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What is GMDSS Stand FOr - Precise Answer ✔✔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 - Precise
Answer ✔✔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 - Precise
Answer ✔✔-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 - Precise Answer
✔✔No, but it is recommended
With the Advent of GMDSS, will the coast guard continue to monitor
VHF Channel 16 - Precise Answer ✔✔Yes, for the foreseeable future
, Are Vessels that must have GMDSS equipment required to monitor
channel 16 - Precise Answer ✔✔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 -
Precise Answer ✔✔Category 1 activates automatically after submerged
in 1 m of water. category 2 is only manual
Can a portable VHF radio be used ashore - Precise Answer ✔✔Yes,
only for listening
You send out a distress call, and provide your name. What is the next
most important information you should provide: - Precise Answer
✔✔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 -
Precise Answer ✔✔1 watt or low power
When should you monitor channel 16 - Precise Answer ✔✔always
when you are not currently communicating
can you make ship to shore communications using a duplex channel? -
Precise Answer ✔✔no, you would need a sister duplex channel in the
ashore radio
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