INTRODUCTION
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
- Being familiar with the distress signals and distress traffic
- Understanding the urgency transmissions
- Understanding the safety transmissions
- Being familiar with the safety information under the GMDSS
- Understanding the emergency radio beacons
- Understanding the power supplier
- Understanding the false alerts in the GMDSS
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Managers
- Engineers
- Technicians
- Anyone who need to know about Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
PROGRAM OUTLINE
- MDSS overview
- Radio propagation
- Distress, urgency and safety communications
- Protection of distress frequencies
- Digital Selective Calling
- VHF Radio Communication
- Standard Marine Communication Phrases
- MF/HF SSB communications
- Maritime safety information
- NAVTEX receiver
- Inmarsat satellite communication
- Inmarsat safety-NET service
- Search and rescue procedures
- VHF and satellite EPIRB
- Search and rescue radar transponder
- GMDSS portable VHF
- Practical training for distress, urgency and safety communication procedures
- Use of DSC equipment
- Use of VHF/MF/HF equipment
- Radiotelephony communication exercises
- Testing radio equipment
- Use of NAVTEX receiver