7-A-045: EPIRB: Homing & Locating Signals
7-45F1:
Which of the following would best be used for visual detection of a distressed vessel?
An EPIRB's strobe light.
A 9-GHz SART's beacon.
A 121.5-MHz EPIRB beacon.
A 406-MHz EPIRB beacon.
7-45F2:
Which piece of required GMDSS equipment is the primary source of transmitting locating signals?
An EPIRB transmitting on 406 MHz.
Radio Direction Finder (RDF).
Survival Craft Transceiver.
A SART transmitting on 406 MHz.
7-45F3:
What may be used as a homing signal by the search and rescue vessels in the immediate vicinity of the ship in Distress?
A 121.5 MHz emergency transmitter in a satellite EPIRB.
Flare gun
Strobe Light
406 MHz signal from a satellite EPIRB.
7-45F4:
What part of a satellite EPIRB may function as a visual aid to rescue vessels?
Strobe light
A 121.5 MHz emergency transmitter in a satellite EPIRB.
406 MHz signal from a satellite EPIRB.
Loud beeping tone emitted by the unit, once activated.
7-45F5:
What is an example of a locating signal?
A float-free EPIRB
SSB phone traffic
Ship to shore transmissions
Loran C
7-45F6:
Which device provides the main means in the GMDSS for locating ships in Distress, or their survival craft?
Satellite EPIRBs
Radio Direction Finder
MF/HF DSC
VHF homing device
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