Where must the principal radiotelephone...

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• Location of the main GMDSS/radiotelephone console on SOLAS ships (near where the ship is actually navigated) • Difference between a general "radio room" and the place from which the vessel is normally steered • Why quick access to distress and safety communications from the conning position is required by SOLAS/GMDSS

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• Which choice best matches the idea that the officer actually conning and steering the ship can quickly operate the distress radio without leaving their normal watch position? • Look for wording that connects the radio position with the place where the vessel is navigated at sea, not just any convenient room on the ship. • Eliminate options that could place the principal radiotelephone too far from the bridge or conning position in an emergency.

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• Verify which option clearly links the radio position to the room from which the ship is normally steered/navigated or an immediately adjacent space. • Check that the option you pick would allow the officer of the watch to use the radio without having to go to a separate, remote part of the ship. • Discard any choices that describe locations that are not necessarily where the ship is actually steered at sea (for example, private quarters or vague "principal" positions).

Where must the principal radiotelephone operating position be installed in a ship station?

At the principal radio operating position of the vessel.

In the chart room, master’s quarters or wheel house.

In the room or an adjoining room from which the ship is normally steered while at sea .

At the level of the main wheel house or at least one deck above the ship’s main deck.

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