- •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-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #68: Selecting l.E.S. And l.E.S. Id Numbers:
68I1 Which Inmarsat Earth stations would be available for Inmarsat-C traffic if the vessel is off the Pacific Coast of the United States but logged-in to the AOR-W satellite?
A. EIK (Norway), Tangua (Brazil), Thermopylae (Greece)
B. Southbury (USA), Burum (Netherlands), or EIK (Norway).
C. Santa Paula (USA), Psary (Poland), Yamaguchi (Japan).
D. Beijing (PRC), Fucino (Italy), Nudol (Russia).
68I2 Which Inmarsat Earth stations would be available for Inmarsat-B traffic if the vessel is off the Atlantic Coast of the United States and tracking the AOR-E satellite?
A. Fucino (Italy), Thermopylae (Greece) or Haiphong (Vietnam).
B. Santa Paula (USA), Beijing (PRC), Sentosa (Singapore).
C. Southbury (USA), Burum (Netherlands), or EIK (Norway).
D. Haiphong (Vietnam), Burum (Netherlands), or EIK (Norway).
68I3 Which LES should a GMDSS Radio Operator select to update a Distress alert message if the vessel is in the southern Pacific Ocean near the Dateline?
A. Santa Paula (USA) or Beijing (PRC) would be the best choice depending on SAR jurisdiction.
B. Kumsan (South Korea) or Sentosa (Singapore) would be the best choice depending on SAR jurisdiction.
C. Yamaguchi (Japan) or Nakhoda (Russia) would be the best choice depending on SAR jurisdiction.
D. Auckland (New Zealand) or Santa Paula (USA) would be the best choice depending on SAR jurisdiction.
68I4 Which Inmarsat Earth stations could a GMDSS Radio Operator select for routine Inmarsat-C traffic if the vessel is in the Sea of Japan and logged-in to the POR satellite?
A. Beijing (PRC), Santa Paula (USA), Auckland (New Zealand) or Sentosa (Singapore).
B. Auckland (New Zealand), EIK (Norway), Sentosa (Singapore) or Beijing (PRC).
C. Yamaguchi (Japan), Southbury (USA), Pune (India) or Haifa (Israel).
D. Southbury (USA), Thermopylae (Greece), Psary (Poland) or Tangua (Brazil).
68I5 Which Inmarsat Earth Stations could a vessel utilize for Inmarsat-B traffic if operating off the Pacific Coast of the United States and tracking the POR satellite?
A. Lakhdaria (Algeria), Yamaguchi (Japan) or Sentosa (Singapore).
B. Southbury (USA), Burum (Netherlands), EIK (Norway).
C. Kumsan (South Korea), Burum (Netherlands), or Nakhoda (Russia).
D. Santa Paula (USA), Auckland (New Zealand) or Yamaguchi (Japan).
68I6 Which Inmarsat Earth Stations could a vessel utilize for Inmarsat-C traffic if operating off the Atlantic Coast of the United States and synched to the AOR-W satellite?
A. Southbury (USA), Burum (Netherlands), Eik (Norway).
B. Santa Paula (USA), Aussaguel (France) or Eik (Norway).
C. Southbury (USA), Santa Paula (USA) or Yamaguchi (Japan).
D. Southbury, (USA), Nakhoda (Russia) or Beijing (PRC).
Answers: 68I1- B 68I2 - C 68I3 - D 68I4 - A 68I5 - D 68I6 - A
Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #69: Inmarsat-b and f77- Address, Dialing and Voice:
69I1 A vessel is tracking the AOR-W satellite. To initiate an automatic ship-to-shore telephone contact to a shoreside party in the U.S. phone # 123-456-7890, via Southbury Earth Station, a valid Inmarsat operations/dialing sequence is?
A. Select LES 001# then dial 0011234567890#
B. Select LES #002 then dial 11234567890#
C. Select LES 104# then dial 11234567890+
D. Select LES 001+ then dial 123 4567890#
69I2 A vessel is tracking the AOR-E satellite. To initiate an operator assisted ship-to-shore telephone contact to a shoreside party in the U.S.A., # 202-456-7890, through a European Earth Station, a valid Inmarsat operations/dialing sequence would be?
A. Select LES: 001# then dial 1112024567890
B. Select LES: 012# then dial 1112024567890#
C. Select LES: 001# then dial 0012024567890#
D. Select LES: 001+ then dial 202 4567890
69I3 To request medical assistance from Inmarsat via voice (using an Inmarsat-B SES) what would be the correct procedure?
A. Enter 36# and then the phone number for the Inmarsat medical advisory system.
B. Enter 32# and then the phone number for the Inmarsat medical advisory system.
C. Enter 32# to request the Inmarsat medical advisory system.
D. Enter 32+ to request the Inmarsat medical advisory system.
69I4 Which of the following would be a valid sequence to request an automatically dialed ship-ship call to an F77 terminal on a vessel tracking the IOR satellite?
A. 00583430662888#
B. 00870430662888#
C. 00583763240864 #
D. 00870763240864#
69I5 If you are tracking the POR satellite and wish to communicate by voice using LES Santa Paula with another ship tracking the AOR-E satellite what is the proper procedure?
A. Select LES: 001# then dial 00870323972310#
B. Select LES: 004# then dial 11582430315036#
C. Select LES: 001# then dial 00851636824323#
D. Select LES: 003+ then dial 00581430326430+
69I6 Which of the following is a correct dialing sequence for a vessel tracking the AOR-W satellite to send a FAX to a U.S. destination via Southbury LES -- using an Inmarsat-B terminal and charging it to a credit card?
A. 003# 1112125365110#
B. 001# 3615036943254#
C. 001+ 110243674932+
D. 001# 0015036684376#
Answers: 69I1 - A 69I2 - B 69I3 - C 69I4 - D 69I5 - A 69I6 - B