GMDSS. FCC Test 28 – Online Maritime Tests

Which statement is NOT true regarding the COSPAS-SARSAT system?

Which action should the GMDSS radio operator take in a distress situation when embarking in survival craft?

EPIRB and SART switched on manually prior to embarking; remain aboard vessel in distress.
Notify RCC (Rescue Coordination Center) through VHF DSC in portable equipment.
Communicate via Inmarsat-C from the survival craft.
Switch on EPIRB and SART immediately and leave on.

Equipment for radiotelephony use in survival craft stations under GMDSS must have what capability?

With what other stations may portable survival craft transceivers communicate?

Which statement is NOT true regarding the requirements of survival craft portable two-way VHF radiotelephone equipment?

Which statement is true regarding the COSPAS-SARSAT system?

EPIRBs are used as satellite beacons aboard vessels as alerting devices.
Doppler shift is used to locate the beacons.
All of these.
Signals received by low altitude near-polar orbiting satellites are relayed to a ground receiving station, called a Local User Terminal.

Which statement is NOT true regarding the requirements of survival craft portable two-way VHF radiotelephone equipment?

Which statement is NOT true regarding the requirements of survival craft portable two-way VHF radiotelephone equipment?

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