GMDSS. Other Equipment. Test 1 – Online Maritime Tests

One can check the functioning of the SART by:

Who is the 'Co-ordinator Surface Search'? (MERSAR 0.6)

A rescue unit designated to co-ordinate surface search and rescue operations within a specified search area.
The first vessel arriving on the scene and starting the search and rescue operation.
A vessel, other than a rescue unit, designated to co-ordinate surface search and rescue operations within a specified area.
The land based centre which are co-ordinating the search and rescue operation.

The good operation working location, whether the NAVTEX is working properly or not, can be checked using:

When a character in the NAVTEX message sent is not received in the proper way:

Don't know
nothing or a special characters will be printed
a closely resembling character will be printed (the character bearing the best resemblance wile be printed)
the message will not be printed at all until, with repeated transmission, it can be automatically compared and corrected

What is MERSAR an abbreviation for?

Proper transmissions of the NAVTEX-message can be aided

automatic fault-check
request for repetition of the garbled text fragment by the receiving NAVTEX installation
Don't know
automatically comparing the message earlier received ones

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