GMDSS通信英语阅读修改版

GMDSS英语阅读练习1

一、缩略语

1、GMDSS

A:GlobalMar市meDistressandSafetySystem全球海上遇险与安全系统

B:GlobalMaritimeDistressandSafeSystem全球海上遇险与安全系统

C:GlobalMaritineDistressandSafetySystem全球海上遇险与安全系统

D:GlobalMaritimeDistressandSafetySystem全球海上遇险系统

2、INMARSAT

A:IntemationalMobileSatelliteOrganization国际海事卫星组织

B:InternationalMar苗meSatelliteOrganization国际移动卫星组织

C:InternationalMaritimeSatelliteOrganization国家海事卫星组织

D:IntemationalMaritimeSatelliteOrganization国际海事卫星组织

3、POR

A:PacificOceanRegion大西洋区

B:PacificOceanRegion太平洋区

C:PacificOceanRegion印度洋区

D:PacificOceanRegion北冰洋区

4、DSC

A:DigilalSelectCall数字选择性呼叫

B:DigitalSearchCall数字选择性呼叫

C:DigitalSelectiveCall数字选择性呼叫

D:DigitalSearchingCall数字选择性呼叫

5、MSI

A:MaritimeSafetyInformation海上安全信息

B:MobileSafetyInformation海上安全信息

C:MaritimeSafeInformation海上安全信息

D:MaritimeSigneInformation海上安全信息

二、单选题

1WhichofthefollowingequipmentsonboardisfortheCOSPAS-SARSATsystem?

A:DSCB:NAVTEXC:VHFD:EPIRB

2、PleasechoosetheINMARSAT-CNCSIDoftheW-AOR:

A:044B:001C:211D:144

3、WhichservicedoesnottheEGCsystemhave?

A:SafetyNETB:HeetNETC:SARTD:SendingMSI

4>TheVHFCH70couldbeusedtosend______:

A:FAXB:DSCC:NBDPD:SSB

5>IneachNAVTEXmessagethereisatechnicalcode(B1B2B3B4):whichcharacteristhestation

identification?

A:B1B:B2C:B3D:B3B4

6、ThefollowingradiocommunicationsystemsareusedinGMDSSexcepttheINMARSAT

system:

A:VHF

B:VHFMFandHFterrestrialsystems

C:theCOSPAS-ASRSATsystem

D:theFLAGSIGNALsystems

7、Whichequipmentisrequiredtobecarriedintheallseaareas?

A:VHFB:MFC:HFD:SES

8>WhereistheINMARSAT'Sheadquarters?

A:ChinaB:TheUSA

C:theUnitedKingdomD:Canada

9、TheMaritimesafetyinformationcontains:

A:distressmessageC:Distressalert

B:UrgencymessageD:Navigationalandmeteorologicalwarnings

10>Boththesatellitecommunicationandterrestrialcommunicationswill:

A:notbeusedintheGMDSSC:bereplacedbyMorse

B:beusedonlyforgeneralcommunicationsD:beusedintheGMDSS

11>Ifwepassthistestitmaybepossibleforustoobtain

A:TheFirst-classRadioelectronicCertificateC:TheGeneralOperatorJsCertificate

B:TheSecond-classRadioelectronicD:TheRestrictedOperator'sCertificate

Certificate

12、Whichofthefollowingstatementiscorrect?

A:2182KHzisacarrierfrequencyusedfordistressandsafetycommunicationsusingradio

telegraphywhichclassofemissionisA1A

B:2187:5KHzisacarrierfrequencyusedfordistressandsafetycallsusingdigitalselective

calling:

C:2I87:5KHzisacarrierfrequencyusedfordistressandsafetycallsusing

narrow-band-direct-printing:

D:2I82KHzisacarrierfrequencyusedfordistressandsafetytrafficusingnarrowbanddirect

printing:

13>ThereareVHFequipmentsandeitherasatelliteEPIRBoraVHFEPIRBonboardaccording

totheequipmentcarriagerequirement:Whichseaareadoestheshipsail?

A:A1B:A2C:A3D:A4

14、Whichofthefollowingdescriptionofusageissuitablefor2174:5KHzfrequency?

A:MSIB:NBDPC:DSCD:RT

15>WhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutSeaAreaA3iscorrect?

A:anareawithintheradiotelephonecoverageofatleastoneVHFcoaststationandoneMFcoast

station

B:anarea,includingSeaAreaAlandA2,withinthecoverageofanINMARSATgeostationary

satellite.

C:Anarea,excludingSeaAreaA1andA2,withinthecoverageofanINMARSATgeostationary

satellite.

D:Anarea,excludingSeaAreaAlandA2,withinthecoverageofanCOSPAS一SARSAT

system.

16>IntheCOSPAS-SARSATsystem,therearetypesofbeaconsatpresent?

A:3B:2C:1D:4

17、Themedicalmessageshouldbeprecededbytheword.

A:OBSB:TMZC:MEDICOD:NW

18、Allthedistressmessageshouldbeprecededby.

A:PANPANC:MAYDAY

B:SECURITED:MEDICO

19>Whatfinalplaceisadistresscall/messageroutedto?

A:CESB:NCSC:RCCD:MCC

20>ThedateforentryintofulleffectforGMDSSis1stFebruary,

A:1999B:1992C:1995D:1997

三、阅读理解

PASSAGE1.BasicdescriptionofDSC:DSCisbasicallyacallingsystem.Eachcallconsistsofa

“packet"ofdigitizedinformationofoneoffourpriorities:Distress,Urgency,Safety,

Routine:Messagecanberoutedto“allstations”,toanindividualstationortoagroupofstations,

usingtheirMaritimeMobileSelective-callIdentifycode(MMSI):Distressmessagesare

automaticallybroadcastto“AHstations”.InadditiontotheMMSIofsourceanddestination

stations,informationcanbeconveyedintheDSCmessage:Forexample,toaidtheRescueService,

theDSCDistressalertmessageisconfiguredtocontainthefollowing:A'Ship'sidentify(thenine

digitMMSI)B\Time.C\Natureofdistress(intheformofstandardcode)D'Ship'sposition.Where

fittedship'sofficersshouldensuretheyarefullyconversantwiththeprocedureforenteringthe

necessaryinformationintoDSCequipment:Atsea,unlessprovidedautomaticallyfroma

navigationsystem,ship'spositionshouldbeupdateatleastonceduringeachwatchperiod.

1、Atsea,ifDSCequipmentcan'tgetship'spositionmessagefromanavigationsystem

automatically,thenthepositionmessageshouldberenewed.

A:.atleastevery4hours:C.atleastevery12hours:

B:atleastevery8hoursD:atleastevery24hours.

2、Accordingtothemessage,distressmessagecanbereceivedby.

A:allstations:C:shipstations:

B:coaststations.D:groupofspecifiedstations

3、EachDSC“packet"havepriority(priorities)

A:1B:2C:3D:4

4、Whichofthefollowingstatementisnottrue??

A:ADSCmessagehasaMMSIofsourcestation.

B:ADSCmessagehasaMMSIofdestinationstation.

C:ADSCmessagehasanameofsourcestation.

D:ADSCmessagealsohasotherinformationforsendinground:

Passage2.TheNAVTEXreceiverisaNarrowBandDirectPrinting(NBDP)deviceoperatingon

thefrequency518Khz,(someequipmentcanalsooperateon490Khzand4209.5Khz),andisa

vitalpartoftheGlobalMaritimeDistressandSafetySystem(GMDSS).Itisautomatically

receivesMaritimeSafetyInformationsuchasRadioNavigationalWarnings,Storm/GaleWarnings,

MeteorologicalForecasts,PiracyWarnings,DistressAlertetc.Theinformationreceivedisprinted

onthereceiver'sownpaperrecorderroll:Eachmessagebeginswithstartsofmessagefunction

(ZCZC)followedbyaspacethenfourBcharacters:TheFirst,(Bl),identifiesthestationbeing

received,thesecond,(B2),identifiesthesubjecti.e:NavigationalWarning,MetForecastetc,and

thethirdandfourth,(B3+B4),formtheconsecutivenumberofthemessagefromthatstation:This

followedbythetextofthemessageandendswithanendofmessagefunction(NNNN).The

NAVTEXsystembroadcastsCOASTALWARNINGwhichcovertheareafromthefairwaybuoy

outto250nauticalmilesfromthetransmitter,thetransmissionfromsometransmitterscanbe

receivedoutto400nauticalmilesandevenfurtherinunusualpropagationconditions.

1、TheNAVTEXreceiverworkson.

A:4209.5KhzC:518Khz

B:490KhzD:A11above.

2、Whichcharacter(s)identifiesstationofNAVTEX?

A.B1B:B2C:B3D:B4

3、WhichstatementisTRUE?

A:TheNAVTEXsystemisveryimportanttoGMDSS.

B:TheNAVTEXsystemisapartofGPS,

C:TheNAVTEXsystemisapartofEGC

D:TheNAVTEXsystemhasnothingtodowiththeGMDSS

4、WhichofthefollowingisnotTRUE?

A:Eachmessagebeginswithstartsofmessagefunction(ZCZC).

B:Eachmessageendswithanendofmessagefunction(NNNN).

C:TheNAVTEXsystemcancoverthe250milesfromthetransmitter.

D:TheNAVTEXsystemcannotcover400milesfromthetransmitter.

Passage3.TerrestrialCommunicationsLONG-RANGESERVICEUseofHFprovides

along-rangserviceinboththeship-to-shoreandshore-to-shipdirections:Incasecoveredby

INMARSATitcanbeusedasanalternativetosatellitecommunicationsandoutsidetheseareasit

providestheonlylong-rangcommunicationcapability:Frequencieshavebeendesignatedinthe

4,6,8,12and16MHzbandsforthisservice.Digitalselectivecalling(DSC)formsthebasisof

distressalertingandsafetycommunications:DistressandsafetycommunicationsfollowingaDSC

callcanbeperformedbyradiotelephoneorNBDP.MEDIUM-RANGESERVICEA

medium-rangeserviceisprovidedonfrequenciesinthe2MHzband:Intheshiptoshore,shipto

shipandshoretoshipdirections2187.5kHzwillbeusedfordistressalertsansafetycallsusing

DSC,and2182kHzwillbeusedfordistressandsafetytrafficbyradiotelephone,includingSAR

co-ordinatindandon-scenecommunications^174.5kHzwillbeusedforradiotelex(NBDP)

distressandsafetytraffic.SHORT-RANGESERVICE___VHFprovidesshort-rangeservice

onthefrequencies:A\156.525MHz(Channel70)fordistressandsafetycallsusingDSC,and

B\156.8MHz(Channel16)fordistressandsafetytrafficbyradiotelephone,includingSAR

co-ordinatingandon-sensecommunications.

1、InGMDSSsystem,terrestrialcommunicationscanbedividedintoparts.

A:.oneB:TwoC:ThreeD:four

2、2187.5kHzcanbeusedfor.distressandsafetycallsonradiotelexsystemin

MEDIUM-RANGEservice.

A:distressandsafetycallsondigitalselectivecallingsysteminMEDIUM-RANGEservice.

BdistressandsafetycallsonradiotelexsysteminLONG-RANGservice.

C:distressandsafetycallsonradiotelexsysteminSHORT-RANGEservice.

D:distressandsafetycallsontelexsysteminsatelliteservice.

3、VHFCH16isadistressandsafetyfrequencyinshort-rangservice,soitshouldbeusedfor

Ardistressandsafetyradiotelexcallsinshort-rangservice

BdistressandsafetyDSCcallsinshort-rangservice

C:distressandsafetyradiotelexcallsinMEDIUM-RANGservice

D:distressandsafetyradiotelephonecallsinshort-rangservice

4、TheHFcanprovidetheservicewhichis.

A:notAT:

coveredB:onlyShort-RangeService.

byC:onlyMedium-RangeService

INMARSD:CoveredbyINMARSAT.

5、Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A:Digitalselectivecalling(DSC)followsatelephonecall.

B:DistressandsafetycommunicationsbyradiotelephoneorNBDPfollowsaDSCdistresscall.

C:Digitalselectivecalling(DSC)followsNBDP:traffic.

D:Radiotelephonealertformsthebasisofdistressalertingandsafetycommunications:

Passage4.TerrestrialCommunicationsLONG-RANGESERVICEUseofHFprovides

along-rangserviceinboththeship-to-shoreandshore-to-shipdirections:Incasecoveredby

INMARSATitcanbeusedasanalternativetosatellitecommunicationsandoutsidetheseareasit

providestheonlylong-rangcommunicationcapability:Frequencieshavebeendesignatedinthe

4,6,8,12and16MHzbandsforthisservice.Digitalselectivecalling(DSC)formsthebasisof

distressalertingandsafetycommunications:DistressandsafetycommunicationsfollowingaDSC

callcanbeperformedbyradiotelephoneorNBDP.MEDIUM-RANGESERVICEA

medium-rangeserviceisprovidedonfrequenciesinthe2MHzband:Intheshiptoshore,shipto

shipandshoretoshipdirections2187.5kHzwillbeusedfordistressalertsansafetycallsusing

DSC,and2182kHzwillbeusedfordistressandsafetytrafficbyradiotelephone,includingSAR

co-ordinatindandon-scenecommunications:?174.5kHzwillbeusedforradiotelex(NBDP)

distressandsafetytraffic.SHORT-RANGESERVICE___VHFprovidesshort-rangeservice

onthefrequencies:A\156.525MHz(Channel70)fordistressandsafetycallsusingDSC,and

B\156.8MHz(Channel16)fordistressandsafetytrafficbyradiotelephone,includingSAR

co-ordinatingandon-sensecommunications.

1、TheacknowledgementofaDSCtestcallistransmittedasfollows:

A:first,youshouldtuneatransmitterto2187.5kHz.

B:thenkeyinorselect“testcallacknowledgement”.

C:keyinorselect9-digitidentityofthecallingshipstation.

D:allabove.

2、Thesection6describingisabout.

A:HFC:VHF

B:MFD:A11above

3、ShipsindistressmaytransmittheDSCdistressalerton.

A:OnlyaHFbandC:AnumberofHFbands

B:OnlytwoHFbandsD:AandB

4、WhoshalltransmitDSCacknowledgementonallHFDSCdistresschannelsonwhichtheDSC

alertwasreceived?

A:ashipstationC:manyshipstations

B:acoaststationD:manycoaststation

5、TheDSCdistressacknowledgementshouldbereceivedby.

A:shipindistressC:allshipswhichreceivedtheDSCalert:

B:rescueshipD:AandC

6、ThedistresstrafficshouldbeinitiatedonB:NBDPdistresstrafficchannel

theappropriate.C:AorB

A:radiotelephonydistresstrafficchannel:D:DSCdistresscallingchannel

7、Whichofthefollowingstatementisnottrue?

A:ThedistresstrafficshouldproceedinthesamebandinwhichtheDSCalertwasreceived.

B:Radiotelephonemaybeusedforthedistresscommunication.

C:NBDPmaybeusedforthedistresstraffic.

D:NBDPshouldnotbeusedforthedistresstraffic.

GMDSS英语阅读练习2

一、缩略语

1、EPIRB

A:UrgencyPositionIndicatingRadioBeacon紧急无线电示位标

B:EmergencyPositionIndicatingRadioBeacon紧急无线电示位标

C:EmergencyPositiveIndicatingRadioBeacon紧急无线电示位标

D:EmergencyPositionIdentificationRadioBeacon紧急无线电示位标

2、LES

A:LordEarthStation陆地地球站

B:LandEarthStation陆地地球站

C:LandEarthState陆地地球站

D:LandEarthStation移动地球站

3、MSI

A:MaritimeSafetyInformation海上安全信息

B:MaritineSafetyInformation海上安全信息

C:MaritimeSafeInformation海上安全信息

D:MaritimeSafetyIdentification海上安全识别

4、ETA

A:EstimateTimeofArrival预计抵达时间

B:EstimatedTimeofArrival预计离港时间

C:EstimatedTimeofArrival预计抵达时间

D:EstimatedTimingofAmval预计抵达时间

5^IMO

A:InternationalMaritimeOrganization国际海事组织

B:InternationMaritimeOrganization国际海事组织

C:InternationalMobileOrganization国移动组织

D:InternationalMaritimeOrganize国际海事组织

二、单选题

1、Whichdefinition'smeaningistheuTelephoneusingphasemodulation:

A:G3EB:F3EC:G2BD:FIB

2^ThefollowingnumberisINMARSAT-CSES'snumber,whichoneisChinesevessel's?

A:411230375B:441263826C:421330313D:430961627

3、WhenmustashipbefittedwithNAVTEXreceiver?

A:01FEB1992B:01AUG1993C:01FEB1999D:01FEB1995

4、WhatkindsofshipsmaynotuseSOLASconvention?

A:300T:G:TupwardC:300T:G:Tcargoship

B:PassengershipsD:300T:G:Tbelow

5^Thefrequency156:525MHzand156:8MHzshouldbeinthebandof:

A:LFC:HF

B:MFD:VHF

6^ThebroadcastofMSIwillbemade

A:continuouslyC:onsatellitecommunicationsystem

B:onterrestrialcommunicationsystemD:BothBandC

7、WhatisthemainmeansintheGMDSSforlocatingshipindistressortheirsurvivalcraft?

A:SARTB:DSCC:VHFD:SSB

8、TheradioequipmenttobecarriedonboardGMDSSshipdependsupon

A:thetonnageoftheshipC:theseaareainwhichtheshipoperates

B:thetypeoftheshipD:thehorsepoweroftheship

9、“AMENEDETAPILOTSTATION”means:

A:ETApilotstationhasbeenchangedC:ETApilotstationwasnotgiven

B:ETApilotstationwillbegivenafterwardsD:ETApilotstationisgiven

10、Whatdoestheabbreviation“VHF”standfor?

A:VesseFsHoistingFlagC:VesseFsHomingFrequency

B:VeryHighSafetyD:VeryHighFrequency

11>:“"shouldbeusedduringthepoorvisibilityiftheradar*sscreenshowsheavy

seareturns

A:GaincontrolC:Anti-cluttercontrol

B:BrilliantControlD:SweepIntercept

12、Whichofthefollowingindicatesthatastationtransmitconcerningnavigationsafetymessages

byradiotelephone?

A:TTTC:ThespokenwordSECURITY

B:ThespokenwordpanD:XXX

13、Whichofthefollowingindicatesagraveandimminentdangerrequestingimmediate

assistanceontheradiotelephone?

A:SOSB:MAYDAYC:SECURITYD:PAN

14、GMDSSistheabbreviationof

A:TheGlobalMaritimeDistressandSafetySystem

B:TheGlobalMarinersDistressandSafetySystem

C:TheGlobalMarinesDistressandSafeSystem

D:TheGlobalMarinesDiscoandSafeSystem

15、Ifwepasstheexam,Itmaybepossibleforustoobtain

A:theFirst-classRadioelectronicCertificate

B:thesecond-classRadioelectronicCertificate

C:theGeneralOperator'sCertificate

D:theRestrictedOperator'sCertificate

16>WhichofthefollowingfunctionthatisnotfulfilledbyInmarsat-C?

A:DistressalertingC:ReceiptofEGCmessages

B:Store-and-forwardmessagingD:Telephonecoinmunication

17>TheEGCserviceiscomposedof:

A:SafetyNETserviceC:NAVTEXservice

B:FleetNETserviceD:Alloftheabove

18、WhichofthefollowingareincludedinmandatoryservicesofInmarsat-C?

A:FleetNETServiceC:SafetyNETService

B:DataReportingD:PollingService

19、WhichofthefollowingisnotincludedinTerrestrialcommunications?

A:Long-RangeserviceC:Short-Rangeservice

B:Medium-RangeserviceD:INMARSATservice

20>Allthedistressmessageshouldbeprecededby:

A:PANPANC:MAYDAY

B:SECURITED:MEDICO

三、阅读理解

PASSAGEl:TheIMOalsointroduceddigitalselectivecalling(DSC)onVHF,MFandHF

maritimeradiosaspartoftheGMDSSsystem:DSCisprimarilyintendedtoinitiateship/ship,

ship/shore,andshore/shipradiotelephoneandMF/HFradiotelexcalls:DSCcallscanalsobemade

toindividualshipsorgroupsofships:DSCdistressalerts,whichconsistofaprefbrmatteddistress

message,areusedinitiateemergencycommunicationswithshipsandrescuecoordinationcenters:

Whenfullyimplemented,DSCwilleliminatetheneedforpersonsonaship'sbridgeoronshore

tocontinuouslyguardradioreceiversonvoiceradiochannels,includingVHFchannel16(156:8

MHz)and2182kHznowusedfordistress,safetyandcalling:Alisteningwatchaboard

GMDSS-equippedshipson2182kHzendedon1February1999,andonVHFchannel16is

scheduledtoendon1February2005:WeurgethattheDSC-equippedVHFandMF/HFradiosbe

externallyconnectedtoasatellitenavigationreceiver:Thatconnectionwillensureaccurate

locationinformationissenttoarescuecoordinationcenterifadistressalertisevertransmitted:

FCCregulationsactuallyrequirethatship*spositionbemanuallyenteredintotheradioeveryfour

hoursonshipsrequiredtocarryGMDSSequipment,whilethatshipisunderway(47CFR

80:1073):OnceSOLASshipsareallowedtodisbandwatch-keepingonVHFandMF

radiotelephonechannels,othershipsaregoingtoneedDSC-equippedradiostocontacttheseships,

particularlyinapassingsituation,especiallywhenoutsideU:S:waters:WebelieveVHF,MFand

HFradiotelephoneequipmentcarriedonshipsshouldincludeaDSCcapabilityasamatterof

safety:Toachievethis,theFCCrequiresthatallnewVHFandMF/HFmaritimeradiotelephones

typeacceptedafterJune1999tohaveatleastabasicDSCcapability:VHFdigitalselectivecalling

alsohasothercapabilitiesbeyondthoserequiredfortheGMDSS:TheCoastGuardusesthis

systemtotrackvesselsinPrinceWilliamSound,Alaska,VesselTrafficService:IMOandthe

USCGalsoplantorequireshipscarryaUniversalAutomaticIdentificationSystem,whichwillbe

DSC-compatible:CountrieshavingaGMDSSAlAreawillbeabletoidentifyandtrackAIS(自动

识另ll系统)-equippedvesselsinitswaterswithoutanyadditionalradioequipment:

1、Whichofthefollowingisthebestanswering?

A:OnlyVHFequipmentcanusedDSC:

B:OnlyMFequipmentcanusedDSC

C:OnlyHFequipmentcanusedDSC:

D:DSCwilluseonVHF,MFandHFequipment

2、Accordingtothismessage,whichofthefollowingiswrong

A:Whenfullyimplemented,forpersonstocontinuouslyguardwilleliminate

B:DSCisusedforwatching

C:DSCisonlyusedforwatching:

D:DSCisusedtoinitiateemergencycommunication:

3、Accordingtothismessage,thewatch-keepingofVHFCH16willbeended:

A:on1February1999:C:on1February2000:

B:on1February2005:D:on1February2010:

4^ThewriterintendsthattheVHF/MF/HFradioequipment:

A:shouldhaveitsownsatellitenavigator;

B:havenothingtodowiththesatellitenavigationsystem;

C:shouldbeconnectedtoasatellitenavigator:

D:shouldchangetheship'spositionmanuallyeveryhours:

5、Whichstatementisnotcorrect?

A:DSCcaninitiateradio-telephoneandradiotelexcallsonVHF/MF/HFbands:

B:DSCcaninitiateradio-telephonecallsonVHF/MF/HFbands:

C:DSCcaninitiateradiotelexcallsonMF/HFbands:

D:DSCcaninitiateVHF/MF/HFradio-telephoneandMF/HFradiotelexcalls:

6、TheAISequipmentwillbeusedto:

A:identifyandtrackvesselsinA1seaarea;

B:identifyandtrackvesselsinA2seaarea;

C:identifyandtrackvesselsinA3seaarea;

D:identifyandtrackvesselsinA4seaarea:

7、Themeaningofword“radios“inthepassageis:

A:radioequipmentsC:radioprograms

B:radiowavesD:nomeaning

Passage2.SatellitesystemsoperatedbytheInternationalMobileSatelliteOrganization(Inmarsat),

arealsoimportantelementsoftheGMDSS:ThreetypesofInmarsatshipearthstationterminals

arerecognizedbytheGMDSS:theInmarsatA,BandC:TheInmarsatAandB,anupdated

versionoftheA,provideship/shore,ship/shipandshore/shiptelephone,telexandhigh-speeddata

services,includingadistressprioritytelephoneandtelexservicetoandfromrescuecoordination

centers:TheInmarsatCprovidesship/shore,shore/shipandship/shipstore-and-forwarddataand

telexmessaging,thecapabilityforsendingpreformatteddistressmessagestoarescue

coordinationcenter,andtheSafetyNETservice:TheInmarsatCSafetyNETserviceisa

satellite-basedworldwidemaritimesafetyinformationbroadcastserviceofhighseasweather

warnings,NAVAREAnavigationalwarnings,radionavigationwarnings,icereportsandwarnings

generatedbytheUSCG-conductedInternationalIcePatrol,andothersimilarinformationnot

providedbyNAVTEX:SafetyNETworkssimilarlytoNAVTEXinareasoutsideNAVTEX

coverage:InmarsatCequipmentisrelativelysmallandlightweight,andcostsmuchlessthanan

InmarsatAorB:InmarsatAandBshipearthstationsrequirerelativelylargegyro-stabilized

antennas;theantennasizeoftheInmarsatCismuchsmaller:InmarsatalsooperatesanEPIRB

system,theInmarsatL,whichissimilartothatoperatedbyCOSPAS-SARSAT:Undera

cooperativeagreementwiththeNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA),

combinedmeteorologicalobservationsandAMVERreportscannowbesenttoboththeUSCG

AMVERCenter,andNOAA,usinganInmarsatCshipearthearthstation,atnocharge:Thereis

alsonochargetoregisterforthisserviceandtoreceivethenecessaryInmarsatCsoftware:For

moreinformation,seetheNOAAShipboardEnvironmental(data)AcquisitionSystem,orSEAS:

WestronglyurgethatInmarsatCequipmenthaveanintegralsatellitenavigationreceiver,orbe

externallyconnectedtoasatellitenavigationreceiver:Thatconnectionwillensureaccurate

locationinformationtobesenttoarescuecoordinationcenterifadistressalertisevertransmitted:

1Accordingtothepassage,whichtypeofInmarsatSESterminalsareapprovedbytheGMDSS?

A:INMARSAT-C;C:INMARSATMINLM;

B:INMARSAT-M;D:INMARSAT-P

2、ThewritersuggeststhatINMARSAT-Cshipearthstations

A:shouldhaveansatellitenavigator;

B:shouldbeconnectedtoasatellitenavigationreceiver

C:A&BD:AorB

3、TheSafetyNET(satellite-basedworldwidemaritimesafetyinformationbroadcastservice)

serviceisprovidedby

A:INMARSAT-AsystemC:INMARSAT-Csystem

B:INMARSAT-BsystemD:INMARSAT-Msystem

4、Whichshipearthstationdoesnotrequiresrelativelylargegyro-stabilizedantenna?

A:INMARSAT-AC:INMARSAT-C

B:INMARSAT-BD:BothA&B

5、Themeaningofphrasestore-and-forwardinthepassageis

A:firstmemorize,thenrelayC:directlysendmessage

B:memorizingmessageD:storeafile

6、INMARSAT-Lis

A:INMARSAT-CsystemC:EPIRBsystemofINMARSAT

B:INMARSAT-BD:COSPAS-SARSAT

7、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnottrue?