3.
What can be defined as Radio Transmissions intended to facilitate the finding of a mobile unit in
distress of the location of survivors?
a) Alerting Signal
b) Radiowave propagation
c) Locating Signal
d) 0.44 second burst from the EPIRB
4. What can be defined as Radio Transmissions intended to facilitate the finding of a mobile unit in
distress of the location of survivors?
a) Homing Signal
b) Distress Signal
c) Locating Signal
d) Satellite Signal
5. When will the float-free Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon be activated after abandoning
ship?
a) Immediately after floating free
b) When manually activated
c) Automatic Operation
d) When out of the bracket
6. When should the emergency position indicating radio beacon be activated after abandoning the vessel?
a) Only when another vessel is in sight
b) It will automatically start to transmit when the EPIRB is out of the bracket and deployed into
water.
c) Only if you flash with water
d) Immediately
7. If a ships sinks, what device is designed to float free of the mother ship, is turned on automatically and
transmit a distress signal?
a) EPIRB on 121.5 MHz/243 MHz or 406.025 MHz.
b) EPIRB on 2182 kHz and 405.025 kHz.
c) Bridge-to-bridge transmitter on 2182 kHz.
d) Auto alarm keyer on any frequency.
8. Which device provides the main means in the GMDSS for locating ships in distress, or their survival
craft?
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