Section-a: General Information and System Overview. Key Topic #5: Carriage Requirements:

5A1 Which statement is true regarding a vessel equipped with GMDSS equipment that will remain in Sea Area A1 at all times?

A. The vessel must be provided with a radio installation capable of initiating the transmission of ship-to-shore Distress alerting from the position from which the ship is normally navigated.

B. VHF DSC alerting may be the sole means of Distress alerting.

C. HF or MF DSC may satisfy the equipment requirement.

D. HF SSB with 2182 kHz automatic alarm generator may satisfy the equipment requirement.

5A2 What statement is true regarding the additional equipment carriage requirement imposed for the survival craft of vessels over 500 gross tons?

A. Additional carriage of two radio equipped lifeboats aft.

B. A second radar transponder is required.

C. Four additional portable VHF radios are required.

D. The ability to communicate in all modes with any shore station.

5A3 Vessels operating in which sea area(s) are required to carry either Inmarsat or HF equipment or a combination thereof under GMDSS?

A. All sea areas

B. A4

C. A3

D. A1

5A4 Within a single sea area, what is the primary reason GMDSS imposes carriage requirements for different radio subsystems?

A. Redundancy in duplicating all operational functions in the event of a system failure.

B. Different subsystems are required to meet the specific equipment carriage requirements of national authorities.

C. GMDSS vessels must be equipped to communicate in all modes with coast radio stations.

D. The combined capabilities of redundant subsystems mitigate the risk of a single point of failure.

5A5 If operating within Ocean Area A1, and outside of NAVTEX coverage, a GMDSS-equipped vessel must carry:

A. Equipment capable of reception of Maritime Safety Information by the Inmarsat enhanced group call system, or HF SITOR (NBDP).

B. A GPS receiver.

C. Equipment capable of maintaining a continuous DSC watch on 2187.5 kHz.

D. An Inmarsat-B terminal.

5A6 What is the equipment carriage requirement for survival craft under GMDSS?

A. At least three SCT units and two SARTs on every cargo ship between 300-500 gross tons and the same on all passenger ships regardless of tonnage.

B. At least three SCT units and two SARTs on every passenger ship and cargo ships of 500 gross tons and upwards.

C. At least two radar transponders must be carried on every cargo ship of 300-500 gross tons and two radar transponders (one for each side) of every passenger ship regardless of tonnage.

D. All cargo vessels above 300 gross tons and every passenger ship regardless of tonnage must carry three SCT units and two SARTs.

Answers: 5A1 - A 5A2 - B 5A3 - C 5A4 - D 5A5 - A 5A6 - B

Section-a: General Information and System Overview. Key Topic #6: Maintenance Options:

6A1 Which of the following statements concerning maintenance requirements is false?

A. Compulsory vessels sailing in Sea Areas A1 and A2 must provide any one of the three maintenance options which are duplication of equipment, shore-based, or at-sea maintenance capability.

B. Compulsory vessels sailing in Sea Areas A3 and A4 must provide any two of the three maintenance options which are duplication of equipment, shore-based, or at-sea maintenance capability.

C. Equipment warranties do not satisfy GMDSS maintenance requirements.

D. If shore-based maintenance is used, maintenance services do not have to be completed or performance verified unless the vessel will be sailing to a non-US port.

6A2 Which of the following statements concerning GMDSS maintenance requirements is true?

A. The options are duplication of equipment, at-sea maintenance, and shore-based maintenance.

B. Compulsory vessels between 300-500 gross tons are required only to provide one maintenance option, while compulsory vessels larger than 500 gross tons and all passenger vessels are required to provide any two of the three maintenance options.

C. The "at-sea" maintenance may be waived if the compulsory vessel carries at least three licensed GMDSS Radio Operators.

D. Compulsory vessels operating in Sea Area A4 are required to carry at least one licensed GMDSS Radio Maintainer.

6A3 Which of the following is a GMDSS requirement for all vessels over 300 gross tons operating within range of a MF-DSC equipped shore station?

A. Ship's Master or radio officer must be on watch at all times.

B. Only one of the three maintenance options is required.

C. MF communications must be handled by the holder of a General Radiotelephone Operator’s License.

D. Only FCC required spare parts and a maintenance kit for repairs are required.

6A4 What statement is correct regarding the maintenance requirements for A3 ships under GMDSS?

A. If the vessel selects at-sea maintenance no additional parts and spares are required.

B. On-board maintenance provided by a person holding a GMDSS Maintainer's license will fully meet the requirements.

C. Redundancy of functions of certain equipment and on-board maintenance provided by a person holding a GMDSS Maintainer's license will partially meet this requirement.

D. Shoreside maintenance and scheduled tests and inspections will not partially meet this requirement.

6A5 A ship operating in sea area A-3 must have the following provisions for maintenance:

A. Duplication of Equipment.

B. Shore Maintenance.

C. Any two of these are required.

D. At Sea Maintenance.

6A6 A ship operating in sea area A-1 must have the following provisions for maintenance:

A. Shore maintenance.

B. Duplication of equipment.

C. At Sea Maintenance.

D. Any one of these is sufficient.

Answers: 6A1 - D 6A2 - A 6A3 - B 6A4 - C 6A5 - C 6A6 - D