1.2gmdss part3

Which of the following statements is true regarding Distress alerting under GMDSS?

• A. Ship to shore Distress alerts are used to alert other ships in port of navigational hazards.

• B. The Distress alert should identify the station in Distress and its position & time of position update. Also, the

  alert may include the nature of the Distress, the type of assistance required, or the course and speed of the

  mobile unit.

• C. Ship-to-ship Distress alerts are used to alert other ships in the vicinity of navigational hazards and bad weather.

• D. The vessel nearest to the emergency must notify the Coast Guard before leaving the vicinity.

If a MF-DSC Distress alert is transmitted what frequency is used for follow-on voice transmission?

• A. 2182.0 kHz

• B. 2760.0 kHz

• C. 2187.5 kHz

• D. 2174.5 kHz

What is meant by the acronym “EOS" in a DSC message?

• A. Error Of Sequence

• B. End Of Signals

• C. Equal Operating Signals

• D. End Of Sequence

Your ship received a Distress relay from a coast station on DSC VHF channel 70. What action should the

watch officer take?

• A. Retransmit the DSC call on Ch-70 to other vessels in the vicinity.

• B. Monitor Ch-06 to determine if there are any genuine Distress communications.

• C. Monitor Ch-16 to determine if there are any genuine Distress communications.

• D. Transmit a voice “Mayday Relay” call on Ch-13.

What action should you take after sending a false Distress alert on MF?

• A. Make a voice announcement to cancel the alert on 2187.5 kHz.

• B. Make a voice announcement to cancel the alert on 2182.0 kHz.

• C. Make a voice announcement to cancel the alert on 2174.5 kHz.

• D. Send another DSC alert and follow on with voice on 2182.0 kHz.

When can routine communications be resumed when radio silence has been imposed?

• A. Routine communications can resume after the Rescue Coordination Center transmits a message on the

  frequency or channel being used for emergency communications stating that such traffic has concluded.

• B. After determining that the frequency or channel appears to be no longer in use.

• C. After determining that geographic distance from the Distress situation will prohibit any other signal from

  interfering with emergency communications.

• D. If, in the master's opinion, communications on that frequency will interfere with emergency communications.

Which of the following situations would normally use the Urgency priority?

• A. A crewmember falling over the side.

• B. A serious medical situation involving a crewmember with potential loss of life.

• C. An important meteorological warning concerning hazardous weather.

• D. A cargo shift or weather situation considered to be of greater hazard than would justify a Safety priority

  designation.

Which of the following situations would normally use the Voice designation "Securite"?

• A. Messages concerning the Safety of Life At Sea (SOLAS).

• B. Messages containing information concerning the Safety of a mobile unit or person.

• C. Messages detailing important navigational warnings.

• D. Messages concerning On-scene communications.

Which of the following frequencies is designated for On-scene Distress and Safety communications?

• A. 4209.5 kHz

• B. 2174.5 kHz

• C. 518.0 kHz

• D. 490.0 kHz

Which action is the most appropriate action for a GMDSS radio Operator to take in a Distress situation

where immediate help is needed, but the vessel is not sinking nor needs to be abandoned?

• A. Transmit Distress calls by HF/MF/VHF DSC or Inmarsat.

• B. Switch off EPIRB and SART manually.

• C. Notify the RCC (Rescue Coordination Center) through VHF FM on channel 13.

• D. Transmit Distress calls by activating the radiotelegraph automatic alarm signal.