Module 1 GMDSS and Installations / 1
Chapter 1 The Basic Knowledge of the GMDSS / 2
Lesson 1 The GMDSS Components and Their Functions / 2
Lesson 2 Sea Areas and Certificate Requirements by ITU / 10
Lesson 3 Installation Fitting and Maintenance Requirements / 21
Chapter2 Inmarsat / 27
Lesson 4 Component and Working Principle of the Inmarsat / 27
Lesson 5 Inmarsat Communication Service / 35
Chapter 3 Inmarsat Instructional Manuals from Manufacturers / 42
Lesson 6 User's Manual for Inmarsat-C SES / 42
Lesson 7 User's Manual for Inmarsat-F SES / 53
Lesson 8 User's Manual for Inmarsat-M SES / 65
Lesson 9 Technical Specifications for Inmarsat-C Terminals / 70
Lesson 10 Technical Specifications for Inmarsat-F Terminals / 75
Lesson 11 Technical Specifications for Inmarsat-M Terminals / 83
Chapter 4 Terrestrial Communication System / 89
Lesson 12 Terrestrial Communication Service / 89
Lesson 13 User's Manual for MF/HF Radio and Terminal / 93
Lesson 14 Technical Specifications for MF/HF Radio and Terminal / 100
Lesson 15 User's Manual for VHF Radio and Terminal / 106
Lesson 16 Technical Specifications for VHF Radio and Terminal / 115
Chapter 5 MSI Broadcasting System / 119
Lesson 17 MSI Concept / 119
Lesson 18 EGC System / 125
Lesson 19 NAVTEX System / 137
Lesson 20 User's Manual for NAVTEX System / 152
Lesson 21 Technical Specifications for NAVTEX / 158
Chapter 6 Positioning and Locating System / 164
Lesson 22 International SAR Satellite System / 164
Lesson 23 User's Manual for EPIRB / 177
Lesson 24 Testing Requirements for EPIRB / 190
Lesson 25 Working Principle of SART / t96
Lesson 26 Installation and User's Manual for SART / 20"1
Lesson 27 Testing Requirements for SART / 208
Module 2 International Conventions, Rules Concerning GMDSS / 213
Chapter 7 Part C of Chapter IV of SOLAS. Ship Requirements / 214
Lesson 28 Part C Ship Requirements / 214
Chapter8 ITU RR / 230
Lesson 29 Rules on GMDSS Frequencies / 230
Lesson 30 Shipboard Communication Requirements on Watchkeeping / 238
Lesson 31 Distress Alerting, Acknowledgement, SAR Coordination and On-Scene Communications / 242
Lesson 32 Dealing with False Alerting / 265
Chapter 9 Reading from Volume 1, 3, 5 of the ALRS / 273
Lesson 33 Reading from Volume 1 of the ALRS / 273
Lesson 34 Reading from Volume 3 of the ALRS / 289
Lesson 35 Reading from Volume 5 of the ALRS / 302
Lesson 36 Reading from the IAMSAR Manual / 312
Chapter 10 Radio Watchkeeping Requirements in the STCW Convention / 321
Lesson 37 Rules Concerning Radio Watchkeeping / 321
Module 3 Common Marine Correspondence Service in English / 327
Lesson 38 Texts Concerning Distress, Urgency, Safety Messages / 329
Lesson 39 Texts Concerning Routine Communication / 335
Lesson 40 Texts Concerning False Alert Cancellation / 341
Lesson 41 Texts Concerning Ship Report / 343
Lesson 42 Texts Concerning Medical Guidance and SAR / 348
Module 4 Logging, Rules, Requirements for Radio Logbooks / 351
Lesson 43 Examples and Rules of Radio Logbooks / 352
