5.gmdss part1

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Which of the following are required GMDSS functions for vessels?

• A. Transmit and receive locating signals, general communications and SAR communications.

• B. Transmit and receive general communications, transmit Distress Alerts by at least one means, MSI.

• C. Transmit and receive locating signals, send MSI to other ships via EGC, Bridge-to-Bridge communications.

• D. Transmit and receive SAR communications, transmit Distress Alerts by at least one means, Bridge-to-Bridge

  communications.

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.

What equipment can be used to receive Maritime Safety Information?

• A. NAVTEX, EGC receiver or HF SITOR (NBDP).

• B. EGC receiver, Inmarsat B or F77 terminal.

• C. HF SITOR (NBDP), Inmarsat B or NAVTEX.

• D. All of these answers are correct.

GMDSS-equipped ships will be required to perform which of the following communications functions?

• A. Distress alerting, MSI, SAR and on-scene communications & receipt of satellite alerts from other vessels.

• B. SAR and on-scene communications, Bridge-to-Bridge and general radio communications, MSI and relay of

  satellite alerts from other vessels.

• C. Bridge-to-Bridge and general radio communications, RDF of EPIRB homing signals, Distress alerting and

  MSI.

• D. Transmit distress alerts, SAR and on-scene communications, MSI, Bridge-to-Bridge and general radio

  communications.