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Question 1

What transmitting equipment is authorized for use by a station in the maritime services?

Answer 1

Unless, specifically excepted, only transmitters certified by the FCC for part 80 operations.

Question 2

What is the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)?

Answer 2

An automated ship-to-shore distress alerting system using satellite and advanced terrestrial
communications systems.

Question 3

What authority does the Marine Radio Operator Permit confer?

Answer 3

Confers authority to operate licensed radio stations in the Aviation, Marine and International Fixed
Public Radio Services.@@

Question 4

Which of the following persons are ineligible to be issued a commercial radio operator license?

Answer 4

Individuals who are unable to send and receive correctly by telephone spoken messages in English.

Question 5

Who is required to make entries on a required service or maintenance log?

Answer 5

The operator responsible for the station operation or maintenance.

Question 6

What is a requirement of every commercial operator on duty and in charge of a transmitting
system?

Answer 6

The original license or a photocopy must be posted or in the operator’s personal possession and
available for inspection

Question 7

What is distress traffic?

Answer 7

All messages relative to the immediate assistance required by a ship, aircraft or other vehicle in
imminent danger

Question 8

What is a maritime mobile repeater station?

Answer 8

A fixed land station used to extend the communications range of ship and coast stations.

Question 9

What is an urgency transmission?

Answer 9

A communications transmission concerning the safety of a ship, aircraft or other vehicle, or of some
person on board or within sight

Question 10

What is a ship earth station?

Answer 10

A mobile satellite station located on board a vessel.

Question 11

What is the internationally recognized urgency signal?

Answer 11

The word “PAN” spoken three times before the urgent call.

Question 12

What is a safety transmission?

Answer 12

communications transmission which indicates that a station is preparing to transmit an important
navigation or weather warning

Question 13

What is a requirement of all marine transmitting apparatus used aboard United States vessels?

Answer 13

Only equipment that has been type accepted by the FCC for Part 80 operations is authorized.

Question 14

Where do you submit an application for inspection of a ship radio station?

Answer 14

To the Engineer-in-Charge of the FCC District Office nearest the proposed place of inspection.

Question 15

What are the antenna requirements of a VHF telephony coast, marine utility or ship station?

Answer 15

The shore or on-board antenna must be vertically polarized.

Question 16

What regulations govern the use and operation of FCC-licensed ship stations operating in
international waters?

Answer 16

Part 80 of the FCC Rules plus the international Radio Regulations and agreements to which the United
States is a party.

Question 17

Which of the following transmissions are not authorized in the Maritime Service?

Answer 17

Needless or superfluous radiocommunications.

Question 18

What are the highest priority communications from ships at sea?

Answer 18

Distress calls, and communications preceded by the international urgency and safety signals.

Question 19

What is the best way for a radio operator to minimize or prevent interference to other stations?

Answer 19

Determine that a frequency is not in use by monitoring the frequency before transmitting.

Question 20

Under what circumstances may a ship or aircraft station interfere with a public coast station?

Answer 20

In cases of distress.

Question 21

Who determines when a ship station may transmit routine traffic destined for a coast or
Government station in the maritime mobile service?

Answer 21

Ship stations must comply with instructions given by the coast or Government station.

Question 22

Who is responsible for payment of all charges accruing to other facilities for the handling or
forwarding of messages?

Answer 22

The licensee of the ship station transmitting the messages.

Question 23

What is the general obligation of a coast or marine-utility station?

Answer 23

To acknowledge and receive all calls directed to it by ship or aircraft stations.

Question 24

When does a maritime radar transmitter identify its station?

Answer 24

Radar transmitters must not transmit station identification

Question 25

Ordinarily, how often would a station using a telephony emission identify?

Answer 25

At the beginning and end of each communication and at 15 minute intervals.@@

Question 26

How does a coast station notify a ship that it has a message for the ship?

Answer 26

The coast station may transmit at intervals lists of call signs in alphabetical order for which they have
traffic.

Question 27

Under what circumstances may a coast station using telephony transmit a general call to a group
of vessels?

Answer 27

When announcing or preceding the transmission of distress, urgency, safety or other important
messages.

Question 28

Who has ultimate control of service at a ship’s radio station?

Answer 28

The master of the ship.

Question 29

What is the power limitation of associated ship stations operating under the authority of a ship
station license?

Answer 29

Power is limited to one watt.

Question 30

How is an associated vessel operating under the authority of another ship station license
identified?

Answer 30

By the call sign of the station with which it is connected and an appropriate unit designator.