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| the radio operator of any Canadian ship station voluntarily fitted with a radiotelephone must carry on the ship |
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| a radio operators certificate |
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| when not in communication with another station, the recommended procedure is to |
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| maintain a listening watch on channel 16 |
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| the contents of any transmission received or intercepted by a radio station should not be divulged unless |
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| the call was addressed to all stations |
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| except for distress urgency and safety transmission. .the controlling station in radio communication between two ship stations is |
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| which type of transmission has priority over all others |
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| what is the letter "U" in the phonetic alphabet |
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| the correct format for transmitting $287.35 would be |
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| dollars two eight seven decimal three five |
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| my transmission is ended; i expect a response from you |
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| the command seelonce distress means |
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| is issued by a station other than the station in distress to impose silence |
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| 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 |
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| transmitting false and fraudulent distress messages |
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| should be made on a working channel |
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| before making a radio transmission to another station you should |
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| listen to ensure that the frequency is not occupied |
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| the proper procedure for a vessel calling another vessel using channel 16 to establish contact is |
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| EAGLE this is SNOWGOOSE, OVER |
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| 1-5 1 being bad (unreadable) 5 being excellent ( perfect) |
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| when making a distress call the most vital piece of information is |
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| you run out of fuel, you are not in imminent danger you should |
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| make the urgency call (pan,pan pan,pan pan,pan) |
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| the most suitable working channel used for safety message is |
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| the international radiotelephone alarm signal |
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| two audio tones that produce a warbling sound |
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| a radio beacon that is used to indicate the position of a vessel in an emergency |
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| maximum life of a led storage battery |
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| store in dry well ventilated area |
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| Global Maritime Distress and Safety System |
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| the restricted operators certificate (m) is valid |
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| for both MF and VHF marine band radios |
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| the letters GMDSS stand for |
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| global maritime distress and safety system |
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| now that GMDSS is available, the coastguard will |
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| monitor channel 16 and MF 2182 kHz for the foreseeable future |
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-must be programmed into the radio
-sum times supplied and entered by the dealer |
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| installing the DSC/VHF to replace a non-DSC radio you should |
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| a plesure craft must be fitted with DSG/GMDSS equipment if it is |
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| pleasure craft vessel are not required to have DSC/GMDSS equipment |
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| digital selective calling |
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| you reaceve a DSC distress call on your class D radio, you should |
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| listen to determine if the coastguard received the call |
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| you may use your DSC marine radio for |
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| transmitting mayday calls on channel 70 |
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| a class SC101 DSC radio meets the minimum requirements for use on |
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| voluntary equipped pleasure craft only |
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| when positional information is needed for a digital call, your position |
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| must be entered manually to be avalible form an interfaces gps |
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| to transmit a 'DSC" urgency call, you |
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| specify the channel you will be using (e.g., Ch 16) select call, all ships, enter, than switch to that channel |
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| to transmit a 'DSC" Safety call, you |
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| specify the channel you will be using (e.g., Ch 06) select call, all ships, enter, than switch to your working channel |
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| used to store MMSI # names and others such as coast guard |
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| the response time for an EPIRB is usually |
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| an active EPIRB transmits |
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| signals to COSPAS/SARSAT satellites in digital format |
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| sends out a signal in response to a radar signal from a search vessels radar |
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| the WWNWS system is used to provide |
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| maritime safety information to vessels at sea |
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| are all pleasure crafts exempt from having a radio station licence |
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| no, only if they meet the station licencing exemption requirements |
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| under what circumstances is a radio log to be used |
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| it is good practice to do so at all times especially during emergency situations |
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| when should phonetics be used |
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| when pronouncing isolated numbers or groups of letters separately or when communication is difficult |
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| who assigns radio call singes, when are they assigned |
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| industry Canada when a radio station licence is issued |
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| when should 24h clock be used |
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| whenever time is expressed |
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| if first call was not answered, how long should you wait before repeating |
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| at least three minuets or longer |
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| What three calls take priority over all other calls |
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| what was one of the shortcomings of the non DSC, VHF communication system |
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| inadequate coverage, full time watch keeping requirements, inaccurate position information |
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| give two advantages of the GMDSS |
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| enhanced ship to shore communications, automated distress calling, more accurate position information, more discreet routine calling |
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| which CHF channel is used for transmitting digital information |
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| how far does sea area 1 go out from shore |
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| what is meant by the term MMSI |
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| maritime mobile service identity number |
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| do you need a MMSI before operation of a VHF-DSC radio using channel 70 |
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| how would you obtain a MMSI # for use by your squadron |
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| by application to industry canada |
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| when may vhf radios of the SC-101 specifications be installed on a compulsory fitted vessel |
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| they are not approved for instillation on compulsory fitted vessels |
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| how is a VHF-DSC know of an incoming call |
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| how is the accidental activation of the distress button prevented |
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| two steps, remove cover and press and hold red button for 5 seconds |
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| why is it important for a vessel to wait for the coast guard to acknowledge the distress alert on a VHF-DSC |
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| acknowledgement on channel 70 will cancel DSC distress signal |
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| how often do you have to update the location when VHF-DSC radio is not gps interfaced |
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| name 2 types of electronic safty equipment boaters should consider on a offshore voyage other than VHF-DSC and GPS |
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| a MF-DSC radio and a 406 MHz EPIRB |
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