Year: 2013 Language: english Author: John Seaton & Peter Smith Genre: Reference book Publisher: Routledge Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 248 Description: The Global Maritime distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is becoming the all-embracing term for communication and data transfer between ship and shore, and ship and ship. It's a highly automated system of terrestrial satellite communications technology whose primary role is to maintain safety of life at sea. Within the next five years all vessels over 300 tonnes will be required to carry GMDSS equipment. The seafaring nations of the world have together established the rules and regulations for good working practices within the system, and every serving and future navigating officer will be required to hold the GMDSS General Operator's Certificate. GMDSS for Navigators brings together in one publication the knowledge required by anyone who wants to become a qualified and competent operator of GMDSS communications equipment. It should prove to be the accepted universal reference for GMDSS training.
Contents
CONTENTS Preface Glossary KNOWLEDGE OF THE BASIC FEATURES OF THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE AND THE MARITIME MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICE THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND BASIC FEATURES OF THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE Types of Communication in the Maritime Mobile Service Distress, Urgency, and Safety Communications Public Correspondence Port Operations Service Ship Movement Service Intership Communications On-Board Communications Types of Station in the Maritime Mobile Service Ship Station Coast Station Pilot Stations, Port Stations Aircraft Station Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) The First RCC Elementary Knowledge of Frequencies and Frequency Bands The Concept of Frequency The Equivalence Between Frequency and Wavelength The Radio Frequency Spectrum The Unit of Frequency The Subdivision of the Most Significant Parts of the Radio Frequency SpectrumCharacteristics of Frequencies Different Propagation Mechanisms: Propagation in Free Space, Ground Wave, Ionospheric Propagation Communications Systems Modulation The Ionosphere Propagation of MF Frequencies Propagation of Different HF Frequency Bands Propagation of VHF and UHF Frequencies Knowledge of the Role of the Various Modes of Communication Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Radiotelephony Narrow Band Direct Printing (NBDP) Telegraphy Facsimile Data Morse Telegraphy Elementary Knowledge of Different Types of Modulation and Classes of Emission Classes of Emission Carrier Frequency and Assigned Frequency Bandwidth of Different Emissions Official Designations ofEmissions Unofficial Designations of Emissions Frequencies Allocated in the Maritime Mobile Service The Usage of MF, HF, VHF, UHF, and SHF Frequencies in the Maritime Mobile Service The Concept of Radio Channel, Simplex, Semi-Duplex, and Duplex, Paired and Unpaired Frequencies Frequency Plans and Channelling Systems MF Telephony and NBDP – Additional Provisions Applying to Region 1 GMDSS Distress and Safety FrequenciesPART 2: Distress and Safety Frequencies of the Pre-GMDSS System Calling Frequencies THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND BASIC FEATURES OF THE MARITIME MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICE Basic Knowledge of Satellite Communications INMARSAT Space Segment Modes of Communication Telephone Services Data and Facsimile Communications Store and Forward Operation Distress and Safety Communications INMARSAT-A Communications Services INMARSAT-C Communications Services INMARSAT Enhanced Group Call (EGC) System Types of Station in the Maritime Mobile Satellite Service Coast Earth Station (CES) Network Coordination Station (NCS) Ship Earth Station (SES) INMARSAT SES-NCS-CES Sequencing DETAILED PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO USE THE BASIC EQUIPMENT OF A SHIP STATION KNOWLEDGE OF AND ABILITY TO USE IN PRACTICE, THE BASIC EQUIPMENT OF A SHIP STATION Watchkeeping Receivers The Controls and Usage of the 2182 kHz Watch Receiver The Controls and Usage of VHF DSC Watch Receiver The Controls and usage of MF DSC Watch Receiver and MF/HF Watch Receiver VHF Radio Installation ChannelsControls and Usage MF/HF Radio Installation Frequencies Typical Controls and Usage Connecting the Power Selecting Receive (Rx) Frequency Selecting Transmit (Tx) Frequency Selecting ITU Channel Number Tuning the Transmitter Selecting the Class of Emission Using Volume Control and Squelch Using Clarifier or Receiver (Rx) Fine Tuning Controlling Radio Frequency (RF) Gain Using Automatic Gain Control (AGC) Using the 2182 kHz Instant Selector Testing the Radiotelephone Alarm Generator Using the Radiotelephone Alarm Generator Antennas Isolators VHF Whip Antennas MF/HF Whip Antennas MF/HF Wire Antennas Construction of an Emergency Antenna Batteries Different Kinds of Batteries and their Characteristics Lead Acid Batteries Nickel-Cadmium Batteries (NICADs) Charging Constant Current Charge Constant Voltage Charge Trickle Charge Connecting Batteries Ampere-Hours (AH) Maintenance of BatteriesSpecific Gravity Safety Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS) Terminology Fuses Survival Craft Radio Equipment A Survival Craft Station Portable Two-Way VHF Radiotelephone Apparatus Search And Rescue Radar Transponder (SART) Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC) Call Format Specifier Distress Call All Ships Call Call to Individual Station Geographic Area Call Group Call Automatic/Semi-Automatic Service Call Address Selection with the MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identities) Number System The Nationality Identification Maritime Identification Digits (MID) Group Calling Numbers Coast Station Numbers MMSI Number With Three Trailing Zeros Call Categorization Distress Urgency Safety Ship Business Routine Call Telecommand and Traffic InformationDistress Alerts Other Calls Medical Transport Test Unable to Comply Working Frequency Information GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF NARROW BAND DIRECT PRINTING (NBDP) AND TELEX OVER RADIO (TOR) SYSTEMS. ABILITY TO USE MARITIME NBDP AND TOR EQUIPMENT IN PRACTICE Narrow Band Direct Printing (NBDP) NBDP Systems Automatic Systems Semi-Automatic Systems Manual Systems ARQ (Automatic Request Query) FEC (Forward Error Correction) ISS/IRS Arrangement Master and Slave Radio Telex Number Answerback Numbering of the SSFC (Sequential Single Frequency Code) TOR (Telex Over Radio) Equipment Controls and Indicators Keyboard Operation KNOWLEDGE OF THE USAGE OF INMARSAT SYSTEMS. ABILITY TO USE INMARSAT EQUIPMENT OR SIMULATOR IN PRACTICE INMARSAT-A Ship Earth Station Satellite Acquisition Telex ServicesPART 3: Telephone Services Data and Facsimile Communications INMARSAT EGC Receiver Pre-programming an SES for EGC Message Reception Selecting Operating Mode for EGC Reception INMARSAT-C Ship Earth Station (SES) Components of an INMARSAT-C Terminal Entering/Updating Position Usage of an INMARSAT-C Terminal Sending and Receiving Text Messages FAULT LOCATING OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND DETAILED PRACTICAL OPERATION OF GMDSS SYSTEM AND SUBSYSTEMS GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND SAFETY SYSTEM (GMDSS) Rescue Coordination Centres (RCCs) and Maritime Rescue Coordin ation Centres (MRCCs) Australian Maritime Safety Authority – AMSA Shipboard Communications Equipment Maritime Safety Information (MSI) Sea Areas and the GMDSS Master Plan Watchkeeping on Distress Frequencies Functional Requirements of Ship Stations Operational Requirements Carriage Requirements of Ship Stations Minimum Requirements for All Ships Documents to be Carried On BoardSources of Energy for Ship Stations Means of Ensuring Availability of Ship Station Equipment Duplication of Equipment Licences, Radio Safety Certificates, Inspections and Surveys Operator's Certificates Licences Categories of Ship Stations INMARSAT USAGE IN THE GMDSS INMARSAT-A Ship Earth Station Distress Communications Use of the Distress Facility Access to Rescue Services Satellite Acquisition Telex and Telephony Distress Calls (Ship to MRCCTelex Mode) Procedures for Distress Calls Rescue Coordination Centres Associated with the Coast Earth Stations INMARSAT-C Ship Earth Station Distress and Safety Services Sending a Distress Alert Sending a Distress Priority Message The INMARSAT-C Safety Services 2-Digit Code Safety Services INMARSAT Enhanced Group Call (EGC) Purpose of the EGC System All Ships Messages and INMARSAT System Messages Classes of INMARSAT-C SES and their EGC ReceptionNAVTEX The NAVTEX System International NAVTEX Service National NAVTEX Service Purpose of NAVTEX NAVTEX Frequencies Reception Range Message Format (Transmitter ID, Message Type, Message Number) NAVTEX Receiver Selection of Transmitters Selecting Message Type and, Messages Which Cannot be Rejected Prefix Codes Message Format Operation Use of Subsidiary Controls and Changing Paper EMERGENCY POSITION INDICATING RADIO BEACONS (EPIRBs) Satellite EPIRBs Basic Characteristics of Operation on 406MHz Local User Terminal (LUT) Basic Characteristics of Operation on 1.6 GHz 121.5 MHz Including Homing Function Information Contents of a Distress Alert Manual Usage Float-free Function Routine Maintenance Testing Checking Battery Expiry Date Cleaning of the Float-free Mechanism Satellite Compatible EPIRBs VHF DSC-EPIRB The Main Technical CharacteristicsInformation Contents of a Distress Alert Manual Operation Float-free Function Routine MaintenanceTesting Checking Battery Expiry Date Cleaning of the Float-free Mechanism SEARCH AND RESCUE RADAR TRANSPONDER (SART) The Main Technical Characteristics Operation Range of a SART Transmitter Routine Maintenance of a SART Checking Battery Expiry Date DISTRESS, URGENCY AND SAFETY COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES IN THE GMDSS Distress Communications DSC Distress Alert The Definition of a Distress Alert The Transmission of a Distress Alert Transmission of a Shore to Ship Distress Alert Relay Transmission of a Distress Alert by a Station Not Itself in Distress Receipt and Acknowledgment of a DSC Distress Alert Acknowledgment Procedure by Radiotelephony Acknowledgment Procedure by NBDP Receipt and Acknowledgment by a Coast Station Receipt and Acknowledgment by a Ship Station Handling of Distress Alerts Preparations for Handling of Distress Traffic Distress Traffic Terminology Testing DSC Distress and Safety Calls On-Scene Communications Search and Rescue Operation Urgency and Safety Communications The Meaning of Urgency and Safety CommunicationsProcedures for DSC Urgency and Safety Calls Urgency Communications Medical Transports Safety Communications Communication by Radiotelephony with Stations of the Old Distress and Safety System Radiotelephone Alarm Signal The Distress Signal Distress Call Distress Message Acknowledgment of Distress Message Distress TrafficTerminology Transmission of A Distress Message by a Station Not Itself in Distress Medical Advice Authority Radiotelephony Frequencies for SOLAS Procedures Identification Bridge to Bridge Communications Modes of Transmission Silence Periods Time Signals Reception of Maritime Safety Information (MSI) Reception by NAVTEX Reception by INMARSAT EGC EGC for Coastal Warnings EGC Addresses Reception by HF NBDP The Navigational Warning Signal of the Old Distress and Safety System The Navigational Warnings Transmitted by Radiotelephony Protection of Distress Frequencies Guard Bands Tests on Distress Frequencies Transmissions During Distress Traffic Avoiding Harmful Interference Prevention of Unauthorised Transmissions SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) OPERATION The Role of Rescue Coordination Centres (RCCs) Merchant Ship Search and Rescue (MERSSAR) Manual Maritime Rescue Organisations Ship Reporting SystemsPART 4: MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS ABILITY TO USE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, BOTH WRITTEN AND SPOKEN, FOR THE SATISFACTORY EXCHANGE OF COMMUNICATIONS RELEVANT TO THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA Use of the International Code of Signals and the IMO Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary/Seaspeak Reference Manual Recognised Standard Abbreviations and Commonly Used Service Codes Use of International Phonetic Alphabet OBLIGATORY PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES Effective Use of Obligatory Documents and Publications Radio Record Keeping Knowledge of the Regulations and Agreements Governing the Maritime Mobile Service and the Maritime Mobile Satellite Service PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE OF GENERAL COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES Selection of Appropriate Communication Procedures Traffic Lists Radiotelephone Call Method of Calling a Coast Station by Radiotelephony Ordering for a Manually Switched Link Call (known as Call Request)Ending the Call Special Facilities of Calls Method of Calling a Coast Station by DSC Radiotelegram The parts of a Radiotelegram The Preamble Service Instructions and Indications Address Text Signature Addresses Full Address Registered Address Telephonic Address Telex Address Counting of Words Transmission of a Telegram by Radiotelephony Transmission of a Telegram by Radiotelex Traffic Charges AAIC Code International Charging System INMARSAT Communications Charging System Land Line Charge (LLC) Coast Charge (CC) Ship Charge (SC) Currencies Used in International Charging Practical Traffic Routines World Geography, Especially the Principal Shipping Routes and Related Communications Routes APPENDIX 1 Examination SyllabusAPPENDIX 2 Radiotelephony in Practice APPENDIX 3 Putting It All Together APPENDIX 4 AMSA Safety Education Article No.64 APPENDIX 5 AMSA AUSREP BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
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GMDSS for Navigators
Language: english
Author: John Seaton & Peter Smith
Genre: Reference book
Publisher: Routledge
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 248
Description: The Global Maritime distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is becoming the all-embracing term for communication and data transfer between ship and shore, and ship and ship. It's a highly automated system of terrestrial satellite communications technology whose primary role is to maintain safety of life at sea. Within the next five years all vessels over 300 tonnes will be required to carry GMDSS equipment. The seafaring nations of the world have together established the rules and regulations for good working practices within the system, and every serving and future navigating officer will be required to hold the GMDSS General Operator's Certificate. GMDSS for Navigators brings together in one publication the knowledge required by anyone who wants to become a qualified and competent operator of GMDSS communications equipment. It should prove to be the accepted universal reference for GMDSS training.
Contents
CONTENTSPreface
Glossary
KNOWLEDGE OF THE BASIC FEATURES OF THE
MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE AND THE MARITIME
MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICE
THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND BASIC FEATURES
OF THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE
Types of Communication in the Maritime Mobile Service
Distress, Urgency, and Safety Communications
Public Correspondence
Port Operations Service
Ship Movement Service
Intership Communications
On-Board Communications
Types of Station in the Maritime Mobile Service
Ship Station
Coast Station
Pilot Stations, Port Stations
Aircraft Station
Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC)
The First RCC
Elementary Knowledge of Frequencies and Frequency
Bands
The Concept of Frequency
The Equivalence Between Frequency and Wavelength
The Radio Frequency Spectrum
The Unit of Frequency
The Subdivision of the Most Significant Parts of the Radio
Frequency SpectrumCharacteristics of Frequencies
Different Propagation Mechanisms: Propagation in Free
Space, Ground Wave, Ionospheric Propagation
Communications Systems
Modulation
The Ionosphere
Propagation of MF Frequencies
Propagation of Different HF Frequency Bands
Propagation of VHF and UHF Frequencies
Knowledge of the Role of the Various Modes of
Communication
Digital Selective Calling (DSC)
Radiotelephony
Narrow Band Direct Printing (NBDP) Telegraphy
Facsimile
Data
Morse Telegraphy
Elementary Knowledge of Different Types of
Modulation and Classes of Emission
Classes of Emission
Carrier Frequency and Assigned Frequency
Bandwidth of Different Emissions
Official Designations ofEmissions
Unofficial Designations of Emissions
Frequencies Allocated in the Maritime Mobile Service
The Usage of MF, HF, VHF, UHF, and SHF Frequencies in
the Maritime Mobile Service
The Concept of Radio Channel, Simplex, Semi-Duplex, and
Duplex, Paired and Unpaired Frequencies
Frequency Plans and Channelling Systems
MF Telephony and NBDP – Additional Provisions Applying
to Region 1
GMDSS Distress and Safety FrequenciesPART 2:
Distress and Safety Frequencies of the Pre-GMDSS
System
Calling Frequencies
THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND BASIC FEATURES
OF THE MARITIME MOBILE SATELLITE SERVICE
Basic Knowledge of Satellite Communications
INMARSAT Space Segment
Modes of Communication
Telephone Services
Data and Facsimile Communications
Store and Forward Operation
Distress and Safety Communications
INMARSAT-A Communications Services
INMARSAT-C Communications Services
INMARSAT Enhanced Group Call (EGC) System
Types of Station in the Maritime Mobile Satellite Service
Coast Earth Station (CES)
Network Coordination Station (NCS)
Ship Earth Station (SES)
INMARSAT SES-NCS-CES Sequencing
DETAILED PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO
USE THE BASIC EQUIPMENT OF A SHIP STATION
KNOWLEDGE OF AND ABILITY TO USE IN PRACTICE,
THE BASIC EQUIPMENT OF A SHIP STATION
Watchkeeping Receivers
The Controls and Usage of the 2182 kHz Watch Receiver
The Controls and Usage of VHF DSC Watch Receiver
The Controls and usage of MF DSC Watch Receiver and
MF/HF Watch Receiver
VHF Radio Installation
ChannelsControls and Usage
MF/HF Radio Installation
Frequencies
Typical Controls and Usage
Connecting the Power
Selecting Receive (Rx) Frequency
Selecting Transmit (Tx) Frequency
Selecting ITU Channel Number
Tuning the Transmitter
Selecting the Class of Emission
Using Volume Control and Squelch
Using Clarifier or Receiver (Rx) Fine Tuning
Controlling Radio Frequency (RF) Gain
Using Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
Using the 2182 kHz Instant Selector
Testing the Radiotelephone Alarm Generator
Using the Radiotelephone Alarm Generator
Antennas
Isolators
VHF Whip Antennas
MF/HF Whip Antennas
MF/HF Wire Antennas
Construction of an Emergency Antenna
Batteries
Different Kinds of Batteries and their Characteristics
Lead Acid Batteries
Nickel-Cadmium Batteries (NICADs)
Charging
Constant Current Charge
Constant Voltage Charge
Trickle Charge
Connecting Batteries
Ampere-Hours (AH)
Maintenance of BatteriesSpecific Gravity
Safety
Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS)
Terminology
Fuses
Survival Craft Radio Equipment
A Survival Craft Station
Portable Two-Way VHF Radiotelephone Apparatus
Search And Rescue Radar Transponder (SART)
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)
DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING (DSC)
Call Format Specifier
Distress Call
All Ships Call
Call to Individual Station
Geographic Area Call
Group Call
Automatic/Semi-Automatic Service
Call Address Selection with the MMSI (Maritime Mobile
Service Identities) Number System
The Nationality Identification
Maritime Identification Digits (MID)
Group Calling Numbers
Coast Station Numbers
MMSI Number With Three Trailing Zeros
Call Categorization
Distress
Urgency
Safety
Ship Business
Routine
Call Telecommand and Traffic InformationDistress Alerts
Other Calls
Medical Transport
Test
Unable to Comply
Working Frequency Information
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF NARROW BAND DIRECT
PRINTING (NBDP) AND TELEX OVER RADIO (TOR)
SYSTEMS. ABILITY TO USE MARITIME NBDP AND TOR
EQUIPMENT IN PRACTICE
Narrow Band Direct Printing (NBDP)
NBDP Systems
Automatic Systems
Semi-Automatic Systems
Manual Systems
ARQ (Automatic Request Query)
FEC (Forward Error Correction)
ISS/IRS Arrangement
Master and Slave
Radio Telex Number
Answerback
Numbering of the SSFC (Sequential Single Frequency
Code)
TOR (Telex Over Radio) Equipment
Controls and Indicators
Keyboard Operation
KNOWLEDGE OF THE USAGE OF INMARSAT
SYSTEMS. ABILITY TO USE INMARSAT EQUIPMENT
OR SIMULATOR IN PRACTICE
INMARSAT-A Ship Earth Station
Satellite Acquisition
Telex ServicesPART 3:
Telephone Services
Data and Facsimile Communications
INMARSAT EGC Receiver
Pre-programming an SES for EGC Message Reception
Selecting Operating Mode for EGC Reception
INMARSAT-C Ship Earth Station (SES)
Components of an INMARSAT-C Terminal
Entering/Updating Position
Usage of an INMARSAT-C Terminal
Sending and Receiving Text Messages
FAULT LOCATING
OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND DETAILED
PRACTICAL OPERATION OF GMDSS SYSTEM AND
SUBSYSTEMS
GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND SAFETY SYSTEM
(GMDSS)
Rescue Coordination Centres (RCCs) and Maritime Rescue
Coordin ation Centres (MRCCs)
Australian Maritime Safety Authority – AMSA
Shipboard Communications Equipment
Maritime Safety Information (MSI)
Sea Areas and the GMDSS Master Plan
Watchkeeping on Distress Frequencies
Functional Requirements of Ship Stations
Operational Requirements
Carriage Requirements of Ship Stations
Minimum Requirements for All Ships
Documents to be Carried On BoardSources of Energy for Ship Stations
Means of Ensuring Availability of Ship Station
Equipment
Duplication of Equipment
Licences, Radio Safety Certificates, Inspections and
Surveys
Operator's Certificates
Licences
Categories of Ship Stations
INMARSAT USAGE IN THE GMDSS
INMARSAT-A Ship Earth Station
Distress Communications
Use of the Distress Facility
Access to Rescue Services
Satellite Acquisition
Telex and Telephony Distress Calls (Ship to MRCCTelex
Mode)
Procedures for Distress Calls
Rescue Coordination Centres Associated with the Coast
Earth Stations
INMARSAT-C Ship Earth Station
Distress and Safety Services
Sending a Distress Alert
Sending a Distress Priority Message
The INMARSAT-C Safety Services
2-Digit Code Safety Services
INMARSAT Enhanced Group Call (EGC)
Purpose of the EGC System
All Ships Messages and INMARSAT System Messages
Classes of INMARSAT-C SES and their EGC ReceptionNAVTEX
The NAVTEX System
International NAVTEX Service
National NAVTEX Service
Purpose of NAVTEX
NAVTEX Frequencies
Reception Range
Message Format (Transmitter ID, Message Type, Message
Number)
NAVTEX Receiver
Selection of Transmitters
Selecting Message Type and, Messages Which Cannot be
Rejected
Prefix Codes
Message Format Operation
Use of Subsidiary Controls and Changing Paper
EMERGENCY POSITION INDICATING RADIO BEACONS
(EPIRBs)
Satellite EPIRBs
Basic Characteristics of Operation on 406MHz
Local User Terminal (LUT)
Basic Characteristics of Operation on 1.6 GHz
121.5 MHz Including Homing Function
Information Contents of a Distress Alert
Manual Usage
Float-free Function
Routine Maintenance
Testing
Checking Battery Expiry Date
Cleaning of the Float-free Mechanism
Satellite Compatible EPIRBs
VHF DSC-EPIRB
The Main Technical CharacteristicsInformation Contents of a Distress Alert
Manual Operation
Float-free Function
Routine MaintenanceTesting
Checking Battery Expiry Date
Cleaning of the Float-free Mechanism
SEARCH AND RESCUE RADAR TRANSPONDER
(SART)
The Main Technical Characteristics
Operation
Range of a SART Transmitter
Routine Maintenance of a SART
Checking Battery Expiry Date
DISTRESS, URGENCY AND SAFETY COMMUNICATION
PROCEDURES IN THE GMDSS
Distress Communications
DSC Distress Alert
The Definition of a Distress Alert
The Transmission of a Distress Alert
Transmission of a Shore to Ship Distress Alert Relay
Transmission of a Distress Alert by a Station Not Itself in
Distress
Receipt and Acknowledgment of a DSC Distress Alert
Acknowledgment Procedure by Radiotelephony
Acknowledgment Procedure by NBDP
Receipt and Acknowledgment by a Coast Station
Receipt and Acknowledgment by a Ship Station
Handling of Distress Alerts
Preparations for Handling of Distress Traffic
Distress Traffic Terminology
Testing DSC Distress and Safety Calls
On-Scene Communications
Search and Rescue Operation
Urgency and Safety Communications
The Meaning of Urgency and Safety CommunicationsProcedures for DSC Urgency and Safety Calls
Urgency Communications
Medical Transports
Safety Communications
Communication by Radiotelephony with Stations of the
Old Distress and Safety System
Radiotelephone Alarm Signal
The Distress Signal
Distress Call
Distress Message
Acknowledgment of Distress Message
Distress TrafficTerminology
Transmission of A Distress Message by a Station Not Itself
in Distress
Medical Advice
Authority
Radiotelephony Frequencies for SOLAS Procedures
Identification
Bridge to Bridge Communications
Modes of Transmission
Silence Periods
Time Signals
Reception of Maritime Safety Information (MSI)
Reception by NAVTEX
Reception by INMARSAT EGC
EGC for Coastal Warnings
EGC Addresses
Reception by HF NBDP
The Navigational Warning Signal of the Old Distress and
Safety System
The Navigational Warnings Transmitted by Radiotelephony
Protection of Distress Frequencies
Guard Bands
Tests on Distress Frequencies
Transmissions During Distress Traffic
Avoiding Harmful Interference
Prevention of Unauthorised Transmissions
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) OPERATION
The Role of Rescue Coordination Centres (RCCs)
Merchant Ship Search and Rescue (MERSSAR) Manual
Maritime Rescue Organisations
Ship Reporting SystemsPART 4: MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS AND OPERATIONAL
PROCEDURES FOR GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS
ABILITY TO USE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, BOTH
WRITTEN AND SPOKEN, FOR THE SATISFACTORY
EXCHANGE OF COMMUNICATIONS RELEVANT TO THE
SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA
Use of the International Code of Signals and the IMO
Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary/Seaspeak
Reference Manual
Recognised Standard Abbreviations and Commonly
Used Service Codes
Use of International Phonetic Alphabet
OBLIGATORY PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES
Effective Use of Obligatory Documents and
Publications
Radio Record Keeping
Knowledge of the Regulations and Agreements
Governing the Maritime Mobile Service and the
Maritime Mobile Satellite Service
PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE OF
GENERAL COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES
Selection of Appropriate Communication Procedures
Traffic Lists
Radiotelephone Call
Method of Calling a Coast Station by Radiotelephony
Ordering for a Manually Switched Link Call (known as Call
Request)Ending the Call
Special Facilities of Calls
Method of Calling a Coast Station by DSC
Radiotelegram
The parts of a Radiotelegram
The Preamble
Service Instructions and Indications
Address
Text
Signature
Addresses
Full Address
Registered Address
Telephonic Address
Telex Address
Counting of Words
Transmission of a Telegram by Radiotelephony
Transmission of a Telegram by Radiotelex
Traffic Charges
AAIC Code
International Charging System
INMARSAT Communications Charging System
Land Line Charge (LLC)
Coast Charge (CC)
Ship Charge (SC)
Currencies Used in International Charging
Practical Traffic Routines
World Geography, Especially the Principal Shipping
Routes and Related Communications Routes
APPENDIX 1 Examination SyllabusAPPENDIX 2 Radiotelephony in Practice
APPENDIX 3 Putting It All Together
APPENDIX 4 AMSA Safety Education Article No.64
APPENDIX 5 AMSA AUSREP
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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