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The SART is required to have sufficient battery capacity to operate in the stand-by mode for what period of time?

Question 1 of 27070

The SART is required to have sufficient battery capacity to operate in the stand-by mode for what period of time?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Search and Rescue Transponder (SART) battery endurance requirements under IMO SOLAS • Difference between stand-by (watching) mode and active response mode for a SART • Typical design logic: long-duration stand-by plus shorter burst of active transmissions

💭 Think About

• Think about how long a SART might need to wait quietly on a life raft before an aircraft or ship comes within radar range. • Consider that the stand-by requirement is usually significantly longer than the requirement for active transmissions. • Ask yourself which of these options best matches a realistic survival and search period at sea as set by SOLAS for GMDSS equipment.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify in SOLAS Chapter III (life-saving appliances) the specified minimum stand-by endurance time for SARTs. • Check that you are not confusing the stand-by time with the minimum time it must operate when actively responding to radar signals. • Confirm that the value you choose aligns with other GMDSS battery endurance requirements (for example, they are often expressed in full days, not just hours).

Question 1 of 27070

The SART is required to have sufficient battery capacity to operate in the stand-by mode for what period of time?

Three days

Four days

Eight hours

Forty-eight hours