GMDSS - DESCRIPTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
1.
Your
vessel m.v.BALT ORIENT/WXAP MMSI 452311890. You are in sea area A2 and your vessel is Disabled and Adrift and
leading to ground. Take
action (assume other details)
2.
You are on a GMDSS vessel MV Bremen/DFAU in sea area A2.
Vessel has sprung a leak and is sinking. 23 persons on board require immediate
evacuation (Assume other relevant details).
Write down the signals and message you
will send on MF
3.
Your ship Dala
Corona Callsign SFKA, SAT-B ID 312345678 has sprung a leak in hold number 3 and
is sinking. Assume all relevant information
Prepare an appropriate message to be
sent by radio telex
What mode of operation should you
use
for the above transmission?
What frequency should you
use
for the above transmission if in the MF band?
4.
Assume you're
ship Desh Lok /VWTL posn 1000 N 088 00E, course 050 dgs
spd 12 kts, 10 miles from incident of the ship Brando / GBNK which is in
distress. You are having sufficient fire pumps to fight the fire on board. Your ETA to distress posn in 30 mins.
spd 12 kts, 10 miles from incident of the ship Brando / GBNK which is in
distress. You are having sufficient fire pumps to fight the fire on board. Your ETA to distress posn in 30 mins.
State your initial action on MF and
follow-up
5.
Ship Viking /
SDEQ is interfering with the above distress traffic. Write down the message to
keep him silent
a. As a controlling station, impose silence
b. As a station other than controlling station, impose
silence
6.
your
ship POORNIMA/VWET has received Distress message by NBDP from GOOFI/MTQP. Write
down the signal and the message you would transmit by NBDP to acknowledge the
receipt of Distress message.
7.
Give
an example of the message indicating Distress Traffic has ceased when
transmitted over NBDP by a coast station/MRCC
8.
Write
down the message indicating Distress Traffic has ceased when transmitted by a coast station/MRCC
1.
your
vessel m.v.BOURNVITA/VWST MMSI 419876000 is in sea area A2 in
Position
42 33 N 027 36 W. you have sighted a vessel capsizing 3 NM SSE from your
position at 0830 UTC. You have sighted neither received any Distress alert nor
Any Distress relay alert. You also observed
the vessel’s crew abandoning vessel in to two life rafts
Take
action
2.
Your
ship m.v.CHENNAI SELVAM/ATAM SAT-C no. 476023456 position 18
00 N 065 25 E. you have seen a survival craft with SART – hoisted
Write
the initial action you will take
What
action will you take to inform all ships within 30 NM
3. You are on a
GMDSS Vessel JAG LAADKI/ATXX which is in position 27.00 S 32.00 E approximately
200 run East of Durban! You observe 12 blips on the RADAR. At 8 nm range ENE of
the above position, you see a life raft.
State
the initial action you will take and on which frequency?
Write
down the Call and message you will then send and on which frequency?
4.
You're a long
distance away from an aircraft F11 ditched in to sea - posn
approx 15 00 N 090 00E. The aircraft sent a distress call and no acknow-
ledgement was given so far. You are not in a position to render help. (Assume all other relevant information)
approx 15 00 N 090 00E. The aircraft sent a distress call and no acknow-
ledgement was given so far. You are not in a position to render help. (Assume all other relevant information)
Inform all
stations the above situation. Write the complete procedure.
1.
You
are on board m.v.KOLKONDA/VWYD/419876000 in position 36 12 S 079 42 E due to rudder
failure vessel is out of control require a tow assistance. Take help from ships
2.
You
are sailing in ship m.v.KEERTHI/VCVT/419010800 in position 17 00 n 081 03 E
second engineer is having chest pain. A ship m.v.BANUBEGUM/VWLT/419267010 is 60
mls off your position. Master asked you to get medical advice from the ship.
Take necessary action
3.
What
procedure should be followed by ship stations that hear an Urgency signal
which is not followed by an Urgency message
4.
When
calling a Coast station for medical advice by NBDP what command would you key?
5.
You
have received an urgency alert/safety alert. What action will you take?
6.
You
have received an urgency call. But no message is received. What action will you
take?
1.
Your
vessel CORAJE/CXJR presently in position 17 25 N 069 53 E is towing an Oil rig
to Mumbai port. Your course 093 Deg and speed is 15 KTS.
What type of message you would transmit?
Give an example of R/T call you should make
Give an example of the message you should transmit by
Radio Telephony
2.
Your Ship PARMESHWARI/VTPG at 1030 UTC has sighted floating
metal container which is dangerous to a Navigation, in Position 50 Miles SE of
Gridlines Light. It is drifting East wards.
Give
an example of the CALL you would transmit on VHF R/T
On
which Channel would you transmit the CALL
Give
an example of the message you would transmit on the working channel
1.
You
are on GMDSS vessel m.v.DEEPAM, call sign VWYK, MMSl 419587989 position 10 digs
00 mins North 075 degs 15 mins East. There is an explosion and fire in the
engine room, 3 crew members are badly burnt.
State the initial procedure using Sat-C:
2.
Your
ship M.T.DURBE/UUFG SAT- C no. 472023654 position 13 02 N 084
22 E. a crew member is suffering from
chest pain, seek medical advice on SAT C
from Indian authorities. What action will you take?
Write
down the message you would transmit.
3.
Your
ship m.v.HARISHA VARDANA/VWJZ sat c no. 426124567 position 18
00 N 065 25 E you have sighted a floating container 5 NM N E of your position
Inform relevant Indian authorities. Take action
4.
Your
vessel M/V Jag Prakash/ ATHZ collided with an unknown vessel and is on fire in
position 0237 N 07519E You are about to abandon the Ship. The master authorizes
you to take action to obtain immediate help.
How
will you send telex by SAT-B ?
Write
down the message.
5.
Your
Inmarsat B is fully operational and set to operate in the IOR with default CES
as Eik Norway. Your vessel is in Distress. State the procedures you would use
to send a Distress alert by Telephone
Give an example of the Distress message you would
transmit (assume
all necessary details)
1. Your INMARSAT FLEET 77 is fully
operational and set to operate in the AOR-W region with BURUM as the default
CES.
State
the sequence you would use to make a Distress call.
State
the contents of the Distress message you would inform
2. Your ship m.v.COLUMBIA III/DOXL fleet
77 no.760234567 position 18 00 N
065
25 E your ship developed engine trouble
and NOT under command.
Master
wants to seek Maritime Assistance from the Indian Coast Guard Mumbai MRCC Using
fleet 77
3. (a) What is Fleet 77 Distress
alerting procedure by Telephone?
(b) What
does the Inmarsat-B telephone Distress message consist of?
4. You are going to make an urgency call
from your ship through GOONHILLY LES.
A
routine call is already made from another SES through the same LES.
How
can you make urgency call now?
1.
What
does Distress alert/signal/call indicate?
2.
What
does Urgency alert/signal/call indicate?
3.
What
does safety alert/signal/call indicate?
4.
On
what circumstances will you make distress relay?
5.
What
is the Distress signal?
6.
What
is the Distress Relay signal?
7.
What
is the Urgency signal?
8.
What
is the safety signal?
9.
SEELONCE
MAYDAY
10. SEELONCE DISTRESS
11. PRUDONCE
12. SEELONCE FEENEE
13. SILENCE FINI
14. On NBDP, what is the code used for
medical advice?
WRITE DOWN SIGNALS FOR THE
SITUATIONS:
(a) Cyclone
Warning
(b) Repositioning
of an Oil rig
(c) A
vessel having lost its propeller, requiring a tow
(d) Man
overboard
(e) Vessel
sighting a floating mine
(f) Vessel
listing and in danger of sinking, requiring immediate assistance
(g) Helicopter
sighted crash-landing in the sea
(h) Vessel
over due – PAN PAN
(i) Request
for medical advice
(j) Vessel
grounded
(k) By a station not in distress, nor
controlling distress traffic, to impose radio silence:
(l) By
a Controlling station, to announce that distress traffic ceased:
(m) By
a Controlling station to impose radio silence:
(n) When
a Coast station is to transmit a Storm warning:
Write the frequencies and purpose
(a)
NAVTEX
frequencies
(b)
SART
(c)
COSPAS
SARSAT EPIRB, INMARSAT EPIRB and VHF EPIRB
(d)
UPLINK
and DOWN LINK frequencies
SES – TO – SATELLITE
SATELLITE – TO – CES
CES – TO – SATELLITE
SATELLITE – TO –SES
(e)
DSC
routine frequencies :
SHIP – TO – SHORE
(SINGAPORE RADIO/CAPETOWN RADIO)
SHORE – TO – SHIP (reply from
shore)
SHIP – TO – SHIP
(f)
NBDP
DISTRESS FREQUENCIES ON 8 MHz AND 12 MHz
Your ship is in POR. You need
medical advice. Select LES as SENTOSA . using FLEET 77 to contact authorities
State initial action
State the follow up
What steps will you take in
fleet 77 to receive medical advice in case you are occupied with routine
communication
Your ship
m.v.KAMBODIA/U2KL/412345976 in position
02 00 S 041 12 E you are 800 miles from the shore you require a medical
assistance for 2 injured crew members from shore authorities.
Take the immediate steps
You are on m.v.MASJID
BUNDER/VWEY/IMN313226597 and your position is 30 01 N 053 52 W vessel is
listing heavily on port and on fire. Heavy swell is experiences. Your Inmarsat
B is fully operational
State the procedure to
contact MRCC using Inmarsat B telex
When the link is established,
what is the message you will send
State the frequencies of
COSPAS SARSAT EPIRB, VHF EPIRB and INMARSAT EPIRB
What does the EPIRB signal
indicate?
You are on board M.T.SEA
TADER/MTQP/321098100 450 miles off Ivory
coast ship engine has failed and vessel is drifting NE. Master asked you to
request tow from ships in vicinity. State the procedure to be followed
