PART Ⅰ Reading Skills 3
Chapter 1 GMDSS Introduction 3
1.1 General 3
1.1.1 GMDSS Implementation 3
1.1.2 Basic Concept of the GMDSS 4
1.1.3 GMDSS Sea Areas 6
1.1.4 GMDSS Equipment Requirements 7
New Words and Phrases 9
1.2 Sub-systems of GMDSS 9
1.2.1 Satellite System 10
1.2.2 Terrestrial System 10
New Words and Phrases 10
1.3 GMDSS Functions 10
1.3.1 Ship to Shore Distress Alert 11
1.3.2 Ship to Ship Distress Alert 11
1.3.3 Shore to Ship Distress Alert 11
1.3.4 Search and Rescue Coordinating Communications 11
1.3.5 On-scene Communications 11
1.3.6 Locating 12
1.3.7 Transmission and Reception of MSI 12
1.3.8 General Radiocommunications 12
1.3.9 Bridge-to-Bridge Communications 12
New Words and Phrases 12
1.4 Radio Personnel Certificate Requirements 13
1.4.1 First Class Radio Electronic Certificate 13
1.4.2 Second Class Radio Electronic Certificate 13
1.4.3 General Operator's Certificate 13
1.4.4 Restricted Operator's Certificate 14
New Words and Phrases 14
1.5 Availability of Ship Station Equipment 14
1.5.1 Methods of Ensuring the Availability 14
1.5.2 Duplication of Equipment 15
1.5.3 Test of GMDSS Equipment 15
New Words and Phrases 16
1.6 Exercise 16
Chapter 2 Ship Station Management 19
2.1 Identities of Ship Station and Coast Station 19
2.1.1 Call Sign 19
2.1.2 MMSI 19
2.1.3 Station Identification for Radiotelephony 20
2.1.4 Mobile Earth Station Identification Number 21
New Words and Phrases 22
2.2 Radio Log 22
2.2.1 General Rules 22
2.2.2 Entry of Radio Log 23
New Words and Phrases 24
2.3 Documents and Publications 24
2.3.1 Documents 24
2.3.2 Admiralty List of Radio Signals(ALRS) 25
New Words and Phrases 27
2.4 Accounting Authority 28
2.4.1 Definitions 28
2.4.2 Identification of an Accounting Authority 28
New Words and Phrases 29
2.5 Exercise 29
Chapter 3 Satellite System 32
3.1 INMARSAT Communication System 32
3.1.1 General Introduction 32
3.1.2 Major Components of INMARSAT 33
3.1.3 Space Segment 34
3.1.4 Ground Segment 36
3.1.5 Priorities of INMARSAT Communications 37
3.1.6 INMARSAT Services 38
3.1.7 Satellite Acquisition 43
New Words and Phrases 45
3.1.8 INMARSAT-B System 46
New Words and Phrases 55
3.1.9 INMARSAT-C System 55
New Words and Phrases 59
3.1.10 INMARSAT-F System 60
3.1.11 Using Inmarsat in the Shore-to-Ship Direction 63
3.1.12 Inmarsat Traffic Costs 64
New Words and Phrases 65
3.2 COSPAS-SARSAT System 66
3.2.1 General Introduction 66
3.2.2 Major Components of COSPAS-SARSAT 66
3.2.3 Radio Beacons 68
New Words and Phrases 69
3.3 Exercise 69
Chapter 4 Terrestrial Communication System 74
4.1 General Introduction 74
4.1.1 Short-range Services 74
4.1.2 Medium-range Services 74
4.1.3 Long-range Services 74
New Words and Phrases 75
4.2 Digital Selective Calling(DSC) 75
4.2.1 Basic Concept of DSC 75
4.2.2 Use of Frequencies 76
4.2.3 Method of Calling 78
4.2.4 Acknowledgement of Calls 79
4.2.5 DSC Watchkeeping 80
4.2.6 DSC Testing 81
New Words and Phrases 82
4.3 Narrow Band Direct Printing(NBDP) 82
4.3.1 General Provisions 82
4.3.2 Use of Frequencies 83
4.3.3 NBDP Selective Call Number 84
4.3.4 Telex Answerback 84
4.3.5 Modes of Telex Operation 85
4.3.6 Telex Transmission Format 86
4.3.7 NBDP Operation Procedures 86
New Words and Phrases 87
4.4 Maritime Mobile Radio Telephony 88
4.4.1 General Provisions 88
4.4.2 Use of Frequencies 88
4.4.3 Radio Telephony Communication Services 90
4.4.4 Management of VHF Telephony Communication 94
New Words and Phrases 97
4.5 Exercise 97
Chapter 5 Maritime Safety Information 101
5.1 General Introduction 101
5.1.1 Dedicated Systems 101
5.1.2 NAVAREAs and METAREAs 102
5.1.3 Watchkeeping 103
New Words and Phrases 104
5.2 SafetyNet Services 104
5.2.1 EGC Introduction 104
5.2.2 SafetyNet Services 106
5.2.3 MSI Broadcast over SafetyNet Services 106
5.2.4 EGC Receiver Management 107
New Words and Phrases 109
5.3 NAVTEX 109
5.3.1 General Introduction 109
5.3.2 NAVTEX Message Priorities 110
5.3.3 Format of NAVTEX Messages and Technical Codes 111
5.3.4 Allocation of Transmission Time 112
New Words and Phrases 113
5.4 Exercise 113
Chapter 6 Distress,Urgency and Safety Services 117
6.1 General Introduction 117
6.1.1 Convention Provisions 117
6.1.2 Distress and Safety Frequencies 118
6.1.3 Protection of Distress Frequencies 119
6.1.4 Watchkeeping for Distress Alert Calls 120
New Words and Phrases 121
6.2 Distress Services 121
6.2.1 Methods of Distress Alert 121
6.2.2 Distress Alert Procedures 122
6.2.3 Distress Alert by DSC 122
6.2.4 Distress Alert by INMARSAT 125
6.2.5 Distress Alert by EPIRB 126
6.2.6 Impose Silence and Resumption of Normal Working 126
6.2.7 False Alerts 128
New Words and Phrases 128
6.3 Urgency Services 129
6.3.1 Urgency Communications 129
6.3.2 Urgency Services by DSC 130
6.4 Safety Services 131
6.4.1 Safety Communications 131
6.4.2 Safety Services by DSC 132
New Words and Phrases 133
6.5 SART 133
6.5.1 Introduction 133
6.5.2 Use of SART and SART Signals 133
6.5.3 Operational and Technical Requirements 134
New Words and Phrases 134
6.6 Exercise 136
Chapter 7 Special Services 140
7.1 Ship Reporting Systems 140
7.1.1 Automated Mutual-assistance Vessel Rescue System(AMVER) 140
7.1.2 Japanese Ship Reporting System(JASREP) 142
7.1.3 Australian Ship Reporting System(AUSREP) 143
7.1.4 Chinese Ship Reporting System(CHISREP) 148
New Words and Phrases 149
7.2 Search and Rescue 149
7.2.1 System Organization 150
7.2.2 System Components 151
7.2.3 Communications 152
7.2.4 Alerting Posts 152
7.2.5 Locating 153
7.2.6 SAR Co-ordination 153
7.2.7 Designation of the RCC or RSC 156
7.2.8 Position of Aircraft,Ship or Craft is known 156
7.2.9 Position of Aircraft,Ship or other Craft is Not known 157
7.2.10 Search and Rescue Regions 158
New Words and Phrases 159
7.3 PSC Inspection on GMDSS 160
7.3.1 Port State Control(PSC)Introduction 160
7.3.2 The Procedure of PSC Inspection 161
7.3.3 How to Conduct a GMDSS Inspection 161
New Words and Phrases 162
7.4 Exercise 163
PARTⅡ Listening Skills 166
Chapter 8 Phonetic Alphabet and Figure Code 166
8.1 Phonetic Alphabet 166
8.2 Figure Code 167
Chapter 9 VHF Conversations 168
Chapter 10 Listening Comprehensions 192
Appendix 1 Sample of GMDSS Listening Test 218
Appendix 2 GMDSS英语考试大纲与评估规范 220