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A GMDSS Radio Maintainer's License allows a person to maintain, install, and repair GMDSS equipment at sea. A GMDSS Radio Operator's License is necessary for a person to use required GMDSS equipment. The holder of both certificates can be issued one GMDSS Radio Operator/Maintainer License. Finally, the GMDSS Restricted License is available for ...
The GMDSS (global maritime distress on safety system) are controlled by the certificates. [clarification needed] The pyrotechnic equipment is not tested on board, but the personal protective equipment such as immersion suits and life jackets are regularly tested during exercises for abandoning ship or at the master's discretion. The ...
Many countries have turned these international requirements into national laws so that anybody on the sea who is in breach of SOLAS [5] V requirements may find themselves subject to legal proceedings. [6] Chapter I – General Provisions Surveying the various types of ships and certifying that they meet the requirements of the convention. [2]
The Ship Radar Endorsement is required to repair, maintain or internally adjust ship radar equipment. It may, as an option, be added to the GROL. To qualify, one must: Hold or qualify for a GROL, GMDSS Radio Maintainer's License, First Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate, or Second Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate.
Marine VHF radio equipment is installed on all large ships and most seagoing small craft. It is also used, with slightly different regulation, on rivers and lakes. It is used for a wide variety of purposes, including marine navigation and traffic control, summoning rescue services and communicating with harbours, locks, bridges and marinas.
A standard SART 9 GHz radar transponder, produced by Jotron, on board a Norwegian ferry. The unit is 251 mm high. A search and rescue transponder (SART) is a self-contained, waterproof transponder intended for emergency use at sea.
On the ship the second officer is the officer that works under the master, i.e. the captain of the ship, and shoulders the responsibility of checking the functionality of all the navigational equipment, such as the echo-sounder, radar, ECDIS, AIS, and on some vessels even the GMDSS radio equipment; however, recently it has been observed that ...
An AIS-SART made by German company WeatherDock AG. An AIS-SART is a self-contained radio device used to locate a survival craft or distressed vessel by sending updated position reports using a standard Automatic Identification System (AIS) class-A position report.