Section-I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms: Key Topic #76: Satellite sar-mcc-rcc:

76I1 What action would be the swiftest and most certain way to notify a RCC of a Distress situation aboard your vessel?

A. Compose a detailed Distress message and send it to the closest LES to optimize the SAR response.

B. Confirm the information in the Distress Alert Message setup menu is correct and use the “hot-key” or Distress Message Generator function on your satellite terminal.

C. Press all of the “hot keys” available in the GMDSS console to ensure the RCC is notified.

D. Send a multi-frequency DSC alert to ensure the RCC is notified regardless of Ionospheric propagation conditions.

76I2 What information should be sent in a detailed satellite Distress message that was not included in the initial “hot-key” Distress Alert?

A. Name/Call sign of vessel, vessel position, vessel description, all vessel I.D. numbers, LES code for Distress traffic.

B. POB, vessel description, all vessel I.D. numbers, shore contact numbers, vessel position.

C. Name/Call sign of vessel, POB, vessel description, all vessel I.D. numbers and shore contact numbers.

D. Name/Call sign of vessel, nature of Distress, POB, vessel description and all vessel I.D. numbers.

76I3 What actions should be taken to transmit a detailed satellite Distress message to a RCC handling your vessel’s initial “hot-key” Distress Alert?

A. Compose a detailed Distress message, attach it to the Distress Alert Setup menu and re-transmit the “hot-key” Distress Alert.

B. Call up and edit a pre-saved detailed Distress message, select the closest LES and press the “hot-key.”

C. Compose a detailed Distress message, use the Transmit or SEND/REC menu and send it to both the RCC and to your company emergency contact number.

D. Call up and edit a pre-saved detailed Distress message, use the Transmit or SEND/REC menu, select Distress priority and choose the best LES for the situation.

76I4 What is your vessel’s obligation upon receipt of a Distress priority EGC message requesting that vessels report in response to a SAR situation?

A. Silence the alarm, notify the master and send a message to the RCC with your vessel’s position and capabilities.

B. Read the Distress EGC message and if the situation is too far away no response is required.

C. Read the Distress EGC message and await instructions from the RCC as how to proceed to the distress.

D. Silence the alarm, notify the Master and await instructions from the RCC as to whether your vessel is requisitioned or released from participation in SAR activity.

76I5 What statement is true regarding LES codes and Inmarsat “hot-key” alert default menus?

A. Automatic or manual updating of the LES code only needs to be done when switching to a different ocean region satellite.

B. The SAR jurisdiction software automatically updates the “hot-key” menu based on the vessel’s position.

C. The LES code is determined by the NAVAREA based on the vessel’s current position.

D. The LES code must be updated by the officers depending upon the SAR jurisdictions the vessel transits and current ocean region satellite in use.

76I6 Detailed Distress situation report message formats can best be found in?

A. IAMSAR manual Volume III.

B. ITU list of RCC and Coast stations.

C. AMVER chapter of NGA PUB 117.

D. FCC Title 47, Part 80.

Answers: 76I1 - B 76I2 - C 76I3 - D 76I4 - A 76I5 - D 76I6 - A