🔍 Key Concepts
• GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) core functions listed in SOLAS Chapter IV
• The difference between distress/safety communications and routine/general or company communications
• The purpose of bridge-to-bridge, on-scene, and SAR (Search and Rescue) communications in an emergency
💭 Think About
• Look at each option and separate functions that are truly related to distress, urgency, and safety from those that are mainly for convenience or routine traffic.
• Ask yourself: Does this function have to work even if everything else fails, to help save lives at sea? If not, it’s probably not a required GMDSS function.
• Compare the terms used in the answers with the standard GMDSS function list in SOLAS IV (for example: alerting, search and rescue coordination, on‑scene communications, etc.).
✅ Before You Answer
• Identify which answer choices include distress/urgency/safety-related communication types (e.g., SAR or on‑scene).
• Check which listed items are clearly NOT safety-of-life or distress functions (e.g., company email, general comms, weather map facsimile).
• Verify that the remaining choice(s) are composed only of functions that directly support distress alerting, coordination, and safety under GMDSS.