Subelement B: MF-HF-DSC-SITOR (NBDP) Equip. & Operations— Topic :
Question 20B5
Element 9 (GMDSS Maintainer)Which characters are sent by the ship station to indicate a desire to send a message via a direct connection to a shoreside TELEX subscriber?
Explanation
To initiate a direct TELEX call to a specific shoreside subscriber, the ship station sends a command that specifies the intention for a direct TELEX connection and includes the subscriber's TELEX number.
The "DIRTLX0xxyyyy+" command serves this purpose:
* **DIRTLX** signifies a desire to make a *direct TELEX* call.
* **0** is the international access code often used before a country code.
* **xxyyyy** represents the specific TELEX country code and subscriber number of the shoreside station.
* The **+** sign typically acts as a command terminator.
This command explicitly instructs the shore station to establish a TELEX circuit directly to the specified subscriber.
The other options are incorrect:
* **MSG+** is a general indicator for a message but does not specify a direct TELEX call or include subscriber information.
* **AMV+** is not a standard command for initiating TELEX calls.
* **OPR+** would typically be used to call the shore station operator for assistance, not to establish a direct connection to a specific TELEX subscriber.
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