The Restricted GMDSS Radio Operator's License (RG) authorizes operation of GMDSS radio installations on compulsory ships sailing exclusively within which sea area?
Gmdss Concepts Sea Areas
Question · Easy
Sea Area A1 is defined as the radiotelephone coverage area of at least one VHF coast station in which what service is continuously available?
Which VHF channel is designated for Digital Selective Calling (DSC) for distress, urgency, safety, and routine calling?
Vhf Dsc Procedures
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After transmitting a DSC distress alert on VHF Channel 70, on which channel should the operator make the subsequent distress voice transmission?
Distress Urgency Safety
What is the proper procedure to follow upon receipt of a distress alert transmitted by Digital Selective Calling?
Question · Medium
A 406 MHz satellite EPIRB transmits which of the following to the COSPAS-SARSAT system?
Epirb Sart Navtex
On what frequency does a Search and Rescue Transponder (SART) operate to assist rescuers in locating survivors?
NAVTEX is an international system for the automatic broadcast of maritime safety information. On what frequency is the international NAVTEX service broadcast?
Which one of the following is the correct international procedure (spoken) word that precedes a distress message?
The spoken word PAN PAN, repeated three times, is used to introduce which category of message?
The spoken word SECURITE (pronounced say-cure-e-tay), repeated three times, indicates that the station is about to transmit a message containing what?
What uniquely identifies a ship station in the DSC system and is programmed into the VHF DSC controller?
A nine-digit MMSI assigned to a ship station begins with which digits to indicate the Maritime Identification Digits (MID) of the country of registration?
When a DSC distress alert is transmitted, what information should it contain if the equipment is operating correctly and is interfaced to position-fixing equipment?
Under 47 CFR Part 80, which document or license is the minimum requirement to operate the radiotelephone portion of a GMDSS station and handle distress, urgency and safety communications?
Radio Law Licensing
Which agency issues commercial radio operator licenses such as the Restricted GMDSS Radio Operator's License in the United States?
What is the term (validity period) of the Restricted GMDSS Radio Operator's License issued by the FCC?
To obtain the Restricted GMDSS Radio Operator's License by examination, an applicant must pass which written elements?
Element 7R consists of 50 questions. What is the minimum number an examinee must answer correctly to pass?
Element 1 consists of 24 questions drawn from the FCC question pool. What is the minimum number an examinee must answer correctly to pass?
Who administers FCC commercial radio operator examinations, including Elements 1 and 7R?
Transmitting a false or fraudulent distress signal or message is prohibited. Under FCC rules and federal law, such an act is subject to what?
If a DSC distress alert is transmitted inadvertently (a false alert), what is the correct action for the operator?
Which statement best describes the purpose of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)?
Which international convention establishes the carriage requirements for GMDSS radio equipment aboard compulsorily equipped ships?
Carriage Watchkeeping
A ship subject to GMDSS that operates exclusively within Sea Area A1 must, at minimum, carry which alerting equipment?
While at sea, a GMDSS-equipped ship must maintain a continuous automated watch for DSC distress alerts on which VHF channel?
What is the primary purpose of the reserve source of energy (battery) required for GMDSS radio installations?
Logs Testing Energy
How often should a 406 MHz EPIRB battery and hydrostatic release be checked/replaced according to typical requirements?
A satellite EPIRB should be registered with which U.S. authority so that rescue authorities can quickly identify the vessel and contact emergency points of contact?
How should a GMDSS operator test a VHF DSC controller to verify it is working without causing a false distress alert?
Within the GMDSS, what is the function of a Rescue Coordination Center (RCC)?
What is the maximum authorized output power of a fixed marine VHF radiotelephone transmitter operating on most channels?
Vhf Radiotelephone Practice
Which VHF channel must marine operators use 1 watt of power on, because it is reserved for short-range navigation safety (bridge-to-bridge) communications?
On the U.S. coast, after a vessel makes initial DSC or voice contact with a U.S. Coast Guard station regarding a non-distress matter, the Coast Guard often directs the vessel to which working channel?
When making a routine DSC call to another ship station, what must the calling station know about the called station?
After sending a routine individual DSC call proposing a working channel, what should the calling station do?
What should an operator do upon receiving a DSC distress alert that is NOT acknowledged by a coast station, when the operator's ship is able to assist?
Question · Hard
A distress relay (relaying a distress on behalf of another vessel) is appropriate in which of the following situations?
The term SEELONCE MAYDAY transmitted by the station in distress or controlling the distress traffic means what?
Which phrase is used to indicate that distress traffic has ended and normal working may resume on the frequency?
A spoken distress message following a MAYDAY should include which essential information?
Which of the following best describes Enhanced Group Calling (EGC) / SafetyNET?
A NAVTEX receiver can be programmed to reject messages from certain stations or of certain categories, but which message categories can NOT be rejected?
When a SART is activated and interrogated by an X-band (3 cm) radar, how does it appear on the radar display?
The minimum operator qualified to perform or supervise at-sea adjustments, servicing, or maintenance that may affect the proper operation of a GMDSS station is which of the following (for the maintenance-at-sea option)?
SOLAS specifies three methods to ensure GMDSS radio equipment is maintained available. Which set correctly lists them?
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