Radio Telegram Charges Calculator

What is the total charges for a radio
telegram with CK10/9 if passed through a

coast station which imposes a coast
station charge (CC) of SDR 3.00 per word
and landline charge (LL) of SDR 2.00 per
word?
 A. SDR 30.00
 B. SDR 40.00
 C. SDR 45.00
 D. SDR 50.00
The following radio telegram is to be sent to the
indicated addressee. How should the number of words be
written in the preamble of this message?
SOUTHHAMPTON PILOT
ETA SOUTHHAMPTON PILOT STN 0800HRS

TOMMORROW
MASTER
 A. CK9
 B. CK11/9
 C. CK9/11
 D. CK10
A GMDSS equipped ship has to send
a distress call. The call sequence to
be followed is:
 A. send DSC distress relay alert - wait for

acknowledgement - send the distress message
 B. send DSC distress alert - wait for
acknowledgement send the distress message
 C. send DSC distress alert - send the distress
message - wait for acknowledgement
 D. send DSC distress alert - send the distress
message without waiting for acknowledgement
Your ship is participating in the
AMVER reporting system. Which of
the following report identifier
should you use to report your
arrival at your destination?
 A. AMVER/SP//
 B. AMVER/PR//
 C. AMVER/DR//
 D. AMVER/FR//
When making a DSC public
correspondence call, how long
would you wait before attempting
to make a second call with a
station which does not answer?
 A. 3 minutes
 B. 5 minutes
 C. 10 minutes
 D. 15 minutes
In sea areas A3 and A4, the
transmission of DSC distress
alert on HF band should be
addressed to:
 A. Coast station
 B. All Stations
 C. ships in a certain geographical area
 D. selected ship stations
The currencies used for the
calculation of maritime traffic
charges are:
 A. USD and NOK

 B. SDR and Gold Franc
 C. Gold Franc and USD
 D. SDR and USD
The following frequencies are listed in ALRS
Vol. 1 as being used by Singapore Radio/9VG:
9VG63 8728.0 (804) 8204.0 J3E 10 H24

9VG78 8420.5 (809) 8380.5 F1B 10 H24
To call Singapore Radio by R/T, the ship’s

transmitter/receiver should be tuned to:
 A. Transmit: 8728.0 Receive: 8204.0 Emission: J3E

 B. Transmit: 8204.0 Receive: 8728.0 Emission: J3E
 C. Transmit: 8380.5 Receive: 8420.5 Emission: F1B
 D. Transmit: 8420.5 Receive: 8380.5 Emission: F1B
The following frequencies are listed
as used by San Francisco
Radio/NMC for transmission of
weather forecast. Which frequency
should you tune your FEC HF
receiver in order to receive the
weather forecast?
 A. 8682.0 kHz A1A
 B. 8416.5 kHz F1B
 C. 8764.0 kHz J3E
 D. 12730.0 kHz A1A
You are on board a ship in sea area
A3 and you have received a DSC
distress alert on 8414.5 kHz. If no
DSC distress acknowledgement is
received from a coast station
within 3 minutes, you should;
 A. disregard the distress alert

 B. acknowledge the distress alert by DSC
 C. transmit a DSC distress relay alert
 D. acknowledge the distress alert by R/T
Acknowledgement of a DSC
distress alert by use of DSC is
normally made by:
 A. coast stations only

 B. any station which heard it
 C. all stations which heard it
 D. RCC only
Which of the following MMSI
belongs to a Philippine
registered vessel?
 A. 248123400
 B. 348123400
 C. 448123400
 D. 548123400
You have received a DSC distress
alert on 2187.5 kHz and is indicated
that the distress message is to be
transmitted by USB telephony.
Which frequency are you supposed
to listen to?
 A. 2174.5 kHz
 B. 2177.0 kHz
 C. 2182.0 kHz
 D. 2189.5 kHz
The DSC distress alerting
frequency in the MF band is:
 A. 2182.0 kHz
 B. 2177.0 kHz
 C. 2185.5 kHz
 D. 2187.5 kHz
The approximate transmission
range of MF radio waves during
day time is:
 A. 30 nautical miles
 B. 150 nautical miles
 C. 600 nautical miles
 D. 1200 nautical miles
The maritime HF band is
included between:
 A. 435 kHz to 512 kHz

 B. 1605 kHz to 4000 kHz
 C. 4000 kHz to 27500 kHz
 D. 156000 kHz to 174000 kHz
The time it takes for a radio to
move from zero to 360 degrees
is called:
 A. wave length
 B. period
 C. frequency
 D. amplitude
To replace a damaged antenna wire
for a distress frequency 2182 kHz,
the correct length is calculated to
be equal to a quarter of the total
wavelength. This length
corresponds to:
 A. 34.4 meters
 B. 68.8 meters
 C. 137.5 meters
 D. 275.0 meters
What maritime radio band is
also called the “coastal
telephony band” or CT band?
 A. VHF band
 B. UHF band
 C. MF band
 D. HF band
During daytime, the radio
waves in the MF band are
propagated only as:
 A. sky waves
 B. ground waves
 C. direct waves
 D. reflected waves
What type of communication is
also called “sky wave
communication”?
 A. VHF communication
 B. UHF communication
 C. HF communication
 D. MF communication
For a radio wave in the HF
band, the refraction and
reflecting action of the
ionosphere and the ground is
called:
 A. ducting
 B. fading
 C. motorboating
 D. skipping
The kind of emission classes
which can be used on 2182 kHz
is any of the following EXCEPT:
 A. G3E
 B. A3E
 C. H3E
 D. J3E
What is false about HF
communication?
 A. used for long range communication

 B. can be reflected by the ionosphere
 C. not affected by time of day
 D. can be used as alternative for
Inmarsat communication
When a false distress alert is detected during
transmission on MF DSC, you should:
 A. switched off transmitter immediately, switch

equipment on, set equipment to Channel 16 and make
broadcast to “All Stations” cancelling the false alert
 B. switch off transmitter immediately, switch equipment
on, set equipment to 2182 kHz and make broadcast to
“All Stations” cancelling the false alert
 C. switch off transmitter immediately, switch equipment
on, tune equipment to all HF R/T distress frequencies
and make broadcast to “All Stations” cancelling the false
alert
 D. switch off transmitter immediately, switch equipment
on, prepare cancellation message on Inmarsat terminal
and transmit message to nearest CES
The lead acid battery should be
tested by means of hydrometer
at least:
 A. once a day
 B. once a week
 C. once a month
 D. once a year
The connection and condition
of the reserve batteries should
be checked:
 A. once a month
 B. once a year
 C. once every three months
 D. once a week
Your ship has a restricted
maneuverability. You want to send
a message to all ships in the
vicinity requesting for wide berth.
The priority for such message is:
 A. routine
 B. safety
 C. urgency
 D. distress
To contact another ship by
MFDSC, you should tune your
transmitter and receiver to
which frequencies?
 A. Transmit: 2177.0 kHz Receive: 2177.0 kHz

 B. Transmit: 2187.5 kHz Receive: 2187.5 kHz
 C. Transmit: 2189.5 kHz Receive: 2189.5 kHz
 D. Transmit: 2189.5 kHz Receive: 2177.0 kHz
What is the capacity of a 12V
battery if it is to supply a load
of 10 amperes for 6 hours
continuous operation?
 A. 38 Ah
 B. 60 Ah
 C. 72 Ah
 D. 120 Ah
What charge is collected for
using the facilities of the coast
station involved in handling the
traffic?
 A. special charge
 B. basic charge
 C. coast charge
 D. landline charge
In maritime traffic charging,
1 SDR is equivalent to:
 A. 3.061 GFR
 B. 3.161 GFR
 C. 3.610 GFR
 D. 5.061 GFR
One chargeable word in a radio
telegram should not exceed:
 A. 10 characters
 B. 12 characters
 C. 15 characters
 D. 20 characters
All copies of radio telegrams that
have been send and received on
board shall be stored safely on
board for a period of:
 A. 3 months
 B. 6 months
 C. 8 months
 D. 12 months
Safety communication between
ships from the position from which
the ships are normally navigated is
called:
 A. general communication
 B. on-scene communication
 C. public correspondence
 D. bridge-to-bridge communication
The distress alerts used to alert
Recue Coordination Centres via
coast stations or coast earth
stations that a ship is in
distress is:
 A. ship-to-shore distress alerts
 B. ship-to-ship distress alerts
 C. shore-to-ship distress alerts
 D. shore-to-shore distress alerts
The distress alerts which are based
on the use of transmissions via
satellites (from a ship earth station
or a satellite EPIRB) and terrestrial
services ( from ship stations and
EPIRB’s) are:
 A. ship-to-ship distress alerts
 B. ship-to-shore distress alerts
 C. shore-to-ship distress alerts
 D. shore-to-shore distress alerts
The distress alerts used to alert
other ships in the vicinity of the
ship in distress and are based on
the use of DSC in the VHF and MF
bands:
 A. ship-to-shore distress alerts

 B. shore-to-ship distress alerts
 C. shore-to-shore distress alerts
 D. ship-to-ship distress alerts
A shore-to-ship distress alert
relay initiated by a station or a
Rescue Coordination Centre
which receives a distress alert
shall be addressed to any of the
following EXCEPT:
 A. coast station
 B. all ships
 C. selected group of ships
 D. specific ship
The distress alert relay shall
contain the following EXCEPT:
 A. the identification of the mobile unit in

distress
 B. the position of the mobile unit in distress
 C. port of departure and destination of the
mobile unit in distress
 D. all other information which might facilitate
rescue
Distress traffic consists of the
following EXCEPT:
 A. all messages relating to the immediate

assistance required by the ship in
distress
 B. medical transports messages
 C. search and recue communications
 D. on scene communications
Communications necessary for the
coordination of ships and aircraft
participating in a search and rescue
operation following a distress alert and
include communications between RCCs
and any OSC or CSS in the area of the
distress incident is called:
 A. SAR coordinating communications

 B. on-scene communications
 C. general radio communications
 D. bridge-to-bridge communications
Communications between the ship
in distress and assisting units
which relate to the provision of
assistance to the ship or the rescue
of survivors is called:

 B. general radio communications
 C. bridge-to-bridge communications
 D. on-scene communications
Communications between ship stations
and shore-based communication
between networks which concern the
management and operation of the ship
and may have an impact on its safety,
e.g. orders for pilot and tug services,
chart replacement, repairs etc is called:

 B. on-scene communications
 C. general radio communications
 D. bridge-to-bridge communications
Intership safety communications
from the position from which the
ship is normally navigated is called:
 A. bridge-to-bridge communications
 B. SAR coordinating communicatons
 C. on-scene communications
 D. general radio communication
For a DSC distress call, the distress
information is contained in four
messages. Message 1 is the:
 A. “distress coordinates” message

 B. time indication (UTC) when the coordinates
were valid
 C. “nature of distress” message
 D. single character to indicate the type of
communication which is preferred by the station
in distress for subsequent exchange of distress
traffic
Message 2 in the DSC distress
call contains the:
 A. time indication (UTC) when the coordinates

were valid
 B. “nature of distress” message
 C. “distress coordinates” message
communication which is preferred by the
station in distress for subsequent exchange of
distress traffic
call contains the:

were valid
communication which is preferred by the station
in distress for subsequent exchange of distress
traffic
call contains the:

were valid
communication which is preferred by the
station in distress for subsequent exchange of
distress traffic
An operating method in which only
one station can transmit at a time
and indicates the end of a
transmission by use of the word
“over” is called:
 A. simplex operation
 B. semi-duplex operation
 C. duplex operation
 D. multiplex operation
An operating method which is
simplex operation at one end of the
circuit and duplex operation at the
other is called:
An operating method in which
transmission is possible
simultaneously in both directions of
a telecommunication channel is
called:
The class of emission designated
for HF Radiotelex and DSC is:
 A. F1B
 B. J3E
 C. A1A
 D. H3E
The class of emission designated
for all radiotelephony frequencies
in the maritime HF band (3-30)MHz
is:
 A. F1B
 B. J3E
 C. A3E
 D. H3E
The following frequencies are listed for
communication with Singapore Radio/9VG;
9VG63 8728 (804) 8204 J3E 10 0000-1300
9VG78 13131 (1219) 12284 J3E 10 0000-

1300
The term 9VG63 refers to the:
 A. ITU channel number for this particular frequency pair

 B. ship’s transmit frequency on the 12MHz band
 C. class of emission to be used on this particular
channel
 D. ‘callsign’ or identification by Singapore Radio of this
particular channel
9VG63 8728 (804) 8204 J3E 10 0000-1300
9VG78 13131 (1219) 12284 J3E 10 0000-

1300
The term 8728 refers to the:
 A. ship’s receive frequency on 8MHz band

 B. ship’s transmit frequency on 8MHz band
 C. ITU channel number for this particular frequency
pair
 D. class of emission to be used on this channel
9VG63 8728 (804) 8204 J3E 10 0000-1300
9VG78 13131 (1219) 12284 J3E 10 0000-

1300
The term ‘(804)’ refers to the:
 A. ship’s transmit frequency on 8MHz band

 B. ship’s receive frequency on 8MHz band
 C. ITU channel number for this particular
frequency pair
 D. ‘callsign’ or identification by Singapore Radio
of this particular channel
9VG63 8728 (804) 8204 J3E 10 0000-1300
9VG78 13131 (1219) 12284 J3E 10 0000-

1300
The term ‘8204’ refers to the:
 A. ship’s receive frequency on 8MHz band

 B. ship’s transmit frequency on 8MHz band
 C. class of emission to be used on this channel
 D. ITU channel number for this particular frequency pair
The class of emission F1B, B refers
to:
 A. telegraphy, for automatic reception

 B. telegraphy, for aural reception
 C. telephony including sound
broadcasting
 D. television reception
The class of emission J3E, J
refers to:
 A. Double-Side-Band (DSB)
 B. Single-Side-Band (SSB) with full carrier
 C. Single-Side-Band (SSB) with reduced carrier
 D. Single-Side-Band (SSB) with suppressed
carrier
The class of emission R3E, R
refers to:
 C. Single-Side-Band (SSB) with reduced carrier
carrier
The class of emission A3E, A
refers to:
 C. Single-Side-Band (SSB) with reduced
carrier
carrier
The class of emission H3E, H
refers to:
 C. Single-Side-Band (SSB) with reduced
carrier
carrier
The phases of emergency at sea
established for classifying incidents and
determining the actions to be taken are
the following EXCEPT:
 A. uncertainty phase
 B. alert phase
 C. distress phase
 D. critical phase
When a ship has been reported
overdue at destination or it has
failed to make an expected position
or safety report, the emergency
phase declared is:
 B. alert phase
When there is apprehension regarding
the safety of a ship or the persons on
board or information has been received
indicating that the operational efficiency
of a ship is impaired but not to the
extent that a distress situation is likely,
the emergency phase declared is:
 B. alert phase
When positive information is
received that a ship or a person on
board is in grave and imminent
danger and in need of immediate
assistance, the emergency phase is
declared as:
 B. alert phase
Your ship is involved in a search
and rescue operation and you are
bothered by interference from their
stations, which signal are you going
to use to impose radio silence?
 A. MAYDAY RELAY
 B. SEELONCE FEENEE
 C. SEELONCE MAYDAY
 D. SEELONCE DISTRESS
Which of the following
messages is chargeable?
 A. ship-to-shore distress traffic

 B. ship-to-shore navigational and
meteorological danger reports
 C. ship-to-shore medical assistance
 D. ship-to-shore urgent message to port
state control
After listening to the traffic list of
Singapore Radio, you learned that
your ship’s call sign is listed under
QOG heading. This means that you
have a pending…
 A. radiotelex message at the station

 B. radiotelephony call at the station
 C. radiotelegraph message at the station
 D. Inmarsat-C telex message at the station
QRJ heading. This means that you
have a pending…

QTC heading. This means that you
have a pending…

Choice of which HF band to use for
communication is influenced by any
of the following propagation factors
EXCEPT:
 A. time of day
 B. seasons of the year
 C. distance of the called station
 D. transmitter output power of the calling
station
In an MF/HF receiver, the control
knob connected in the amplifier
chain towards the end close to the
loudspeaker is the…
 A. AF-GAIN control
 B. RF-GAIN control
 C. MF-GAIN control
 D. HF-GAIN control
In an MF/HF receiver, the tuning device
which is sometimes referred to as the
VOLUME CONTROL is the…
In an MF/HF receiver, the tuning
device which is sometimes referred
to as the SENSITIVITY CONTROL is
the…
When listening to the transmission
of a very close station, what step
must be observed to prevent the
strong signal from “smothering” the
receiver?
 A. set AGC to ON
 B. switch off speaker and use headset
 C. turn down VOLUME CONTROL
 D. turn down SENSITIVITY control
When receiving signals using
emission class J3E, what tuning
device is adjusted until the voice is
clearly and audibly heard in the
loudspeaker?
 A. CLARIFIER control
 B. SQUELCH control
 C. SENSITIVITY control
 D. VOLUME control
What element of a DSC call
indicates the type of distress
situation?
 A. Message 1 of distress calls

 B. Message 2 of distress calls
 C. Message 3 of distress calls
 D. Message 4 of distress calls
describes the emergency position
with the aid of 10 digits?
describes the hour of the position,
and is given I UTC with aid of 4
digits?

indicates the type of
communication desired during the
subsequent correspondence?

indicates whether one wants
the communication by
telephony, telex or data
transfer?
indicates the frequency desired for
the subsequent communication?

What element of the DSC call
which is transmitted as a
control bit for the whole call?
 A. End of sequence
 B. Error check character
 C. Phasing sequence
 D. Format specifier
indicates if the call requires an
acknowledgement of receipt and if
the current message is a reply to
another call?
 A. End of sequence
 B. Error check character
 C. Phasing sequence
 D. Format specifier
consists of dots sent out to enable
the scanning receiver to tune itself
to the frequency (stop scanning)?
 A. Dot pattern
 B. Phasing Sequence
 C. End of sequence
 D. Error check character
serves as the phasing-in signals
preparing the receiver to receive
the information from the DSC
transmitter?
 A. Dot pattern
 B. Phasing Sequence
 C. End of sequence
 D. Error check character
The MMSI is used in all of the
following DSC calls EXCEPT…
 A. call to a specific coast station

 B. call to a specific ship station
 C. call to a specific group of ships
 D. distress calls and all-ships call
The MMSI number plan is used in all
of the following GMDSS equipment
EXCEPT…
 A. VHFDSC, MFDSC, HFDSC and radio

telex
 B. Inmarsat-C
 C. INmarsat and COSPAS/SARSAT
EPIRB’s
 D. SART
In observing the secrecy of
communication, which of the
following statement is NOT
correct?
 A. the station is not allowed to receive any other
correspondence that is intended to other
stations
 B. the operator could divulged the contents of
the messages received to unauthorized persons
 C. it is prohibited to publish or take advantage of
traffic designated to others
 D. the operator should not divulged to
unauthorized persons the contents of messages
received or asked to transmit
The type of batteries most
commonly used on board ships
as source of back up power is
the…
 A. lead battery
 B. Nickel-Iron (Ni-Fe) battery
 C. Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd) battery
 D. lithium battery
The type of batteries that is
damaged by either over-
charging or under-charging is
the…
 A. lead battery
 B. Nickel-Iron (Ni-Fe) battery
 C. Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd) battery
 D. lithium battery
Marine lead batteries have an
approximate lifetime of…
 A. 2 years
 B. 3 years
 C. 4 years
 D. 5 years
When two 12-volt batteries with an
individual capacity of 100 Ampere-
hours (Ah) are coupled in series,
the result will be a battery with a
total voltage and capacity of…
 A. 12-volt and 100 Ah respectively

 B. 12-volt and 200 Ah respectively
 C. 24-volt and 100 Ah respectively
 D. 24-volt and 200 Ah respectively
When two 12-volt batteries with an
individual capacity of 100 Ampere-
hours (Ah) are coupled in parallel,
the result will be a battery with a
total voltage and capacity of…
 A. 12-volt and 100 Ah respectively

 B. 12-volt and 200 Ah respectively
 C. 24-volt and 100 Ah respectively
 D. 24-volt and 200 Ah respectively
You have received a DSC distress alert
on HF. Your DSC receiver shows that the
distress alert was transmitted on 4207.5
kHz. On which frequency shall you set
your HF receiver for reception of the
complete distress message by RT?
 A. 4125 kHz
 B. 4177.5 kHz
 C. 4209.5 kHz
 D. 4210 kHz
distress alert was transmitted on 6312
 A. 6414 IJz
 B. 6312 kHz
 C. 6268 khz
 D. 6215 kHz
distress alert was transmitted on 8414.5
 A. 8291 kHz
 B. 8376.5 kHz
 C. 8415 kHz
 D. 8416.5 kHz
distress alert was transmitted on 12577
 A. 12579 kHz
 B. 12577 kHz
 C. 12520 kHz
 D. 12290 kHz
 6312- DSC 12577- DSC
 6215- R/T 12290- R/T
 6268- TELEX 12520- TELEX
 8414.5- DSC
 8291- R/T
 8376.5- TELEX

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What is the total charges for a radio

telegram with CK10/9 if passed through a

ETA SOUTHHAMPTON PILOT STN 0800HRS

 A. send DSC distress relay alert - wait for

 A. USD and NOK

9VG63 8728.0 (804) 8204.0 J3E 10 H24

To call Singapore Radio by R/T, the ship’s

 A. Transmit: 8728.0 Receive: 8204.0 Emission: J3E

 A. disregard the distress alert

 A. coast stations only

 A. 435 kHz to 512 kHz

 A. used for long range communication

 A. switched off transmitter immediately, switch

 A. Transmit: 2177.0 kHz Receive: 2177.0 kHz

 A. ship-to-shore distress alerts

 A. the identification of the mobile unit in

 A. all messages relating to the immediate

 A. SAR coordinating communications

 A. SAR coordinating communications

 A. SAR coordinating communications

 A. “distress coordinates” message

 A. time indication (UTC) when the coordinates

 A. time indication (UTC) when the coordinates

 A. time indication (UTC) when the coordinates

9VG78 13131 (1219) 12284 J3E 10 0000-

The term 9VG63 refers to the:

 A. ITU channel number for this particular frequency pair

9VG78 13131 (1219) 12284 J3E 10 0000-

The term 8728 refers to the:

 A. ship’s receive frequency on 8MHz band

9VG78 13131 (1219) 12284 J3E 10 0000-

The term ‘(804)’ refers to the:

 A. ship’s transmit frequency on 8MHz band

9VG78 13131 (1219) 12284 J3E 10 0000-

The term ‘8204’ refers to the:

 A. ship’s receive frequency on 8MHz band

 A. telegraphy, for automatic reception

 A. ship-to-shore distress traffic

 A. radiotelex message at the station

 A. radiotelex message at the station

 A. radiotelex message at the station

 A. Message 1 of distress calls

 A. Message 1 of distress calls

 A. Message 1 of distress calls

 A. Message 1 of distress calls

 A. call to a specific coast station

 A. VHFDSC, MFDSC, HFDSC and radio

 A. 12-volt and 100 Ah respectively

 A. 12-volt and 100 Ah respectively

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