š Key Concepts
ā¢ GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) core purposes: alerting, distress, urgency, safety, and search and rescue (SAR) coordination
ā¢ Difference between mandatory safety functions and other useful but non-mandatory services (like company business or convenience services)
ā¢ Which communications are specifically tied to distress, urgency, and safety of navigation under GMDSS requirements
š Think About
ā¢ Look at each choice and separate items that clearly support distress, urgency, and safety of navigation from those that are more about routine or commercial communications.
ā¢ Ask yourself: If a vessel were in distress, which of these listed functions would the GMDSS framework be designed to guarantee, by regulation, not just as an optional service?
ā¢ Identify which listed functions are explicitly mentioned in GMDSS training and regulations as required capabilities for SOLAS vessels.
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Before You Answer
ā¢ Verify which items are directly associated with distress alerting, SAR coordination, and safety communications as opposed to routine/commercial traffic.
ā¢ Check which functions are clearly part of Navigation and Meteorological warnings and safety information versus just general or company communications.
ā¢ Eliminate any answer choices that rely on company business, email, or convenience services that are not part of the core required GMDSS functions.