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GMDSS:

• Subject: STCW-GOC-FCC-ELEMENT-EL-7: Jan.2006
• Subject: STCW-ROC-FCC-ELEMENT-7A: Jan.2006

General Radiotelephone:

• Subject: Element 3

Marine Radio Operator Permit:

•  Subject: New Element 1 Subelement A (approved 25 June 2009)
•  Subject: New Element 1 Subelement B (approved 25 June 2009)
•  Subject: New Element 1 Subelement C (approved 25 June 2009)
•  Subject: New Element 1 Subelement D (approved 25 June 2009)
•  Subject: Old Element 1

Second Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate (T2)

• Subject: Element 6

Ship Radar Endorsement:

• Subject: ELEMENT 8
• Subject: NEW ELEMENT 8 (25 June 2009)

Third Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate:

• Subject: Element 5

The subject of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System consists of  600 questions and 0 illustrations which are presented as 100 / 6 question quizzes. If you are studying for your GMDSS exam you should continue working through all 100 of these quizzes until you are scoring 80% or better on all of them. 

 

GMDSS subjects in the online study room include 100 quizzes of 6 questions per quiz on the following: Element 7:  Element 7R

• Fundamental Concepts  

• Equipment Systems

• Sea Areas

• Functional Requirements

• Equipment Carriage Requirements

• Maintenance Options

• Radio Spectrum

• Frequency Bands

• Modulation-Demodulation, Am & Fm

• Carrier, Sidebands,

• Channel Spacing.

• Antennas.

• Inspections And Exemptions

• Required Documents And Publications

• Maintenance

• License And Personnel Requirements.

• Reserve Source Of Energy

• Equipment Testing

• Watchkeeping

• Logkeeping

• Alphabetical Call Signs, Selcalls

• Mmsi, Mid, Ship

• Mmsi, Group, Coast Station

• Inmarsat Mobile Numbers For A And B Terminals

• Inmarsat Mobile Numbers For C Terminals

• Dsc Format, Info Sent

• Dsc Operations

• Dsc Frequencies

• Sending A Distress Alert

• Follow-On Voice Transmission

• Response To A Distress Alert

• Distress Relays

• Action To Take After Sending A False Distress Alert

• Radio Silence & Resumption Of Normal Traffic.

• Urgent Traffic

• Safety Traffic

• Frequencies

• Other Procedures.

• Sart Activation & Survival Craft Operations

• Sart Sar Procedures & Radar Presentation

• Sart Frequency & Operations

• Sart Testing Procedures & Battery Parameters

• Epirb System Structure & Operation

• Epirb Alerting & Features

• Epirb Homing & Locating Signals

• Survival Craft Transceiver

• Sar/Mcc/Rcc Systems & Procedures

• On Scene Communications

• Vhf Controls, Volume, Squelch, Power, Range

• Vhf Channel System, Usage, U.S.-International Channels

• Navtex-1 Operations.

• Navtex-2 Programming.

• Navtex-3 Message Format.

• Safetynet-1 Operations.

• Safetynet-2 Information.

• Egc

• H.F. Msi

• Navareas

• Inmarsat-C Power Up, Self-Test, Controls And Indicator Lamps.

• Selecting An Inmarsat Ocean Region.

• Inmarsat Log-In, Log-Out.

• Inmarsat General System Operations

• Inmarsat General System Operations

• Inmarsat-A Equipment And Operations.

• Inmarsat-C Equipment And Operations.

• Inmarsat-C Equipment And Operations.

• Compare/Differentiate "A" And "C" Terminals.

• Selecting C.E.S. - C.E.S. Id #.

• Inmarsat-A  Addressing/Dialing Sequence, Voice.

• Inmarsat-A  Addressing/Dialing Sequence Telex

• Two Digit Operating Codes.

• Inmarsat-C  Addressing To Ship, Telex

• Inmarsat-C Addressing To A Land Telex Terminal

• Inmarsat-C  Addressing To Shore (Or Ship) Fax Terminal

• Inmarsat Distress Communications.

• Egc

• Inmarsat Equipment Faults And Maintenance-1.

• Inmarsat Equipment Faults And Maintenance-2.

• Mf-Hf Controls Volume, Squelch, Power, Frequency, Mode.

• Mf-Hf Frequencies Simplex, Duplex, Half-Duplex.

• Mf-Hf Itu Channels

• Mf-Hf Voice & Telex Channel Separation

• Mf-Hf Modulation, Bandwidth & Emissions.

• Mf-Hf Voice Operations-Calling A Coast Station.

• Mf-Hf Dsc Controller Call Programming

• Mf-Hf Sitor-Nbdp #1 Definitions

• Mf-Hf Sitor-Nbdp #2 Technical Characteristics

• Mf-Hf Arq Operation #1 Calling A Coast Station.

• Mf-Hf Arq Operation #2 Answerbacks

• Mf-Hf Arq Operation #3 Operating Codes & Procedures

• Mf-Hf Arq Operation #4 Operating Codes & Operating Procedures

• Mf-Hf Arq Operation #5 Technical Characteristics

• Mf-Hf Addressing Modes Dirtlx, Store-Forward, Etc

• Mf-Hf Fec Operation #1

• Mf-Hf Fec Operation #2

• Mf-Hf Propagation #1 Daytime, Night Time, Winter-Summer

• Mf-Hf Propagation #2 Daytime, Night Time, Winter-Summer

• Mf-Hf Dsc Controller Alert/Call Response.

• Mf-Hf Routine Communications With Coast Stations, Message Handling

• Mf-Hf Equipment Faults & Testing

GMDSS Radio Operator's License (DO)

Description

The DO qualifies the holder to operate, and make some basic equipment adjustments to, Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) radio installations. It also confers the operating authority of the MP.

Qualifications

To qualify, you must:

• be a legal resident of (or otherwise eligible for employment in) the United States; and

• be able to receive and transmit spoken messages in English; and

• pass a written and/or telegraphy examination(s) as described below under Examinations.

Term of License

A DO is issued for the holder's lifetime. (Prior to March 25, 2008, the license term for a DO was five years. Any holder of a DO that expired prior to March 25, 2008, must still file an application to renew the license within the five-year grace period after expiration.)

How to Obtain a License

Submit FCC Form 605 along with the appropriate Proof of Passing Certificates (for the requisite written examination elements). Use the FCC Form 605 and the FCC Form 159 (fee processing form) to renew a license or to replace a lost, stolen, or mutilated license. Many Commercial Operator License Examination (COLE) Managers file these documents for applicants who test with them. Ask your COLEM if it provides this service to its customers.

Examinations

To obtain an FCC Commercial Operator License, applicants must submit, to the Commission, proof of passing written and/or telegraphy Elements as illustrated in the following:

Element 1 - Basic radio law and operating practice with which every maritime radio operator should be familiar. To pass, an examinee must correctly answer at least 18 out of 24 questions.

Element 7: GMDSS Radio Operating Practices. GMDSS radio operating procedures and practices sufficient to show detailed practical knowledge of the operation of all GMDSS sub-systems and equipment. The exam consists of questions from the following categories: general information, narrow-band direct-printing, INMARSAT, NAVTEX, digital selective calling, and survival craft. To pass, an examinee must correctly answer at least at least 75 out of 100 questions.

or

Element 7R: Restricted GMDSS Radio Operating Practices. Fifty questions concerning those GMDSS radio operating procedures and practices that are applicable to ship stations on vessels that sail exclusively in sea area A1, as defined in sections 80.1069 and 80.1081 of the Commission's Rules. To pass, an examinee must correctly answer at least 38 out of 50 questions.