🔍 Key Concepts

• GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) test procedures for equipment that sends automated distress alerts • The role of the Land Earth Station (LES) in handling Inmarsat distress traffic • Why you must avoid false distress alerts and how tests are coordinated to prevent them

💭 Think About

• Which option, if done incorrectly, could easily generate a false distress alert to real rescue authorities? • In normal GMDSS practice, when testing equipment that sends distress alerts, do you coordinate the test with a specific shore station, with all stations, or just warn people over voice first? • Which choice mentions a normal, structured way to set up a pre-arranged test rather than just sending a distress-type signal?.

✅ Before You Answer

• Check which choice involves prior coordination with a specific shore facility rather than simply pressing the distress button. • Eliminate any option that would actually trigger a real distress or sound like a real distress alert to all stations. • Confirm which option aligns with standard GMDSS practice: tests of automated distress equipment are to be controlled and pre-arranged, not broadcast as if they were real.