GMDSS. FCC Test 24

What does a SART signal sound or look like?

It will appear on a radar unit's PPI as a line of dots radiating outward with the innermost dot indicating the SART's position.
None of the above.
It will appear on a radar unit's PPI as a line of dots radiating outward with the outermost dot indicating the SART's position.
It transmits 'SOS' and the vessel's name and position in slow speed Morse Code.

How can vessel personnel detect the operation of a SART in its vicinity?

The SART signal appears as a target which comes and goes; the effect of heavy swells on an SART.
A unique two-tone 'warbling' signal heard on VHF-FM Ch-70.
A unique two-tone alarm signal heard upon the automatic un-muting of the 2182 kHz radiotelephone automatic watch receiver.
A unique radar signal consisting of a 12 dots radiating outward from a SART's position along its line of bearing.

At what point does a SART begin transmitting?

It immediately begins radiating when placed in the 'on' position.
If it has been placed in the 'on' position, it will begin transmitting immediately upon detecting that it is in water.
If it has been placed in the 'on' position, it will respond when it has been interrogated by a 9-GHz radar signal.
It must be manually activated.

How can a SART's effective range be maximized?

The SART should be placed in water immediately upon activation.
The SART should be held as high as possible.
If possible, the SART should be mounted horizontally so that its signal matches that of the searching radar signal.
Switch the SART into the 'high' power position.

How can rescue personnel detect that a SART is transmitting in the immediate vicinity?

The SART signal appears as a target which comes and goes; the effect of heavy swells on a SART.
The DSC unit will react to the SART's signal and respond with the two-tone auto alarm.
The SART's dots on the PPI will begin arcing and eventually become concentric circles.
The SART can provide an approximate location to within a two nautical mile radius, per IMO standards.

In a lifeboat or liferaft, what is a method of maximizing the effectiveness of an SART?

How does the searching vessel's radar interrogate a survival craft SART?

Activate the IFF interrogation system.
The SART responds automatically when it detects the search craft or other vessel's 3.5 GHz radar signal.
The SART responds automatically when it detects the search craft or other vessels' X-Band radar signal.
Maintain watch on VHF-FM Ch-70 for the SART's unique identifier.

How should the signal from a Search And Rescue Radar Transponder appear on a radar display?

What signal is detected as originating from an SART?

None of these.
A line of dots on a radar screen inward from the SART's position to its own ship along its line of bearing.
The Morse code distress series S-O-S repeated three times followed by DE and the vessel's call sign.
A line of dots on a radar screen outward from the SART's position along its line of bearing.

What causes the SART to begin a transmission?

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