Carriage Requirements

Question 1

Which statement is true regarding a vessel equipped with GMDSS equipment that will remain in Sea Area a1 at all times?

Answer 1

The vessel must be provided with the radio installation capable of initiating the transmission of ship-to-shore Distress alerting from the position from which the ship is normally navigated.

Question 2

What statement is true regarding the additional equipment carriage requirement imposed on the survival craft of vessels over 500 gross tons?

Answer 2

A second radar transponder is required.

Question 3

Vessels operating in which sea areas are required to carry either Inmarsat or HF equipment or a combination thereof under GMDSS?

Answer 3

A3

Question 4

Within a single sea area, which is the primary reason GMDSS imposes carriage requirements for different radio subsystems?

Answer 4

The combined capabilities of redundant subsystems mitigate the risk of a single point of failure

Question 5

If operating within Ocean Area A1, and outside of NAVTEX coverage, a GMDSS-equipped vessel must carry:

Answer 5

Equipment capable of reception of Maritime Safety Information by the Inmarsat enhanced group call system, or HF SITOR (NBDP)

Question 6

What is the equipment carriage requirement for survival craft under GMDSS?

Answer 6

At least 3 SCT units and two SARTs on every passenger ship and cargo ships of 500 gross tons and upwards.