Subelement A: General Information and System Overview.— Topic :
Question 5A6
Element 7R (GMDSS-RO)What is the equipment carriage requirement for survival craft under GMDSS?
Explanation
GMDSS regulations, specifically SOLAS Chapter IV, stipulate essential radio equipment for survival craft to facilitate rescue. For passenger ships and cargo ships of 500 gross tons and above, the required equipment includes:
* **Three Survival Craft Transceivers (SCTs):** These are portable, waterproof VHF transceivers used for on-scene communication between survival craft and rescue units.
* **Two Search and Rescue Transponders (SARTs):** These devices emit a series of twelve dots on an X-band radar display when interrogated by a ship or aircraft radar, indicating the survival craft's position.
Option B correctly states these requirements for the specified vessel types and tonnages. Options A, C, and D are incorrect because they misstate the quantities of equipment or apply them to the wrong vessel tonnage categories, which have different requirements (e.g., cargo ships between 300-500 GT typically require two SCTs and one SART).
Related Questions
5A4 Within a single sea area, what is the primary reason GMDSS imposes carriage requirements for different radio subsystems?5A5 If operating within Ocean Area A1, and outside of NAVTEX coverage, a GMDSS-equipped vessel must carry:6A1 Which of the following statements concerning maintenance requirements is false?6A2 Which of the following statements concerning GMDSS maintenance requirements is true?6A3 Which of the following is a GMDSS requirement for all vessels over 300 gross tons operating within range of a MF-DSC equipped shore station?