Exam Sample 1 Flashcards
The radio operator of any Canadian ship station voluntarily fitted with a radiotelephone must carry on board:
A Radio Operators Certificate
When not in communication with another station, the recommended procedure is to:
Maintain a listening watch on Channel 16.
The contents of any transmission received or intercepted by a radio station should not be divulged unless:
The call was addressed to ALL STATIONS.
Except for Distress, Urgency and Safety transmissions, the controlling station in radio communications between two ship stations is:
The station being called
Which type of Transmission has priority over all others?
Distress
The Phonetic Alphabet word for the letter “U” is:
Uniform
The correct format for transmitting $287.35 would be:
Dollars Two Eight Seven Decimal Three Five.
The word ”OVER” means:
My transmission is ended; I expect a response from you.
The command “SEELONCE DISTRESS”:
Is issued by a station other than the station in distress to impose silence.
Under the Criminal Code of Canada the following carries a penalty of up to $5000 and/or a prison term of up to one year:
Transmitting false or fraudulent Distress messages.
On which channel should a signal check be requested:
Should be made on a working channel.
The proper way to transmit noon EST on the 16th day of the month is:
161200E.
Before making a radio transmission to another station, you should:
Listen to ensure that the frequency is not occupied.
The proper procedure for a vessel calling another vessel, using Channel 16 to establish contact is:
EAGLE This is SNOWGOOSE, OVER.
If the reply to your signal check is Readability 3, the signal is:
Fair (readable but with difficulty)
The Distress call indicates that the station sending the call is:
Threatened by grave and imminent danger.
When making a Distress call, the most important information to give following the Distress signal and vessel name is:
Your charted position
You are the radio operator on board a 20ft motor vessel, WAVEMAKER, which has struck a log and is taking on water rapidly. You are 10 miles south of Calamity Island and require immediate assistance. The following call should be transmitted:
MAYDAY,MAYDAY, MAYDAY, This is WAVEMAKER, WAVEMAKER, WAVEMAKER, MAYDAY, located 10 miles south of Calamity Island, have struck a log and taking on water rapidly, I have a 20 ft motor vessel, Require Immediate assistance, MAYDAY OVER.
If you run out of fuel in calm waters and are not in immediate danger, you should:
Make the Urgency call, PAN PAN.
The Safety signal word, which is spoken three times, is:
Securité
The most suitable working channel used for safety messages is:
Channel 06
The International Radiotelephone Alarm signal consists of:
Two audio tones that produce a warbling sound.
The Marine E.P.I.R.B is:
A Radio Beacon used to indicate the position of a vessel in an emergency .
To ensure the maximum life from a lead storage battery:
It should be stored in a dry, well ventilated area.
GMDSS stands for:
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
