Gmdss : a user's handbook / / Denise Bréhaut

• Autore: Bréhaut Denise
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Bloomsbury, , [2013]; ©2013
• Edizione: Fifth edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (129 p.)
• Disciplina: 341.75665
• Soggetto topico: Ships - Safety regulations
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright; Contents; PREFACE; GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE SYSTEMS; Sea areas; Equipment requirements for compulsorily fitted vessels; Voluntarily fitted vessels; Questions; Answers; 2 TRAINING COURSES AND EXAMINATIONS; The General Operator Certificate Course (GOC); The GOC examination; The Long Range Certificate Course (LRC); The LRC examination; Satellite module; The Restricted Operator Certificate Course (ROC); The ROC examination; 3 MODES OF EMISSION AND PROPAGATION; Modes of emission; Propagation of the radio wave; Types of radio waves ; Practical uses within radio frequency bandsQuestions; Answers; 4 GENERAL REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES; Identification of stations; Radio watch; DSC watch keeping; Test transmissions; Documents; Transmissions in UK harbours; Simplex and duplex; The use of channels and frequencies in the maritime band; Transceiver functions; Maximum permitted transmitter power; The phonetic alphabet; Control of communications; Making a routine call; Difficulty with communications; Questions; Answers; 5 DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING; Distress alert; Undesignated or designated distress alerts ; Receipt and acknowledgement of DSC alertsDistress alert relay; Urgency call; Safety call; Routine call; DSC priorities or call categories; Classes of DSC controller; Cancelling false alerts; Avoiding false alerts; Questions; Answers; 6 DSC AND RADIOTELEPHONY PROCEDURES; Distress; On-scene communications; Procedural words relating to distress working; Distress relay; Urgency; Safety; Routine procedures; Contacting a vessel whose MMSI is unknown; Questions; Answers; 7 THE RADIOTELEPHONY EXAMINATION; 8 THE INMARSAT SYSTEMS; INMARSAT B; INMARSAT C; INMARSAT Fleet F77; Operations ; Two-digit special service codesDistress priority connections on Sat B and Fleet F77; Distress alerting on SAT C; Avoiding false alerts; Cancelling false alerts; Security; Questions; Answers; 9 INMARSAT PROCEDURES; INMARSAT B and Fleet F77; Priority connections; Distress priority connection by telephone; Distress priority connection by telex (SAT B only); Distress message by telephone or telex; Distress relay connection; Urgency priority connection; Urgency message by telephone or telex; Safety priority connection; Safety message by telephone or telex; Routine priority connection; INMARSAT C ; Distress alertingDistress message; Other priority messages; Logging out; Questions; Answers; 10 EPIRBs AND SARTs; EPIRBs; Activation; SARTs; AIS-SART; Testing of EPIRBs and SARTs; Avoiding false alerts; Questions; Answers; 11 ANTENNAE AND BATTERIES; VHF antenna; MF and HF whip antenna; Wire aerial; Antennae for INMARSAT B and Fleet F77; Antennae for INMARSAT C; Maintenance of antennae; Batteries; Battery maintenance; Questions; Answers; 12 MARITIME SAFETY INFORMATION; Navtex; Message types; FEC; Enhanced Group Calling (EGC); Questions; Answers; 13 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E ; F
• Sommario/riassunto: The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) provides a fast and efficient way of calling for assistance at sea, whatever the size of craft or geographical position. Now updated for the fourth edition, this book explains the operation of the system as a whole and the procedures involved, as well as covering the syllabi of the General Operator's Certificate (GOC), the Long Range Certificate (LRC), and the Restricted Operator's Certificate (ROC). GMDSS: A User's Handbook has proved an invaluable reference for both exam candidates and equipment users alike. 'The ideal publication' Cruis
• Titolo autorizzato: Gmdss
• ISBN: 1-4081-7911-3; 1-4081-7912-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462632903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II