🔍 Key Concepts

• NAVTEX purpose as part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) • Difference between how information is delivered vs when or how far it travels • What makes a system especially useful for navigational warnings and safety info

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: What type of equipment is NAVTEX—voice, visual, or text, and how is the information usually used on board? • Which feature would most help a busy watchstander review important safety messages without having to listen in real time? • Which choice describes something that is distinctive to NAVTEX, not something many other radio systems can also do?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify whether NAVTEX can be received on a normal FM broadcast radio or if it needs special equipment • Think about whether scheduled times for broadcasts are unique to NAVTEX or common to many maritime information systems • Focus on which option highlights NAVTEX’s practical use on the bridge: how the navigator actually views and works with the messages