- •Section-a: General Information and System Overview. Key Topic #2: Equipment Systems:
- •Section-a: General Information and System Overview. Key Topic #3: Sea Areas:
- •Section-a: General Information and System Overview. Key Topic #4: Functional Requirements:
- •Section-a: General Information and System Overview. Key Topic #5: Carriage Requirements:
- •Section-a: General Information and System Overview. Key Topic #6: Maintenance Options:
- •6A1 Which of the following statements concerning maintenance requirements is false?
- •Section-b: Principles of Communications: Key Topic #7: Radio Spectrum:
- •Section-b: Principles of Communications: Key Topic #8: Frequency Bands:
- •Section-b: Principles of Communications: Key Topic #9: Modulation, Demodulation, am, fm:
- •Section-b: Principles of Communications: Key Topic #10: Carrier and Sidebands:
- •Section-b: Principles of Communications: Key Topic #11: Channel Spacing:
- •Section-b: Principles of Communications: Key Topic #12: Antennas:
- •12B2 Why is an antenna tuner required for mf-hf transmissions?
- •Section-c: f.C.C. Rules & Regulations: Key Topic #17: Reserve Source of Energy:
- •Section-d: dsc & Alpha-Numeric id: Key Topic #21: Call Signs and selcaLs
- •Section-d: dsc & Alpha-Numeric id: Key Topic #22: mmsi- mid and Ship Station I.D. Numbers:
- •Section-d: dsc & Alpha-Numeric id: Key Topic #23: mmsi; Group and Coast Station I.D. Numbers:
- •Section-d: dsc & Alpha-Numeric id: Key Topic #24: Inmarsat Mobile Numbers for b & f-77 Terminals:
- •Section-d: dsc & Alpha-Numeric id: Key Topic #25: Inmarsat Mobile Numbers for “c” Terminals:
- •Section-d: dsc & Alpha-Numeric id: Key Topic #26: dsc Format and Info Sent:
- •Section-d: dsc & Alpha-Numeric id: Key Topic #27: dsc Operations:
- •Section-d: dsc & Alpha-Numeric id: Key Topic #28: dsc Frequencies:
- •Section-e: Distress, Urgency & Safety Communications: Key Topic #29: Sending a Distress Alert:
- •Section-e: Distress, Urgency & Safety Communications: Key Topic #30: Follow-On Voice Transmission:
- •Section-e: Distress, Urgency & Safety Communications: Key Topic #31: Response to a Distress Alert:
- •Section-e: Distress, Urgency & Safety Communications: Key Topic #32: Distress Relays:
- •Section-e: Distress, Urgency & Safety Communications: Key Topic #33: Action-False Distress Alert:
- •Section-e: Distress, Urgency & Safety Communications: Key Topic #34: Radio Silence – Resume Traffic:
- •Section-e: Distress, Urgency & Safety Communications: Key Topic #35: Urgency Traffic:
- •Section-e: Distress, Urgency & Safety Communications: Key Topic #36: Safety Traffic:
- •Section-e: Distress, Urgency & Safety Communications: Key Topic #37: Frequencies:
- •Section-e: Distress, Urgency & Safety Communications: Key Topic #38: Other Procedures:
- •Section-f: Survival Craft Equip & s.A.R.: Key Topic #39: sart- Activation and Survival Craft Operation:
- •Section-f: Survival Craft Equip & s.A.R.: Key Topic #40: sart – Radar Display – sar – ais sart:
- •Section-f: Survival Craft Equip & s.A.R.: Key Topic #41: sart: Testing and Battery Parameters:
- •Section-f: Survival Craft Equip & s.A.R.: Key Topic #42: epirb System Structure and Operation:
- •Section-f: Survival Craft Equip & s.A.R.: Key Topic #43: epirb Alerting and Features:
- •Section-f: Survival Craft Equip & s.A.R.: Key Topic #44: Homing and Locating Signals:
- •Section-f: Survival Craft Equip & s.A.R.: Key Topic #45: Survival Craft Transceivers:
- •Section-f: Survival Craft Equip & s.A.R.: Key Topic #46: On Scene Communications:
- •Section-f: Survival Craft Equip & s.A.R.: Key Topic #47: sar-mcc-rcc: Systems & Procedures-1:
- •Section-f: Survival Craft Equip & s.A.R.: Key Topic #48: sar-mcc-rcc: Systems & Procedures-2:
- •Section-g: vhf-dsc Equipment & Communications: Key Topic #49: vhf Controls, Power and Range:
- •Section-g: vhf-dsc Equipment & Communications: Key Topic #50: vhf Channel System:
- •Section-h: Maritime Safety Information (m.S.I.): Key Topic #51: Navtex-1: Operations:
- •Section-h: Maritime Safety Information (m.S.I.): Key Topic #52: Navtex-2: Programming:
- •Section-h: Maritime Safety Information (m.S.I.): Key Topic #53: Navtex-3: Message Format:
- •Section-h: Maritime Safety Information (m.S.I.): Key Topic #54: SafetyNettm -1: Operations:
- •Section-h: Maritime Safety Information (m.S.I.): Key Topic #55: SafetyNettm -2: Information:
- •Section-h: Maritime Safety Information (m.S.I.): Key Topic #56: Enhanced Group Calling (egc):
- •Section-h: Maritime Safety Information (m.S.I.): Key Topic #57: h.F. Msi:
- •Section-h: Maritime Safety Information (m.S.I.): Key Topic #58: navareAs:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #59: Sat-c, Power up, Self-Test, Controls & Lamps:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #60: Selecting an Inmarsat Ocean Region:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #61: Inmarsat Log-in & Log-out:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #62: Inmarsat General System Operations-1:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #63: Inmarsat General System Operations-2:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #64: Inmarsat-b or f77 Equipment and Operations:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #65: Inmarsat-c: Equipment and Operations-1:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #66: Inmarsat-c: Equipment and Operations-2:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #67: Compare and Differentiate “b” and “c” Terminals:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #68: Selecting l.E.S. And l.E.S. Id Numbers:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #69: Inmarsat-b and f77- Address, Dialing and Voice:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #70: Inmarsat-b - Address, Dialing and Telex:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #71: Inmarsat-c Address to Ship Telex:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #72: Address to Land Telex Terminal:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #73: Address to a fax Terminal:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #74: Address to Internet, sms or Special Addresses:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #75: Inmarsat Distress Communications:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #76: Satellite sar-mcc-rcc:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #77: egc:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #78: Equipment Faults and Maintenance-1:
- •Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #79: Equipment Faults and Maintenance-2:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #80: mf-hf Panel Controls:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #81: mf-hf Frequency–Simplex, Duplex, Half-Duplex:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #82: mf-hf itu Channels:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #83: mf-hf Voice and Telex Channel Separation:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #84: mf-hf Modulation, Bandwidth and Emissions:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #85: mf-hf Voice Operations–Calling a Coast Station:
- •85J4 What is the correct procedure for calling a coast radio station using hf radiotelephone?
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #86: mf-hf dsc Controller Call Programming:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #87: mf-hf sitor (nbdp) - Definitions:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #88: mf-hf sitor (nbdp) Technical Characteristics:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #89: mf-hf arq Operation – Calling a Coast Station:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #90: mf-hf arq Operation - Answerbacks:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #91: mf-hf arq Operation – op Codes & Procedures:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #92: mf-hf arq Operation–Technical Characteristics:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #93: mf-hf Addressing Modes:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #94: mf-hf fec Operation-1:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #95: mf-hf fec Operation-2:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #96: mf-hf Propagation-1; Day-Night-Winter-Summer:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #97: mf-hf Propagation-2; Day-Night-Winter-Summer:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #98: mf-hf dsc Controller Alert/Call Response:
- •98J3 What are potential dangers of automatic transceiver switching in response to a dsc call?
- •98J4 Which of these would not be a bad outcome of an Urgency dsc call to all vessels specifying an alternate telex frequency & emission that cause your transceiver to automatically switch?
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #99: Batteries:
- •Section-j: mf-hf Equip. And Comms: Key Topic #100: mf-hf Equipment Faults and Testing:
Section-f: Survival Craft Equip & s.A.R.: Key Topic #44: Homing and Locating Signals:
44F1 Which of the following would best be used for visual detection of a distressed vessel?
A. A 9-GHz SART's beacon.
B. An EPIRB's strobe light.
C. A 121.5-MHz EPIRB beacon.
D. A 406-MHz EPIRB beacon.
44F2 Which piece of required GMDSS equipment is the primary source of transmitting locating signals?
A. Radio Direction Finder (RDF).
B. Survival Craft Transceiver.
C. An EPIRB transmitting on 406 MHz.
D. A SART transmitting on 406 MHz.
44F3 What may be used as a homing signal by the search and rescue vessels in the immediate vicinity of the ship in Distress?
A. Flare gun
B. Strobe Light
C. 406 MHz signal from a satellite EPIRB.
D. A 121.5 MHz emergency transmitter in a satellite EPIRB.
44F4 What part of a satellite EPIRB may function as a visual aid to rescue vessels?
A. Strobe light
B. A 121.5 MHz emergency transmitter in a satellite EPIRB.
C. 406 MHz signal from a satellite EPIRB.
D. Loud beeping tone emitted by the unit, once activated.
44F5 What is an example of a locating signal?
A. SSB phone traffic
B. Ship to shore transmissions
C. Loran C
D. A float-free EPIRB
44F6 Which device provides the best method to locate a ship in Distress or survival craft in the GMDSS?
A. Satellite EPIRBs
B. Radio Direction Finder
C. MF/HF DSC
D. VHF homing device
Answers: 44F1 - B 44F2 - C 44F3 - D 44F4 - A 44F5 - D 44F6 - A
Section-f: Survival Craft Equip & s.A.R.: Key Topic #45: Survival Craft Transceivers:
45F1 With what other stations may portable survival craft transceivers not communicate?
A. Communication between the ship and survival craft transceivers ashore.
B. Communication between the ship and its survival craft.
C. Communication between rescue units and survival craft.
D. Communication between multiple survival craft and with aircraft.
45F2 Equipment for radiotelephony use in survival craft stations under GMDSS must have what capability?
A. Operation on 457.525 MHz.
B. Operation on Ch-16.
C. Operation on 121.5 MHz.
D. Operation on Ch-70.
45F3 Equipment for radiotelephony use in survival craft stations under GMDSS must have what characteristics?
A. Permanently-affixed antenna, watertight, power 1W or 25W.
B. Watertight, power a minimum of 1W, operation on CH-16, Ch-13 & Ch-70.
C. Operation on Ch-16, watertight, permanently-affixed antenna.
D. Operation on Ch-16, Ch-13 & Ch-70, power 1W, permanently-affixed antenna.
45F4 Which statement is NOT true regarding the requirements of survival craft portable two-way VHF radiotelephone equipment?
A. Operation on Ch-16
B. Antenna must be permanently-affixed.
C. Simplex (single frequency) voice communications only.
D. Effective radiated power should be a minimum of 2.0 Watts.
45F5 Which statement is NOT true regarding the requirements of VHF Survival Craft Transceivers?
A. Operation on Ch-13 is mandatory.
B. Effective radiated power should be a minimum of 0.25 Watts.
C. Simplex (single frequency) voice communications only.
D. Operation on Ch-16 is mandatory.
45F6 Which statement is NOT true regarding the requirements of survival craft portable two-way VHF radiotelephone equipment?
A. Watertight to a depth of 1 meter for 5 minutes.
B. Operates simplex on Ch-70 and at least one other channel.
C. Effective radiated power should be a minimum of 0.25 Watts.
D. The antenna is fixed and non-removable.
Answers: 45F1 - A 45F2 - B 45F3 - C 45F4 - D 45F5 - A 45F6 - B