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 QUICK REVISION
OF
PRACTICALS AND ORALS

The following pages are the ‘practical evaluation’ and ‘self-

assessment’

This will help you at the exam centre for quick revision of
the complete set
 Student Practical Evaluation

Student Name: Batch No: Date:

STUDENT TASKS

SAT C

1. BDU POWER ON and LOG IN FIRST STEP –BDU POWER ON –

OPTION MENU – LOG IN

2. Undesignated Distress alert

(without log in/after log in)

3. Designated distress alert

4. Distress message

5. Urgency message

6. Safety message

7. Routine message to Mumbai shore office

8. Routine message to Chennai shore office

9. E mail to shore office

10. Routine message to another ship

11. E mail to another ship

12. EGC setting up

13. Update position, date and time

14. Link test

15. Loop test

16. Cancellation message of false alert

17. Position Reporting LES – 306 7 BITS

SAT B TELEX

1. DMG alert

2. Distress message

3. Urgency message

4. Shore message

5. Ship message

SAT B TELEPHONE

1. Distress call

2. Urgency call

3. Safety call

4. Shore call

5. Ship call

6. Change LES/Ocean region (update position)

FLEET 77

1. Distress call

2. Urgency call

3. Shore call

4. Ship call

5. Call from phone book

6. Add/edit/delete new phone number

7. Distress test

8. MPDS message to shore/ship

9. ISDN message to shore/ship
10. Distress stop

11. Pre emption call (explain)

12. Change LES

MF HF TRANSCEIVER

1. Contact ......RADIO RT HF – SSB TELEPHONY - VOICE

(or)

RADIO TELEX (TELEX/NBDP)

Working frequencies

2. Broadcast station tuning a. 720.00 KHz – 720.20 KHz

Tuning can be on 10 HZ, 100 HZ

1 KHz (typical exam question)/

b. Must know BBC RADIO frequencies

15400 KHZ, 17830 KHz

3. In case of NAVTEX failure, NBDP – ON, NBDP PRINTER – ON

How do receive NAVTEX messages
Within the NAVTEX range MF HF TRANSCEIVER – TELEX MODE

INPUT – NAVTEX FREQUENCY

VHF

Multi-channel scanning

Dual watch

NAVTEX

1. Program NAVTEX Deselect and select Stations ID and messages ID

2. NO NAVTEX AREAS ---- - - - - - - - - - - SAT C – EGC MODE

 MF HF

BOOK A TELEPHONE CALL DSC CALL - COAST STATION -

WITH TELEPHONE NUMBER – MMSI -

TELEPHONE NUMBER

VHF

BOOK A TELEPHONE CALL DSC CALL – COAST STATION – PSTN CALL

PSTN CALL

DSC PRACTICALS

DISTRESS ALERT

SEA AREA A1 VHF DSC CH 70

MENU - DSC CALL – EMERGENCIES – DISTRESS

SEA AREA A2 2187.5 KHz

DSC CALL – DISTRESS

SEA AREA A3/A4 ALL KHZ ( ALL FREQUENCIES)

DSC CALL – DISTRESS

DISTRESS RELAY ALERT

SEA AREA A1 VHF DSC – CH 70 TO MRCC

MENU - DSC CALL – EMERGENCIES – DISTRESS RELAY

SEA AREA A2 2187.5 KHz – TO MRCC

DSC CALL – DISTRESS – RELAY

SEA AREA A3/A4 HF DSC DISTRESS FREQUENCY – TO MRCC

DSC CALL – DISTRESS – RELAY

DISTRESS RELAT ALERT TO ALL STATION Take instruction from examiner

DSC CALL – DISTRESS – RELAY – ALL SHIPS

URGENCY ALERT

REFER: ALRS VOL 5 and ALRS VOL 1

SEA AREA A1 VHF DSC CH 70 – TO MRCC/CRS

DSC CALL – INDIVIDUAL – MMSI

SEA AREA A2 2187.5 KHz – TO MRCC

DSC CALL – INDIVIDUAL – MMSI

SEA AREA A3/A4 HF DSC DISTRESS FREQUENCY – TO MRCC

DSC CALL – INDIVIDUAL – MMSI

URGRNCY ALERT ALL STATION TAKE INSTRUCTION FROM EXAMINER

DSC CALL – AREA

SAFETY ALERT

UNLIT BUOY TO ALL STATIONS VHF DSC CH 70/WORKING CH13

THEN INFORM PORT CONTROL

SAFETY ALERT MOSTLY TO ALL STATION

ROUTINE ALERT POSITION REPORTING

TELEX – ARQ MODE

ALRS VOL 5 and ALRS VOL 1

WEEKLY MAINTENANCE WEEKLY TEST

MF HF DSC TEST WITH CRS/MRCC

HF DSC PAGES

CHECK TEST FACILITY IS AVAILABLE OR NOT

DSC LOGS

MF HF DSC LOGS CHECKING PREVIOUS TRANSMITTED/RECEIVES ALERTS

VHF DSC LOGS CHECKING PREVIOUS TRANSMITTED/RECEIVES ALERTS

POSITION UPDATING IN CASE OF GPS FAILURE

BOOK A TELEPHONE CALL ON MF HF and VHF

SELF TEST
MF HF DSC SELF TEST

VHF DSC SELF TEST

IN CASE OF NAVTEX receiver FAILURE

HOW DO YOU RECEIVE NAVTEX MESSAGES?
USE NBDP to receive NAVTEX messages MF HF
MF HF TRANCEIVER – TELEX MODE – TRANSCEIVER –
NAVTEX FREQUENCY – RX frequency
NBDP ON = NBDP PRINTER ON TELEX MODE

IN CASE OF NAVTEX STATION INOPERATIVE (OR)

OUTSIDE NAVTEX AREAS
HOW DO YOU RECEIVE MSI?
RECEIVE MSI THROUGH SAFETY NET – EGC SAT – C EGC MODE
ALRS VOL 5
SAFETY NET PAGES ADDITIONAL
2 MAPS NAVREAS
SELECT NEXT NAVAREA
GO TO SAT C
EGC MODE
ADDITIONAL NAVAREA
NOTE: In simulator, examiner may ask you to open the MAP
and positions of ships.
You can click the picture/ICON in the MAIN GMDSS
CONSOLE

FLEET 77

Question: Distress alert has been sent/is going on ..false alert---- means…Distress
button has been pressed ….Distress call is going on

How do you stop/cancel?

ANS: Press DISTRESS STOP in the cradle

Question: False alert has been sent. How do you cancel?

 ANS: Call RCC on their fleet 77 or Telephone number which is given in SAR pages

In ALRS VOL 5

Question: DISTRESS RELAY ALERT

ANS: Call RCC on their fleet 77 or Telephone number which is given in SAR pages

In ALRS VOL 5

MF HF DSC

Question: FALSE EPIRB ALERT CANCELLATION through TERRESTRIAL communication

ANS:

Contact CRS and request them to forward the cancellation message to RCC

Note: Mostly this question is related to sea area A4

Question: Make a telephone call through HF when you are in sea area A4

ANS: VHF DSC and MF HF DSC

COAST STATION

WITH TELEPHONE NUMBER/WITHOUT TELEPHONE NUMBER

CANCELLATION OF URGENCY MESSAGE THROUGH SATELLITE:

Use the same TWO DIGIT SPECIAL ACCESS CODE and send cancellation message

SHIP DETAILS

POSITION

PLEASE CANCEL MY URGENCY MESSAGE SENT ON DATE AND TIME UTC

MASTER

NNNN

(Using 2 digit special access code is urgency priority. They may ask you to
add PAN PAN in the message. Confirm with examiner)

In terrestrial communication,

PAN PAN

ALL STATIONS

THIS IS

SHIP NAME x 3/CALL SIGN/MMSI

SHIP DETAILS

POSITION

PLEASE CANCEL MY URGENCY MESSAGE OF DATE AND TIME UTC

OUT
 SAFETY EXAM

After sending DSC DISTRESS ALERT, if the examiner ask you to broadcast

Broadcast on subsequent voice frequency/channel – DISTRESS CALL and DISTRESS

MESSAGE

If the examiner ask to broadcast the distress call and distress message on GMDSS VHF,

How do you identify your name and call sign?

SELF ASSESMENT

SAFETY EXAM
QUESTION KNOW DON’T KNOW
1. Sea areas
2. Received DSC distress alert. What action will you take?
3. Carriage requirements – sea areas A1, A2, A3 and A4
4. SART,EPIRB and GMDSS VHF carriage requirement
5. Functional requirements
6. Certificates, documents and publications to be carried
7. VHF DSC False distress alert cancellation
8. MF DSC False distress alert cancellation
9. SAT-C False distress alert cancellation
10. EPIRB False alert cancellation
11. EPIRB test and maintenance
12. SART test and maintenance
13. GMDSS VHF test and special features
14. NAVTEX special features
15. AIS frequencies, purpose and what information TXD
16. LRIT frequencies, purpose and what information TXD
17. SSAS frequencies, purpose and what information TXD
18. Daily Tests/maintenance
19. weekly Tests/maintenance
20. monthly Tests/maintenance
21. yearly Tests/maintenance
 22. GMDSS facilities
MF HF and VHF
1. Type of aerials and equipments
2. Aerials maintenance
3. ATU
4. Control panel in detail
5. Power supply/power output full details
6. Type of modulation in detail
7. Type of propagation in detail
8. Type of side bands in detail
9. Type of emission in detail
10. Ionosphere
11. Satellite and terrestrial communication
INMARSAT
1. INMARSAT NETWORK in detail
2. Position of satellites
3. NCS
4. TELEX and TELEPHONE ocean area code
5. LES/CES/CRS/RCC function
6. Frequencies - uplink, downlink
COMMON QUESTIONS – SAT-C, SAT-B and FLEET 77
1. Advantages and Disadvantages
2. Power output
3. Mode of communication
4. Speed of transmission
5. Position reporting
6. EGC in detail
7. TESTS
8. Type and size of the aerial
9. Connections
NBDP
ARQ MODE, FEC MODE, SELFEC MODE
KKKK, BRK+
SELCAL ID of CRS and SHIP

Cancellation of false EPIRB alert:

How do you to stop further/continuous transmission of EPIRB?

If manually activated, pull back the (spring loaded) switch to the OFF position and put
the locking pin.
If it is automatically activated, retrieve the EPIRB, use cotton cloth and wipe out the
sea water contact screws. (that means dry the screws)

you have retrieved EPIRB. But you can not stop the continuous transmission
of EPIRB. What will you do?
Remove the battery.
EPIRB has two halves. Upper half and lower half. Unscrew the joining screws.
Battery in the lower half
OR
Fully cover EPIRB with an aluminium tin foil sheet. No transmission will be sent out from the
aluminium tin foil cover (Protection)

EPIRB FALSE ALERT CANCELLATION through TEERESTRIAL communication

In SEA AREA A4:

Send DSC URGENCY ALERT to CRS on HF or MF (depends on the distance)

After that
On voice – MF or HF
Give the cancellation message to CRS and request them to forward the cancellation message
to RCC
RCC phone numbers are available in the ALRS VOLUME 5 – SAR pages
(If you can contact RCC through terrestrial, you can convey the cancellation message)
(Example: VLADIVOSTAK/MURMANSK –RUSSIA)

…………………..
AAIC – pay the bill to satellite service provider through accounting authority
ITU LIST OF SHIP STATIONS – 10th column – AAIC
SELF ASSESMENT

SAFETY EXAM
QUESTION KNOW DON’T KNOW
23. Sea areas
24. Received DSC distress alert. What action will you take?
25. Carriage requirements – sea areas A1, A2, A3 and A4
26. SART,EPIRB and GMDSS VHF carriage requirement
27. Functional requirements
28. Certificates, documents and publications to be carried
29. VHF DSC False distress alert cancellation
 30. MF DSC False distress alert cancellation
31. SAT-C False distress alert cancellation
32. EPIRB False alert cancellation
33. EPIRB test and maintenance
34. SART test and maintenance
35. GMDSS VHF test and special features
36. NAVTEX special features
37. AIS frequencies, purpose and what information TXD
38. LRIT frequencies, purpose and what information TXD
39. SSAS frequencies, purpose and what information TXD
40. Daily Tests/maintenance
41. weekly Tests/maintenance
42. monthly Tests/maintenance
43. yearly Tests/maintenance
44. GMDSS facilities
MF HF and VHF
12. Type of aerials and equipments
13. Aerials maintenance
14. ATU
15. Control panel in detail
16. Power supply/power output full details
17. Type of modulation in detail
18. Type of propagation in detail
19. Type of side bands in detail
20. Type of emission in detail
21. Ionosphere
22. Satellite and terrestrial communication
INMARSAT
7. INMARSAT NETWORK in detail
8. Position of satellites
9. NCS
10. TELEX and TELEPHONE ocean area code
11. LES/CES/CRS/RCC function
12. Frequencies - uplink, downlink
COMMON QUESTIONS – SAT-C, SAT-B and FLEET 77
10. Advantages and Disadvantages
11. Power output
12. Mode of communication
13. Speed of transmission
14. Position reporting
15. EGC in detail
16. TESTS
17. Type and size of the aerial
18. Connections
NBDP
 ARQ MODE, FEC MODE, SELFEC MODE
KKKK, BRK+
SELCAL ID of CRS and SHIP

Cancellation of false EPIRB alert:

How do you to stop further/continuous transmission of EPIRB?

If manually activated, pull back the (spring loaded) switch to the OFF position and put
the locking pin.

If it is automatically activated, retrieve the EPIRB, use cotton cloth and wipe out the
sea water contact screws. (that means dry the screws)

you have retrieved EPIRB. But you can not stop the continuous transmission
of EPIRB. What will you do?
Remove the battery.
EPIRB has two halves. Upper half and lower half. Unscrew the joining screws.
Battery in the lower half
OR
Fully cover EPIRB with an aluminium tin foil sheet. No transmission will be sent out from the
aluminium tin foil cover (Protection)

EPIRB FALSE ALERT CANCELLATION through TEERESTRIAL communication

In SEA AREA A4:

Send DSC URGENCY ALERT to CRS on HF or MF (depends on the distance)

After that
On voice – MF or HF
Give the cancellation message to CRS and request them to forward the cancellation message
to RCC
RCC phone numbers are available in the ALRS VOLUME 5 – SAR pages
(If you can contact RCC through terrestrial, you can convey the cancellation message)
(Example: VLADIVOSTAK/MURMANSK –RUSSIA)
…………………..
AAIC – pay the bill to satellite service provider through accounting authority
ITU LIST OF SHIP STATIONS – 10th column – AAIC

SELF ASSESMENT

SAFETY EXAM
QUESTION KNOW DON’T KNOW
45. Sea areas
46. Received DSC distress alert. What action will you take?
47. Carriage requirements – sea areas A1, A2, A3 and A4
48. SART,EPIRB and GMDSS VHF carriage requirement
49. Functional requirements
50. Certificates, documents and publications to be carried
51. VHF DSC False distress alert cancellation
52. MF DSC False distress alert cancellation
53. SAT-C False distress alert cancellation
54. EPIRB False alert cancellation
55. EPIRB test and maintenance
56. SART test and maintenance
57. GMDSS VHF test and special features
58. NAVTEX special features
59. AIS frequencies, purpose and what information TXD
60. LRIT frequencies, purpose and what information TXD
61. SSAS frequencies, purpose and what information TXD
62. Daily Tests/maintenance
63. weekly Tests/maintenance
64. monthly Tests/maintenance
65. yearly Tests/maintenance
66. GMDSS facilities
MF HF and VHF
23. Type of aerials and equipments
24. Aerials maintenance
25. ATU
26. Control panel in detail
27. Power supply/power output full details
28. Type of modulation in detail
29. Type of propagation in detail
30. Type of side bands in detail
31. Type of emission in detail
32. Ionosphere
33. Satellite and terrestrial communication
 INMARSAT
13. INMARSAT NETWORK in detail
14. Position of satellites
15. NCS
16. TELEX and TELEPHONE ocean area code
17. LES/CES/CRS/RCC function
18. Frequencies - uplink, downlink
COMMON QUESTIONS – SAT-C, SAT-B and FLEET 77
19. Advantages and Disadvantages
20. Power output
21. Mode of communication
22. Speed of transmission
23. Position reporting
24. EGC in detail
25. TESTS
26. Type and size of the aerial
27. Connections
NBDP
ARQ MODE, FEC MODE, SELFEC MODE
KKKK, BRK+
SELCAL ID of CRS and SHIP

Cancellation of false EPIRB alert:

How do you to stop further/continuous transmission of EPIRB?

If manually activated, pull back the (spring loaded) switch to the OFF position and put
the locking pin.

If it is automatically activated, retrieve the EPIRB, use cotton cloth and wipe out the
sea water contact screws. (that means dry the screws)

you have retrieved EPIRB. But you can not stop the continuous transmission
of EPIRB. What will you do?
Remove the battery.
EPIRB has two halves. Upper half and lower half. Unscrew the joining screws.
Battery in the lower half OR
Fully cover EPIRB with an aluminium tin foil sheet. No transmission will be sent out from the
aluminium tin foil cover (Protection)
 EPIRB FALSE ALERT CANCELLATION through TEERESTRIAL communication

In SEA AREA A4:

Send DSC URGENCY ALERT to CRS on HF or MF (depends on the distance)

After that
On voice – MF or HF
Give the cancellation message to CRS and request them to forward the cancellation message
to RCC
RCC phone numbers are available in the ALRS VOLUME 5 – SAR pages
(If you can contact RCC through terrestrial, you can convey the cancellation message)
(Example: VLADIVOSTAK/MURMANSK –RUSSIA)

…………………..
AAIC – pay the bill to satellite service provider through accounting authority
ITU LIST OF SHIP STATIONS – 10th column – AAIC

419 532 000

12 07 N 082 52 E

Disabled/ADRIFT
R/T COMMS for GOC Candidates
J3E AT 1636 UTC
Name:_______________ Roll No: Date:
Name of Ship: M.V. Koyna_ Call Sign _VWRJ MMSI 2187.5 KHZ

No:_419973000___ Course: 035 deg Speed: 15 KTS Posn: 110 26’

N 083 27’E
0

FYI: CQ = All Stations, R = Received, K = Over, AS = Standby, VA = Out

Date&T Station To Station From Operator’s Actions or Remarks Frequency,

ime Channel or
(UTC) Satellite

06.01.1 Daily DSC Test , Battery ON/OFF Load Test, Printer & Paper
6 checked- All

1600 Found satisfactory. Posn 110 26’ N 083 0 27’E

Signature

1638 419532000 12 07 N 082 52 E, Disabled/ADRIFT AT 1636 UTC J3E 2187.5kHz

R/T 2187.5 kHz
1639 On Watch. 2182 kHz
Signature

1640 Mayday 3 MV JHELUM3 Mayday MV Jhelum /VWDW MMSI 419532000 Posn 120 “
/VWDW 07’ N 0820 52”E

419532000 Disabled & Adrift Request immediate assistance. EPIRB & “

SART activated.

Weather Moderate, sea slight, 18 persons on board Master “

OVER

1642 Mayday MV KOYNA3 Received Mayday “

VWDW3 VWRJ OVER/ R Standby

1643 “ MV LACHUNG3 Received Mayday OVER/ R Standby “

VWDW3 VTWV

1644 “ MV ADYAR3 Received Mayday OVER/ R Standby “

VWDW3 VWZJ

1645 “ MV PAYASWINI3 Received Mayday OVER/ R Standby “

VWDW3 VWJZ

1646 “ MV VASHISHTHI3 Received Mayday OVER/ R Standby “

VWDW3 VWFS

1647 “ MV MANDOVI3 Received Mayday OVER/ R Standby “

VWDW3 VTGQ

1648 “ VWRJ VWDW Posn? Over/ 110 26’ N 083 0 27’E Spd 12 kts ETA 05 Hrs “
Over/ R Asst not reqd- Standby
1650 “ VTWV VWDW Posn? Over/ 130 13’N 0820 25’E Spd 15 kts ETA 04 Hrs “
Over/ R Asst not reqd- Standby
1652 “ VWZJ VWDW Posn? Over/ 140 33’N 0810 46’E Spd 14 kts ETA 12 Hrs “
Over/ R Asst not reqd- Standby
1654 “ VWJZ VWDW Posn? Over/ 110 09’N 0800 28’E Spd 13 kts ETA 02 Hrs “
Over/R-Proceed for Rescue Over/R proceeding for rescue
stby
1656 “ VWFS VWDW Posn? Over/ 130 12’N 0850 45’E Spd 18 kts ETA 09 Hrs “
Over R Asst not reqd- Standby
1658 “ VTGQ VWDW Posn? Over/ 140 15’N 085 0 42’E Spd 11 kts ETA 15 Hrs “
Over/ R Asst not reqd- Standby
1659 RCC VWRJ Relayed the above distress to nearest RCC SAT C

1700 Mayday All VWDW 3 At 1700 UTC MV Jhelum/ VWDW SEELONCE FEENEE OUT 2182 kHz
Stations3

1705 Off Watch 2182 kHz

Signature