FCC Exam Question: 39F5

Which information determines if a NAVTEX message is to be rejected?

A. Transmitter identity (numerals from 1 to 26 identifying transmitting station within the NAVAREA).
B. The second letter (from A to Z) in the header indicating the type of message.
C. The Answerback of the receiving station has not been entered in the NAVTEX receiver.
D. Only messages having a serial number 00 are rejected.
Correct Answer: B

Explanation: NAVTEX receivers are designed to allow users to filter incoming messages based on their relevance. The second letter (B2 in the B1B2B3B4 message header format) indicates the specific type of message, such as navigational warnings, meteorological forecasts, search and rescue information, or pilot service messages. Users can program their receiver to reject certain message types they deem irrelevant, preventing them from being displayed or triggering an alarm. However, some critical message types (e.g., navigational warnings, meteorological warnings, and SAR information) are designated as non-rejectable to ensure vital safety information is always received. A) The transmitter identity (B1) allows users to select which transmitting stations they want to receive messages from, not to reject specific message *types* from an already selected station. C) NAVTEX is a broadcast system; there is no "answerback" from the receiving station to the transmitter. D) Messages with serial number 00 are typically urgent safety-related messages and are often non-rejectable, meaning they are always received, not rejected.

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