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Subelement E

Survival Craft Equip & S.A.R.:

Section 32

Homing and Locating Signals:

Which of the following would best be used for visual detection of a distressed vessel?

  • A 9-GHz SART's beacon.
  • Correct Answer
    An EPIRB's strobe light.
  • A 121.5-MHz EPIRB beacon.
  • A 406-MHz EPIRB beacon.
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Which piece of required GMDSS equipment is the primary source of transmitting locating signals?

  • Radio Direction Finder (RDF).
  • Survival Craft Transceiver.
  • Correct Answer
    An EPIRB transmitting on 406 MHz.
  • A SART transmitting on 406 MHz.
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What may be used as a homing signal by the search and rescue vessels in the immediate vicinity of the ship in Distress?

  • Flare gun
  • Strobe Light
  • 406 MHz signal from a satellite EPIRB.
  • Correct Answer
    A 121.5 MHz emergency transmitter in a satellite EPIRB.
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What part of a satellite EPIRB may function as a visual aid to rescue vessels?

  • Correct Answer
    Strobe light
  • A 121.5 MHz emergency transmitter in a satellite EPIRB.
  • 406 MHz signal from a satellite EPIRB.
  • Loud beeping tone emitted by the unit, once activated.
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What is an example of a locating signal?

  • SSB phone traffic
  • Ship to shore transmissions
  • Loran C
  • Correct Answer
    A float-free EPIRB
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Which device provides the best method to locate a ship in Distress or survival craft in the GMDSS?

  • Correct Answer
    Satellite EPIRBs
  • Radio Direction Finder
  • MF/HF DSC
  • VHF homing device
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