast station in charge of the distress traffic when asking for radio
silence ?
A. Seelonce Mayday
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B. Seelonce Fini
C. Seelonce Distress
D. Prudence
97. You have received a distress alert on MF DSC, on what frequency would you acknowledge
the call if no coast station has acknowledged ?
A. 2182 kHz
B. Channel 16 VHF
C. 2187.5 kHz
D. Channel 70 VHF
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