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1
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– contribute to the safety of sailing
– its purpose and aim is to keep a vigilant eye on the sea traffic
– in cases of rendering help, they enable to give pieces of information about navigational hazards, medical advice, directing the closest ship towards the vessel in peril, and defining the area of searching

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Ship Reporting Systems (SRS)

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– a precondition for giving help
– may be voluntary or obligatory, which depends on the legal stipulations of the state

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Ship Report

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What Chapter and Regulation is Ship Reporting Systems

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Chapter V - Safety of Navigation Regulation V/11

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when adopted and implemented in line with IMO guidelines and criteria, shall be used by ships, in accordance with the provisions so adopted

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Ship Reporting Systems

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recognized as the only international body for developing guidelines, criteria and regulations on an international level for ship reporting systems

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Organization

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based on mutual solidarity, and they are usually set up in the areas where unfavourable weather conditions prevail

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Voluntary Reporting Systems

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– a worldwide voluntary reporting system sponsored by the United States Coast Guard
– a computer-based global ship reporting system used worldwide by search and rescue authorities to arrange for assistance to persons in distress at sea

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AMVER

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AMVER Meaning

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Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System

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for all vessels transiting the ROK search and rescue (SAR) area and the Korean peninsula

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KOSREP

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KOSREP Meaning

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Korean Ship Reporting System

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provides up-to-date information on the movements of vessels in order, in the event of a distress incident

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JASREP

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JASREP Meaning

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Japanese Ship Reporting System

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13
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operates by UK in the English Channel based on the use of VHF to report to appropriate coast stations

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MAREP

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– mandatory for vessels sailing under the Brazilian flag and those chartered by Brazilian ship owners to join this system by reporting their position and navigation data anywhere in the world
– vessel sailing under foreign flags, not chartered to Brazilian owners, are invited to join this system by reporting their position and navigation data while sailing in Brazilian jurisdictional waters (200 miles from the coast)
– mandatory for such ships to join this system while sailing in Brazilian territorial waters (12 miles from the coast)

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SISTRAM (Maritime Traffic Information System)

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15
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Types of Reports

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  1. Sailing Report
  2. Position Report
  3. Final Report
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16
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At, or immediately after, departure from a port or when entering into the area covered by a system

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Sailing Report

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17
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When the ship’s position varies more than 25 miles from the position that would have been predicted from previous reports, after a course alteration, when required by the system or as decided by the master

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Position Report

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18
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Shortly before or on arrival at destination or when leaving the area covered by a system

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Final Report

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Vessel Name & International Radio Call Sign

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20
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B

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Time (as of position in C or G)

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C

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Latitude/Longitude (as of time in B)

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E

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Current Course (as of time in B)

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23
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F

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Estimated Average Speed (for remainder of voyage)

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G

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Port of Departure/Latitude/Longitude

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I

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Destination/Latitude/Longitude/Estimated Time of Arrival

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K

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Port of Arrival/Latitude/Longitude/Time of Arrival

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L

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Navigation Method/Leg Speed/Latitude/Longitude/Port/ETA/ETD

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28
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Z

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End of Report (EOR)

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29
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used exclusively for maritime safety information

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490 kHz

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30
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used exclusively by the international NAVTEX system

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518 kHz

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31
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uses class of emission J3E (telephony)

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2182 kHz

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32
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– for VHF Channel 06
– can be used for communication between ship stations and aircraft stations engaged in coordinated search and rescue operation

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156.3 kHz

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33
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– for VHF Channel 70
– used in the maritime mobile distress and safety calls using digital selective calling (DSC)

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156.525 kHz

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34
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– for VHF Channel 16
– used for distress and safety communications by radiotelephony
– may be used by aircraft stations for safety purposes only

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156.8 kHz

35
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used by radar transponder (SART) to facilitate search and rescue

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9200-9500 kHz

36
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the uplink frequency for the emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB)

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406 MHz

37
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– highlights the role and responsibility of Administrations to avoid and stop transmission of false distress alerts from ships under their registries
– contains a guideline for Administrations in the annex which invites Administrations to consider establishing and using national enforcement measures

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Resolution A.814 (19)

38
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– an organization providing free medical assistance to seafarers of any nationality world wide
– founded in 1935 with the purpose of giving radio medical advice to ships on any nationality navigating on all seas of the world
– has its headquarters in Rome, and its medical services are completely free of charge
– also include arrangements for the transfer, if necessary, of a patient to a ship with a doctor on board or if the distance allows it, to evacuate the patient for hospitalization
– request for medical advice reaching this organization are handled by doctors on continuous duty at this organization’s headquarters

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The International Radio Medical Centre (C.I.R.M.)

39
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C.I.R.M. Meaning

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Centro Internazionale Radio Medico

40
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When requesting Radio Medical Assistance, communicate the following information Regarding the ship

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a) Name, international call sign
b) Position, port of departure, destination, expected time of arrival
c) Medicine chest available on board

41
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Regarding the patient:

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a) Date of birth, nationality, rank
b) Temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiratory rates
c) Onset the symptoms, accurate description of symptoms, location of pain, associated symptoms
d) Other medical problems of the patient, with special reference to drug or other allergies, chronic illness and their eventual treatment
e) In case of accident, where and how it took place
f) Therapy already administered to the patient

42
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2 ways to obtain Radio Medical Advice

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● Radio telegraphy by mailing system use On-board (telex using INMARSAT C)
● Radio telephony by direct Contacting doctor or some authority (Using FLEET 77)

43
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Whom to contact to obtain Radio Medical Advice

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  1. World Wide Services
  2. MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination centre)
  3. TMAS (Telemedical advice Services)
  4. Advice from nearby ships which have doctor On-board
  5. C.I.R.M. (International Radio Medical centre) which is based in Rome Italy free of cost 24 hours service
  6. Use 2 digits code in INMARSAT A, B, C systems
44
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Digit code for medical advice

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32

45
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Digit code for med. assistance

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38

46
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the international radio medical advice frequency used in maritime communication

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2182 kHz

47
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EPIRB should be capable of transmitting a distress alert, including encoded position information from a receiver using a recognised global navigation satellite system (GNSS) with global coverage, to satellites equipped with what

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search and rescue 406 MHz processor or repeater

48
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Hydrostatic release mechanism will activate at what depth

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4m depth of water

49
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The radar SART should be capable of indicating the location of a unit in distress on the assisting units’ radars by means of a series of how many dots

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12 equally spaced dots

50
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Radar SART should be capable of withstanding without damage drops from a height of how many into water?

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height of 20 m into water

51
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Radar SART should be watertight at a depth of what

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10 m for at least 5 min

52
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If an on-board test is performed using a ship borne _______, activation of the radar SART should be limited to a few seconds to avoid harmful interference with other ship borne radars and excessive consumption of battery energy range also be set on _______.

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9 GHz Radar, 6 Nautical Mile

53
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Radar SART should be what color

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visible yellow/orange

54
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a set of key phrases in the English language (which is the internationally recognized language of the sea), supported by the international community for use at sea and developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO)

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SMCP

55
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SMCP Meaning

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Standard Marine Communication Phrases

56
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No, or that is not correct, or I do not agree

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Negative

57
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My transmission is ended and I expect a response from you

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Over

58
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I am terminating my transmission. Conversation is ended and no response is expected.

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Out

59
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also referred to as the Standard Maritime Communication Phrases (SMCP) has been developed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as the international standard for all maritime communication

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Maritime English

60
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indicates that the receiver was unable to understand the message and needs it to be repeated

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Say Again

61
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Instead of asking a question using phrases such as “Should I” or “May I”, the seafarer can use the term this as a prefix to his query

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“QUESTION – ANSWER” group

62
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indicates that the following message implies the intention of the sender to influence others by a Regulation

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INSTRUCTION

63
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indicates that the following message implies the intention of the sender to influence others by a Recommendation

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ADVICE

64
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indicates that the following message implies the intention of the sender to inform others about danger

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WARNING

65
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Distress Signals

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○ Mayday-Mayday-Mayday
○ Pan-Pan-Pan – Pan-Pan-Pan
○ Securite-Securite-Securite

66
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used to announce a distress message

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Mayday-Mayday-Mayday

67
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used to announce an urgency message

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Pan-Pan-Pan – Pan-Pan-Pan

68
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the least severe and used to announce a safety message

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Securite-Securite-Securite

69
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– indicates that a mobile unit or person is threatened by grave and imminent danger, and requires immediate assistance
– has absolute priority over all other communications

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Distress

70
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– indicates that the calling station has a very urgent message concerning the safety of a mobile unit or person
– has priority over all other communications, excepting distress

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Urgency

71
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– indicates that the calling station has an important navigational or meteorological warning to transmit
– has priority over all other communications, excepting distress and urgency

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Safety

72
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– one not covered by the previous categories
– those which are used to convey routine
information between persons on board vessels and those ashore through the public telecommunications network

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Routine/public correspondence (Other)

73
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Examples of Public Correspondence communications

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○ telephone
○ fax
○ email
○ data messages

74
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Types of stations in the maritime mobile service

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Ship Stations
Coastal Radio Stations
Port Operations Stations

75
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a radio station established on board a vessel for communications with stations ashore and other ship stations

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Ship Stations

76
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a radio station established on land for the purpose of communicating with ships at sea

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Coastal Radio Stations

77
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established for the operational control of ships in and around ports and harbours

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Port Operations Stations

78
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Two Types of Coast Radio Stations

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● Major Coast Station
● Limited Coast Station

79
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a station whose major function is the transmission and reception of messages on behalf of the public and also provides GMDSS distress and safety services

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Major Coast Station

80
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– a station whose major function does not include the handling of messages of a public correspondence nature
– these stations do not provide GMDSS distress and safety services, and are often operated by volunteer organizations, some State and Territory Government entities and private or commercial entities

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Limited Coast Station

81
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What are Port Operations Stations also known as?

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Harbour Control

82
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Alt D

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Distress

83
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Alt F

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