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What is a requirement of all marine transmitting apparatus used aboard United States
vessels?
o :## Only equipment that has been certified by the FCC for Part 80 operations is authorized.
What transmitting equipment is authorized for use by a station in the maritime services?
o :## Unless specifically excepted, only transmitters certified by the FederalCommunications
Commission for Part80 operations.
Small passenger vessels that sail 20 to 150 nautical miles from the nearest land must have
what additional equipment?
o :## MF-HF SSB Transceiver.
What equipment is programmed to initiate transmission of distress alerts and calls to
individual stations?
o :## DSC controller.
What is the minimum transmitter power level required by the FCC for a medium-frequency
transmitter aboard a compulsorily fitted vessel?
o :## At least 60 watts PEP.
Shipboard transmitters using F3E emission (FM voice) may not exceed what carrier power?
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o :## 25 watts.
Which commercial radio operator license is required to operate a fixed-tuned ship RADAR
station with external controls?
o :## No radio operator authorization is required.
When is a Marine Radio Operator Permit or higher license required for aircraft
communications?
o :## When operating on frequencies below 30 MHz not allocated exclusively to aeronautical
mobile services.
Which of the following persons are ineligible to be issued a commercial radio operator
license?
o :## Individuals who are unable to send and receive correctly by telephone spoken messages
in English.
What are the radio operator requirements of a passenger ship equipped with a GMDSS
installation?
o :## Two operators on board must hold a GMDSS Radio Operator License or a Restricted
GMDSS Radio Operator License, depending on the ship's operating areas.
What is the minimum radio operator requirement for ships subject to the Great Lakes Radio
Agreement?
o :## Marine Radio Operator Permit.
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What is a requirement of every commercial operator on duty and in charge of a transmitting
system?
o :## The original license or a photocopy must be posted or in the operator's personal
possession and available for inspection.
Radio watches for compulsory radiotelephone stations will include the following:
o :## VHF channel 16 continuous watch.
All compulsory equipped cargo ships (except those operating under GMDSS regulations or in
a VTS) while being navigated outside of a harbor or port, shall keep a continuous
radiotelephone watch on:
o :## 2182 kHz and Ch-16.
What channel must all compulsory, non-GMDSS vessels monitor at all times in the open
sea?
o :## Channel 16.
When a watch is required on 2182 kHz, at how many minutes past the hour must a 3 minute
silent period be observed?
o :## 00, 30.
Which is true concerning a required watch on VHF Ch-16?
o :## All of the above.
What are the mandatory DSC watch keeping bands/channels?
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FCC test Questions and Correct Answers &
Latest Updated
What is a requirement of all marine transmitting apparatus used aboard United States
vessels?
o :## Only equipment that has been certified by the FCC for Part 80 operations is authorized.
What transmitting equipment is authorized for use by a station in the maritime services?
o :## Unless specifically excepted, only transmitters certified by the FederalCommunications
Commission for Part80 operations.
Small passenger vessels that sail 20 to 150 nautical miles from the nearest land must have
what additional equipment?
o :## MF-HF SSB Transceiver.
What equipment is programmed to initiate transmission of distress alerts and calls to
individual stations?
o :## DSC controller.
What is the minimum transmitter power level required by the FCC for a medium-frequency
transmitter aboard a compulsorily fitted vessel?
o :## At least 60 watts PEP.
Shipboard transmitters using F3E emission (FM voice) may not exceed what carrier power?
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o :## 25 watts.
Which commercial radio operator license is required to operate a fixed-tuned ship RADAR
station with external controls?
o :## No radio operator authorization is required.
When is a Marine Radio Operator Permit or higher license required for aircraft
communications?
o :## When operating on frequencies below 30 MHz not allocated exclusively to aeronautical
mobile services.
Which of the following persons are ineligible to be issued a commercial radio operator
license?
o :## Individuals who are unable to send and receive correctly by telephone spoken messages
in English.
What are the radio operator requirements of a passenger ship equipped with a GMDSS
installation?
o :## Two operators on board must hold a GMDSS Radio Operator License or a Restricted
GMDSS Radio Operator License, depending on the ship's operating areas.
What is the minimum radio operator requirement for ships subject to the Great Lakes Radio
Agreement?
o :## Marine Radio Operator Permit.
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What is a requirement of every commercial operator on duty and in charge of a transmitting
system?
o :## The original license or a photocopy must be posted or in the operator's personal
possession and available for inspection.
Radio watches for compulsory radiotelephone stations will include the following:
o :## VHF channel 16 continuous watch.
All compulsory equipped cargo ships (except those operating under GMDSS regulations or in
a VTS) while being navigated outside of a harbor or port, shall keep a continuous
radiotelephone watch on:
o :## 2182 kHz and Ch-16.
What channel must all compulsory, non-GMDSS vessels monitor at all times in the open
sea?
o :## Channel 16.
When a watch is required on 2182 kHz, at how many minutes past the hour must a 3 minute
silent period be observed?
o :## 00, 30.
Which is true concerning a required watch on VHF Ch-16?
o :## All of the above.
What are the mandatory DSC watch keeping bands/channels?
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