Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
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G.M.D.S.S.
The GMDSS is an internationally recognized distress and radio communication safety system that has been in place for several decades. The GMDSS is an automated ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship system using satellites and/or terrestrial radio systems with digital selective calling technology.
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- GMDSS
- STCW-GOC-FCC-El-7:
- Section A: General Information and System Overview.
- Key Topic #001: Fundamental Concepts:
- Key Topic #002: Equipment Systems:
- Key Topic #003: Sea Areas:
- Key Topic #004: Functional Requirements:
- Key Topic #005: Carriage Requirements:
- Key Topic #006: Maintenance Options:
- Section B: Principles of Communications:
- Key Topic #007: Radio Spectrum:
- Key Topic #008: Frequency Bands:
- Key Topic #009: Modulation, Demodulation, AM, FM:
- Key Topic #010: Carrier and Sidebands:
- Key Topic #011: Channel Spacing:
- Key Topic #012: Antennas:
- Section C: F.C.C. Rules & Regulations:
- Key Topic #013: Inspections and Exemptions:
- Key Topic #014: Required Documents and Publications:
- Key Topic #015: Maintenance:
- Key Topic #016: License and Personnel Requirements:
- Key Topic #017: Reserve Source of Energy:
- Key Topic #018: Equipment Testing:
- Key Topic #019: Watch keeping:
- Key Topic #020: Log keeping:
- Section D: DSC & Alpha-Numeric ID:
- Key Topic #021: Call Signs and SELCALs
- Key Topic #022: MMSI- MID and Ship Station I.D. Numbers:
- Key Topic #023: MMSI; Group and Coast Station I.D. Numbers:
- Key Topic #024: Inmarsat Mobile Numbers for B & F-77 Terminals:
- Key Topic #025: Inmarsat Mobile Numbers for “C” Terminals:
- Key Topic #026: OSC Format and Info Sent:
- Key Topic #027: OSC Operations:
- Key Topic #028: OSC Frequencies:
- Section E: Distress, Urgency & Safety Communications:
- Key Topic #029: Sending a Distress Alert:
- Key Topic #030: Follow-On Voice Transmission:
- Key Topic #031: Response to a Distress Alert:
- Key Topic #032: Distress Relays:
- Key Topic #033: Action False Distress Alert:
- Key Topic #034: Radio Silence – Resume Traffic:
- Key Topic #035: Urgency Traffic:
- Key Topic #036: Safety Traffic:
- Key Topic #037: Frequencies:
- Key Topic #038: Other Procedures:
- Section F: Survival Craft Equip & S.A.R.:
- Key Topic #039: SART· Activation and Survival Craft Operation:
- Key Topic #040: SART – Radar Display – SAR – AIS SART:
- Key Topic #041: SART: Testing and Battery Parameters:
- Key Topic #042: EPIRB System Structure and Operation:
- Key Topic #043: EPIRB Alerting and Features:
- Key Topic #044: Homing and Locating Signals:
- Key Topic #045: Survival Craft Transceivers:
- Key Topic #046: On Scene Communications:
- Key Topic #047: SAR-MCC-RCC: Systems & Procedures-1:
- Key Topic #048: SAR-MCC-RCC: Systems & Procedures-2:
- Section G: VHF·DSC Equipment & Communications:
- Key Topic #049: VHF Controls, Power and Range:
- Key Topic #050: VHF Channel System:
- Section H: Maritime Safety Information (M.S.I.):
- Key Topic #051: Navtex 1: Operations:
- Key Topic #052: Navtex 2: Programming:
- Key Topic #053: Navtex 3: Message Format:
- Key Topic #054: SafetyNETTM 1: Operations:
- Key Topic #055: SafetyNETTM 2: Information:
- Key Topic #056: Enhanced Group Calling (EGC):
- Key Topic #057: H.F. MSI:
- Key Topic #058: NAVAREAs:
- Section I: Inmarsat Equip. & Comms:
- Key Topic #059: Sat·C, Power up, Self·Test, Controls & Lamps:
- Key Topic #060: Selecting an Inmarsat Ocean Region:
- Key Topic #061: Inmarsat Log·in & Log·out:
- Key Topic #062: Inmarsat General System Operations-1:
- Key Topic #063: Inmarsat General System Operations-2:
- Key Topic #064: Inmarsat-B or F77 Equipment and Operations:
- Key Topic #065: Inmarsat-C: Equipment and Operations-1:
- Key Topic #066: Inmarsat-C: Equipment and Operations-2:
- Key Topic #067: Compare and Differentiate “B” and “C” Terminals:
- Key Topic #068: Selecting L.E.S. and L.E.S. ID Numbers:
- Key Topic #069: Inmarsat-B and F77- Address, Dialing and Voice:
- Key Topic #070: Inmarsat-B – Address, Dialing and Telex:
- Key Topic #071: Inmarsat-C Address to Ship Telex:
- Key Topic #072: Address to Land Telex Terminal:
- Key Topic #073: Address to a FAX TerminaI:
- Key Topic #074: Address to Internet, SMS or Special Addresses:
- Key Topic #075: Inmarsat Distress Communications:
- Key Topic #076: Satellite SAR-MCC-RCC:
- Key Topic #077: EGC:
- Key Topic #078: Equipment Faults and Maintenance-1:
- Key Topic #079: Equipment Faults and Maintenance-2:
- Section J: MF-HF Equip. and Comms:
- Key Topic #080: MF-HF Panel Controls:
- Key Topic #081: MF-HF Frequency–Simplex, Duplex, Half-Duplex:
- Key Topic #082: MF-HF ITU Channels:
- Key Topic #083: MF·HF Voice and Telex Channel Separation:
- Key Topic #084: MF-HF Modulation, Bandwidth and Emissions:
- Key Topic #085: MF·HF Voice Operations-Calling a Coast Station:
- Key Topic #086: MF·HF DSC Controller Call Programming:
- Key Topic #087: MF·HF SITOR (NBDP) · Definitions:
- Key Topic #088: MF·HF SITOR (NBDP) Technical Characteristics:
- Key Topic #089: MF·HF ARQ Operation – Calling a Coast Station:
- Key Topic #090: MF·HF ARQ Operation · Answerbacks:
- Key Topic #091: MF-HF ARQ Operation – OP Codes & Procedures:
- Key Topic #092: MF-HF ARQ Operation–Technical Characteristics:
- Key Topic #093: MF·HF Addressing Modes:
- Key Topic #094: MF-HF FEC Operation-1:
- Key Topic #095: MF-HF FEC Operation-2:
- Key Topic #096: MF-HF Propagation-1; Day-Night-Winter-Summer:
- Key Topic #097: MF-HF Propagation-2; Day-Night-Winter-Summer:
- Key Topic #098: MF·HF DSC Controller Alert/Call Response:
- Key Topic #099: Batteries:
- Key Topic #100: MF·HF Equipment Faults and Testing:
- Section A: General Information and System Overview.