GMDSS QUIZ 2

If your vessel is on fire and requiring immediate assistance, what is the two letters signal you should display?

• AL

• CD

• NC

• PM

Why is it important to transmit a Distress message when you have fire onboard?

• The distress messages is necessary so that other vessel can approach you and give assistance

• The distress message is not necessary if you don't need immediate assistance

• The distress message is not necessary because your situation is still on uncertainty phase

• The distress message is necessary to alert other vessel and authorities

What is your main function if your vessel is the designated On Scene Co-ordination with respect to Distress communication?

• Deploy a SART to assist in homing casualties

• Recover the EPIRB and switch it off so that it stop sending Distress signal

• You should maintain communication with all Search and Rescue (SAR) facilities

• Fixed the position of the casualty and advice all participating SAR facilities

What must be the provisions for maintenance of a ship operating in sea area A1?

• Any one of the following

• Shore maintenance

• Duplication of equipment

• At sea maintenance

What publications should a GMDSS Operator reference for the correct GMDSS equipment set-up and operation?

• NTC Regulation Manual

• Part 90 of the FCC Rules and Regulation

• ITU publication Manual

• The manufacturer's Instruction manual

For distress call such as fire onboard, how will you initiate a call on VHF?

• Initiate a call on VHF Channel 16

• Initiate a call on VHF Channel 69

• Initiate a call on VHF Channel 70

• Initiate a call on VHF Channel 13

Which of the following maintenance function is not a responsibility of the GMDSS Radio Operator?

• Perform on the air verification checks

• Visual inspection of equipment including antenna and associated components

• Perform schedule testing of the battery charge condition

• Aligning the power output stage for maximum power

What distress alert are based on the use of transmission via satellites (from a ship earth stationary satellite EPIRB) and terrestial services (from ship stations and EPIRB)

• Shore-to-ship distress alert

• Ship-to-ship distress alert

• shore-to-shore distress alert

• Ship-to-shore distress alert

What occurs in ARQ when the information sending station (ISS) gets a signal indicating that the parity check failed??

• The last block will be resent

• The data link will break

• The next block will be sent

• The acknowledge light will illuminate

What is the cause of the LCD brilliance that cannot be raise?

• The battery is dead

• The fuse of the receiver blow

• The battery voltage is low

• The life of the LCD has expired