🔍 Key Concepts

• Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) purpose and design • Difference between obligation to render assistance (SOLAS/general law) and radio/communication capability requirements • What functions GMDSS equipment must provide for any ship that is required to carry it

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: Is this question about legal duty to help another ship, or about what communication capabilities ships must have under GMDSS? • Which choice best matches the idea that GMDSS is a standardized, global system so that ships can always send and receive critical safety information? • Look for the option that describes an ability or function that applies broadly to ships equipped for GMDSS, not just to certain sizes, areas, or situations.

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which answers are talking about communication capabilities versus search and rescue/assistance obligations. • Check whether any option adds conditions like ship size, sea area, or port schedule that sound unrelated to the core purpose of GMDSS. • Confirm that the correct statement would be consistent with the idea that GMDSS ensures ships can handle distress, urgency, safety, and routine communications as needed for their own safety and that of others.