2.Gmdss part 1

The primary purpose of the GMDSS is:

• A. Allow more effective control of SAR situations by vessels.

• B. Automate and improve emergency communications for the world's shipping industry.

• C. Provide additional shipboard systems for more effective company communications.

• D. Effective and inexpensive communications.

What system provides accurate vessel position information to the GMDSS equipment?

• A. COSPAS-SARSAT

• B. EPIRB

• C. GPS

• D. Inmarsat-B

Which of the following regions lie outside Sea Areas A1, A2, and A3?

• A. Sea Areas only apply to Inmarsat footprint areas.

• B. Sea Area A3-I Inmarsat coverage and Sea Area A3-S HF SITOR (NBDP) coverage.

• C. Sea Area A4

• D. There are no additional Sea Areas.

What is defined as an area, excluding sea areas A1 and A2, within the coverage of an Inmarsat

geostationary satellite in which continuous alerting is available?

• A. Ocean Area Regions AOR-E, AOR-W, POR or IOR

• B. Sea Area A3

• C. Sea Area A4

• D. Coastal and Inland Waters

SITOR (NBDP) equipment is a partial or alternate carriage requirement under GMDSS for vessels

operating in which sea area(s)?

• A. A1

• B. A3 and A4

• C. A1 and A2

• D. A1, A2, A3 and A4

Which of the following is a functional or carriage requirement for compulsory vessels?

• A. A compulsory vessel must carry at least two (2) FCC licensed GMDSS Radio Operators in all sea areas as

  well as a GMDSS Maintainer in sea areas A3 & A4.

• B. A compulsory vessel must satisfy certain equipment carriage requirements based on the intended sea area of

  operation.

• C. A compulsory vessel must be able to transmit and respond to Distress alerts and carry only one (1) FCC

  licensed GMDSS Radio Operator in sea areas A1 & A2.

• D. None of these answers are correct.

Which of the following are required GMDSS functions?

• A. Bridge-to-Bridge communications, reception of weather map facsimile broadcasts, SAR communications.

• B. Reception of weather map facsimile broadcasts, receiving company email, On-scene communications.

• C. Reception of VHF weather channels, On-scene communications, general communications.

• D. Bridge-to-Bridge communications, general communications, SAR communications.

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.

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.

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.