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list and describe the four digital sea areas under gmdss - 1. a distance from shore where a vhf
radio can pick up at least one shore station(20nm)
2. a distance from shore where a MF-DSC radio can pick up at least 1 shore station (100nm)
3.Outside areas 1 and 2 from 70 n 70 s
5 north and south ...
ROC-M Practice Exam
list and describe the four digital sea areas under gmdss - 1. a distance from shore where a vhf
radio can pick up at least one shore station(20nm)
2. a distance from shore where a MF-DSC radio can pick up at least 1 shore station (100nm)
3.Outside areas 1 and 2 from 70 n 70 s
5 north and south plar regions
can you make ship to shore communications using a duplex channel? - no, you would need a sister
duplex channel in the ashore radio
What is GMDSS Stand FOr - Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
What are the advantages of the GMDSS over the old system of monitoring channel 16, MF 2183khz or
Morse Code on 500khz - enhances ship-shore communications, provides rapid automated distress
alerting, plus positional information. It also provides two separate means to alert others of a distress
situation.
On what vessels is it mandatory to caryy GMDSS equipment - -Large Cargo ships
-Passenger ships on international voyagers or in the open sea
-Non-pleasure craft of closed construction more than 8 meters in length.
-Non-pleasure craft carrying more than 6 passengers
-Towering Vessels
Is GMDSS Equipment required on Pleasure Craft - No, but it is recommended
With the Advent of GMDSS, will the coast guard continue to monitor VHF Channel 16 - Yes, for the
foreseeable future
, Are Vessels that must have GMDSS equipment required to monitor channel 16 - no, but they do
need to monitor channel 70 and mf 2187.5
What is the difference between a category 1 and category 2 EPIRB - Category 1 activates
automatically after submerged in 1 m of water. category 2 is only manual
Can a portable VHF radio be used ashore - Yes, only for listening
You send out a distress call, and provide your name. What is the next most important information you
should provide: - your position in latitude and longitude, if using dsc have it patched into your gps
system
How Many Watts should you use when transmitting in a habour - 1 watt or low power
When should you monitor channel 16 - always when you are not currently communicating
what authority is responsible for MMSI number - Industry Canada
A station calling a MMSI number begining with 003 is likely associated with what authority -
canadian coast guard
what does dsc stand for - digital selective calling
who needs an MMSI number? - all vessels that have a dsc radio
what channel should you use to call a radio check - channel 26 for CGC and channel 16, but only
for initial contact, do not do the full test on channel 16
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