What is the equipment carriage requirement...

🔍 Key Concepts

• GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) equipment carriage requirements depend on ship type and gross tonnage • Difference between EPIRBs/SARTs and any references to "SCT units" in exam wording • Which ships (passenger vs. cargo, and which tonnage brackets) trigger the higher GMDSS fit under SOLAS

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• First, sort the options by which ships they apply to: cargo 300–500 GT, cargo 500 GT and up, and passenger ships regardless of tonnage. Which group has the most stringent GMDSS requirements? • Ask yourself: under SOLAS/GMDSS, do small cargo ships (300–500 GT) have exactly the same survival craft radio requirements as large cargo ships and passenger ships? • Check whether the number and location of radar transponders (SARTs) is tied to ship sides / survival craft or simply to a minimum number per vessel or per group of survival craft.

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• Verify in SOLAS Chapter IV (Radio communications) and Chapter III (Life-saving appliances) which ships must comply with full GMDSS radio fit (passenger, cargo ≥300 GT, cargo ≥500 GT) • Check if the rule speaks about SARTs (Search and Rescue Transponders) specifically and whether it mentions any equipment type resembling "SCT units" or if that is a distractor term • Confirm whether the minimum required number of SARTs is two per ship or varies with ship type/tonnage in the options given

What is the equipment carriage requirement for survival craft under GMDSS?

At least three SCT units and two SARTs on every cargo ship between 300- 500 gross tons and the same on all passenger ships regardless of tonnage.

At least three SCT units and two SARTs on every passenger ship and cargo ships of 500 gross tons and upwards .

At least two radar transponders must be carried on every cargo ship of 300- 500 gross tons and two radar transponders (one for each side) of every passenger ship regardless of tonnage.

All cargo vessels above 300 gross tons and every passenger ship regardless of tonnage must carry three SCT units and two SARTs.

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