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TESTS, CERTFICATES, NINE FUNCTIONS,
AVAILABLE IN SIMULATOR
POSITION REPORTING,
AAIC, ALRS VOLUME,
EPIRB FALSE ALERT CANCELLATION


BATTERY TEST
  1. ON/OFF LOAD CHECK – Daily
  2. CAPACITY TEST – Yearly

VHF DSC TEST
  1. SELF TEST – Daily
  2. TEST with another VHF DSC of own vessel
  3. TEST with another ship


MF HF DSC TEST
Live Test with CRS/MRCC on any of HF DSC Distress frequency -weekly
(SELF TEST – Daily Test)

EPIRB TEST
(SELF TEST)
1.    MONTHLY TEST
2.    Annual Test at SBM
3.    When a new EPIRB is provided, Test should be conducted on board.

Annual Test by SBM
Every year EPIRB should be tested at SBM.
We can check the annual service date in the EPIRB LABEL.
SBM will issue a annual service TEST CERTIFICATE.

This should also be made in log entry.

Every Two years,
HRU should be replaced with a new HRU.
 HRU validity is two years.

SART TEST:
1.    MONTHLY TEST on board – (at sea maintenance)
2.    Annual Test – at SBM
3.    SELF TEST ( need not tell, unless examiner asked about this)


GMDSS VHF TEST
  1. Monthly Test
  2. Annual Test – Test at SBM



CERTFICATES

  1. SHIP RADIO STATION license/ SHIP Radio Station License issued by Ministry Of Communications – In INDIA
            With Renewal license

            Ship name, call sign, MMSI, SAT ID, selcal ID if they use NBDP,
            Operating equipments, frequencies using, emissions, power out put

  1. GOC operator’s license - issued by Ministry Of Communications – In INDIA
With renewal license

GOC operator’s name and his details

  1. CARGO and SHIP SAFETY RADIO certificate – issued by classification society
  2. EPIRB, SART and GMDSS VHF annual Test certificate – issued by SBM
  3. EPIRB registration certificate – issued by MCC
  4. LRIT, AIS TEST certificate
  5. BATTERY CAPACITY TEST REPORT

        (Related questions to certificates and licences to be discussed with a copy of certificates)

  1. GMDSS RADIO LOG BOOK
  2. RADIO TARIFF BOOK
  3. ITU MANUAL for the use by MMS and MMS
  4. ITU LIST of COAST STATIONS
  5. ITU LIST of SHIP STATIONS and CALL SIGNS
  6. ITU LIST of RADIO DETERMINATION and SPECIAL SERVICES
  7. ALRS VOLUMES – 1 to 8 – not mandatory
  8. IAMSAR MANUAL – volume 3
  9. User and Technical manuals of equipments





NINE FUNCTIONS – GMDSS REQUIREMENTS

1.    Distress alerting – ship to shore – EPIRB, DSC, INMARSAT
2.    Distress alerting – shore to ship – DSC, SafetyNET and NAVTEX
3.    Distress alerting – ship  to ship -  VHF CH 16 and CH 13, VHF DSC and MF HF DSC
4.    SAR communication – ships , shore (MRCC/CRS) and SAR aircraft
5.    On scene communication
6.    Locating – SART
7.    Transmission and Reception of MSI – NAVTEX and EGC (safetyNET)
8.    GENERAL RADIO COMMUNICATION – mf hf transceiver, VHF and INMARSAT
9.    Bridge to Bridge communication - VHF