You have abandoned ship and are adrift in a...

🔍 Key Concepts

• SART (Search and Rescue Transponder) purpose and how it reacts to being hit by a 9 GHz / 3 cm X‑band radar • What kind of local indication the survivor gets from the SART itself (on the raft) versus what appears on the ship’s radar screen • Difference between identification data (like GPS position, ID, serial number) and a simple “I have been triggered” indication

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: when you are in the raft, what simple confirmation do YOU need to know that a nearby ship’s X‑band radar has activated your SART? • Think about which of the options would realistically require a screen/GPS versus a very basic, low‑power device meant only to be seen on another vessel’s radar. • Which choices describe information that would logically appear on the ship’s radar display, not on the SART unit in your liferaft?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify that a SART is designed to respond specifically to 9 GHz (3 cm) X‑band radar, not to provide full GMDSS‑style data like GPS position. • Check which answers require a built‑in display with detailed text or numbers, and ask whether standard SARTs actually have this kind of display. • Confirm which option describes a simple local alert from the unit itself, rather than advanced data output.

You have abandoned ship and are adrift in a liferaft with a SART. What signal will indicate to you that a 3 cm radar has interrogated the SART unit?

The unit will emit an audible alarm and visual signal

The serial number of the unit will appear on the display

SART units do not respond to integration by a 3cm radar

Your latitude and longitude will appear on the display

🔍 Key Concepts

💭 Think About

✅ Before You Answer