Which device provides the best method to locate a ship in Distress or survival craft in the GMDSS?
⢠GMDSS functions: alerting, search and rescue coordination, locating, and onâscene communications ⢠How satellite EPIRBs, DSC, and homing/directionâfinding devices each work and what they are primarily designed for ⢠Difference between global alerting/positioning vs shortârange homing to fineâtune a location
⢠Ask yourself which option is designed to automatically send your position to shore and rescue authorities over very long distances, even if no one on the ship can operate it ⢠Consider which devices depend on another ship or aircraft already being nearby to take a bearing, and which can be detected and located by a worldwide rescue system ⢠Think about what the question emphasizes: locating a ship in distress or survival craft as part of the GMDSS system, not just within visual or shortârange radio distance
⢠Identify which choice is a primary GMDSS alerting and locating device recognized under SOLAS/GMDSS requirements ⢠Check which devices provide global coverage versus only shortârange onâscene assistance ⢠Verify which option can work even if the vesselâs main radio equipment is inoperative or the crew cannot send a manual distress call
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