Index


distress calls see distress calls, DSC MMSIs


safety calls


receiving sending


urgency calls


receiving sending


dual watch facility electric field


EPIRBs (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons)


categories false alarms maintenance registration stowage


high frequencies 62-63


64, 70-71 71


70-71


64, 70-71 71


70-71 23


8


57, 58-59 58-59 59 59 59 59


examination syllabus for CEPT Short Range Certificate (SRC)


FM (Frequency Modulation)


frequencies, different, characteristics of frequency


Frequency Modulation (FM)


GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System) see also DSC


areas covered by equipment background


EPIRBs see EPIRBs Navtex


principles SARTs


satellites sub-systems involved in guard band Hertz, Heinrich 72-77 11


9-10 8


11


International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 15, 55 International Telecommunication Union (ITU)


15, 25, 48


Licences, Coast Station Licences, Ship Radio licensing link calls


accounting procedures operating procedures shore to ship


magnetic field Marine Equipment Directive (MED) Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCGA)


see also Coastguard, calling Maritime Identification Digits (MID)


17 16


15-18 6, 37 37-38 38-40 40


8


19 15


63


Maritime Mobile Service Identities (MMSIs) 16, 62-63 Mayday calls see distress calls Mayday Relay


51, 71


MCGA see Coastguard, calling; Maritime and Coastguard Agency MED (Marine Equipment Directive) medical advice


55-60 55 55


56 55 60


57-58 55


28-29 Panpan calls 8 phonetic alphabet VHF Handbook


52 42


87


medium frequencies message, types of


MID (Maritime Identification Digits) 9


19 53 9 6


63


MMSIs (Maritime Mobile Service Identities) 16, 62-63 modulation


10-11 Navtex (Navigation Teletext) 56


Ofcom (Office of Communications) 15, 16, 17, 63 operating marine VHF radio


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