GMDSS. FCC Test 32 – Online Maritime Tests

What statement 'is true' regarding the control the operator can exercise over the NAVTEX receiver's operation?

Upon entering a coastal area for the first time, the operator enters code KK to indicate 'ready to receive NAVTEX'.
The operator can set the unit to reject all messages except navigation, weather and sea warnings, and search and rescue messages.
The operator can set the unit to automatically reject any and all categories of messages if the ship desires to not receive them.
To reduce the number of messages, the operator can select code 00 to indicate 'not in coastal passage'.

Which message subject matter can be programmed to be rejected or disabled by the operator of a NAVTEX receiver?

Which information determines if a NAVTEX message is to be rejected?

Only messages having a serial number 00 are rejected.
Subject indicator (single letter from A to Z indicating the type of message).
Transmitter identity (numerals from 1 to 26 identifying transmitting station within the NAVAREA).
The Answerback of the receiving station has not been entered in the NAVTEX receiver.

How are NAVTEX broadcasts transmitted?

NAVTEX is transmitted only when an urgency or distress broadcast is warranted.
Using FEC techniques.
NAVTEX is transmitted by commercial coast radio stations following their traffic lists.
No more often than every two hours and should immediately follow the radiotelephone silent periods.

Which of the following message categories cannot be disabled by the GMDSS Radio Operator?

NAVTEX broadcasts are sent:

Which determines whether a NAVTEX receiver does not print a particular type of message content?

The transmitting station ID covering your area has not been programmed for rejection by the operator.
The serial number and type of message have already been received.
The subject indicator matches that programmed for rejection by the operator.
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The NAVTEX message header contains the following?

None of these.
A two-digit number (01-99) indicates the NAVTEX message category.
A single letter (A-Z) indicates the NAVTEX transmitting station.
Message numbers include a date/time group along with the transmitting station's numerical ID.

What action should a GMDSS Radio Operator take when SafetyNET distress or urgency messages are received by the vessel's EGC receiver?

A periodic alarm tone will be heard until the radio operator prints the message from the unit's memory.
No immediate action is required as an audible tone will be generated at the beginning and end of the transmission and a paper printout of the message will be generated.
Aural and visual alarms are activated, and require manual deactivation.
No immediate action is required by the operator since the transmission will be automatically acknowledged by the receiving vessel.

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