1、STD-CEPT ERC/DEC/(99)0L-ENGL 3999 I 232b4L4 0035909 984 ERC/DEC/( 99)Ol EUROPEAN RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE ERC Decision of 10 March 1999 on the harmonised examination syllabi for the General Operators Certificate (GOC) and the Restricted Operators Certificate (ROC) (ERC/DEC/(99)01) EUROPEAN CONF
2、ERENCE OF POSTAL AND TELEC0MML:NICATIONS ADMINISTRATIONS Copyright 1999 the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Adrninistr:tioiis (CEP?) _ _ - ERC/DEC/(99)01 Page 1 EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1 INTRODUCTION The start of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) in February
3、1992 made it necessary to harmonise the examination requirements for certificates of maritime radio operators. The CEPT Recommendation TIR 3 1-03 was developed and approved by the ERC in 1993 to harmonise the examination syllabi for maritime radio personnel operating in the GMDSS and the procedures
4、for conversion of non-GMDSS certificates to GMDSS certificates. The efficient operation of GMDSS depends on the proficiency of the maritime radio operators. The Recommendation T/R 3 1-03 concerning the harmonised examination syllabi for the general operators certificate and the restricted operators
5、certificate has proved to be a valuable tool for improving the competence of operators. The importance of the harmonised procedures is emphasised by the fact that part of the content of T/R 31-03 has been adopted by the IMO into the Model Training Course. Some parts of T/R 31-03 are not relevant any
6、 more, notably the temporary procedures for limited examination. Since the period of validity of the limited examinations has ended, these procedures have not been included in the ERC Decision. In addition to the examination syllabi described in this Decision an,ERC Recommendation on the content and
7、 format of GOC and ROC certificates is under preparation. 2 NEED FOR AN ERC DECISION Unfortunately serious operational mistakes still take place on GMDSS frequencies, e.g. in the form of false distress alerts and incorrect distress relays. .In order to alleviate these problems, the status of the GOC
8、 and ROC examination syllabi needs to be enhanced. The 17th meeting of ERC in June 1996 recognised that more efficient provisions than a Recommendation are required and approved in the Work Programme of WGFS the work item of converting T/R 31-03 to an ERC Decision. After the implementation of the ER
9、C Decision mechanism, the normal outcome of ERC should be in the format of a Decision. Decisions are presumed to be used in matters of significant harmonisation in the radiocommunications regulatory field. The importance of efficient and timely implementation of the GMDSS system requires the Recomme
10、ndation TIR 31- 03 to be converted to a Decision. STD.CEPT ERC/DEC/(99)01-ENGL 1999 I 2326414 OIJ157LL 532 1 ERC/DEC/(99)01 Page 2 ERC Decision of 10 March 1999 on the harmonised examination syllabi for the General Operators Certificate (GOC) and the Restricted Operators Certificate (ROC) (ERC/DEC/(
11、99)01) The European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations considering: that the Maritime Mobile Service and the Maritime Mobile-Satellite Service are services according to ITU Radio Regulations and governed by the ITU Radio Regulations and national regulations; that provisions
12、closely related to the Maritime Mobile Service and the Maritime Mobile-Satellite Service are al given in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and other IMO conventions aiiu resolutions; that it is desirable to establish common standards of competence for the personnel o
13、f stations of the Maritime Mobile Service and the Maritime Mobile-Satellite Service operating in accordance with the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS); that the GMDSS entered into force on 1 February 1992; that administrations are responsible, in accordance with Article S48 of the I
14、TU Radio Regulations, to ensure that the personnel of ship stations and ship earth stations, operating in accordance with the GMDSS, are adequately qualified to enable efficient operation of the station; that Article S47 of the ITU Radio Regulations specifies the conditions governing the issue of GM
15、DSS certificates for personnel of ship stations and ship earth stations and the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) regulates the conditions for the issue of the GMDSS certificates; that IMO resolution A.703( 17) recommends the train
16、ing for maritime radio personnel operating in the GMDSS; that the development in IMO and changes in the GMDSS need to be monitored and consequent modifications introduced in the examination syllabi; that the basic requirements for the content of certificates are set down in Radio Regulations S47.9 t
17、hrough S47.16; that the Council Directive 94/58/EC on the minimum level of training of seafarers (amended by EU Council Directive 98/35/EC) gives the procedures and criteria for the recognition of certificates issued by third countries; that the Directive referred to in considering j) relates to sea
18、farers onboard ships that are subject to the SOLAS Convention; Page 3 DECIDES 1. that administrations issue General Operators Certificates (GOC) for candidates passing the examination described in Annex 1; 2. that administrations issue Restricted Operators Certificates (ROC) for candidates passing t
19、he examination described in Annex 2; 3. that GOC and ROC certificates issued in accordance with this Decision shall bear a reference to the Radio Regulations and this Decision; 4. that administrations mutually recognise each others certificates when these are issued in accordance with this Decision:
20、 5. that this Decision shall enter into force 15 of March 1999; 6. that administrations shall communicate the national measures implementing this Decision to the ERC Chairman PA the ER0 when the Decision is nationally implemented. ANNEX 1 EXAMINATION SYLLABUS FOR GENERAL OPERATORS CERTIFICATE (GOC)
21、FOR THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE AND THE MARITIME MOBILE-SATELLITE SERVICE The examination should consist of theoretical and practical tests and shall include at least: A. KNOWLEDGE OF THE BASIC FEATURES OF THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE AND THE MARITIME MOBILE-SATELLITE SERVICE AI. AI. The general prin
22、ciples and basic features of the maritime mobile service The general principles and basic features of the maritime mobile-satellite service B. DETAILED PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO USE THE BASIC EQUIPMENT OF A SHIP STATION B 1. B2. Digital Selective Calling (DSC) B3. B4. B5. Fault locating Use
23、 in practice the basic equipment of a ship station General principles of Narrow Band Direct Printing (NBDP) and Radio Telex Systems. Ability to use maritime NBDP and Radio Telex equipment in practice. Usage of different INMARSAT systems. C. OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND DETAILED PRACTICAL OPERATION OF
24、GMDSS SYSTEM AND SUBSYSTEMS CI. C2. INMARSAT C3. NAVTEX C4. C5. C6. C7. C8. Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) Search and Rescue Radar Transponder (SART) Distress, urgency and safety communication procedures in the GMDSS Distress,
25、urgency and safety communications with non-SOLAS ships which only use radiotelephony Search and rescue operation (SAR) D. MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS D1. D2. Obligatory procedures and practices D3. Ability to use English language, both written and spoke
26、n, for the satisfactory exchange of communications relevant to the safety of life at sea Practical and theoretical knowledge of general communication procedures STDmCEPT ERC/DEC/(99)0L-ENGL EXAMINATION SYLLABUS GUIDELINES FOR 1999 m 23264L4 OOL59L4 2LiL GOC CERTIFICATE m ERC/DEC/(99)01 Page 5 Annex
27、1 A. KNOWLEDGE OF THE BASIC FEATURES OF THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE AND THE MARITIME MOBILE-SATELLITE SERVICE Al. The general principles and basic features of the Maritime Mobile Service 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Types of communication in the Maritime Mobile Service - Distress, urgency and safety
28、communications - Public correspondence - Port operations and ship movement service - Intership communications - On-board communications Types of station in the Maritime Mobile Service - Ship stations - Coast stations - Pilot stations, port stations etc. - Aircraft stations - Rescue coordination cent
29、re RCC Elementary knowledge of frequencies and frequency bands - The concept of frequency - The equivalence between frequency and wavelength - The unit of frequency: Hz, kHz, MHz, GHz - The subdivision of the most significant part of the radio spectrum: MF, HF, VHF, UHF, SHF Characteristics of frequ
30、encies - Different propagation mechanisms: propagation in free space, ground wave, ionospheric propagation - Propagation of MF frequencies - Propagation of different HF frequency bands - Propagation of VHF and UHF frequencies Knowledge of the role of the various modes of communication - Radiotelepho
31、ny - Facsimile - Data - Morse telegraphy - DSC - NBDP Elementary knowledge of different types of modulation and classes of emission - Classes of emission - Carrier frequency and assigned frequency - Bandwidth of different emissions - Official designations of emissions (e.g. FlB,J3E,A3E,AIA etc.) - U
32、nofficial designations of emissions (e.g.TLX,SSB,AM,CW etc.) Frequencies allocated to the Maritime Mobile Service - The usage of MF, HF, VHF, UHF and SHF frequencies in the maritime mobile service - The concept of radio channel. Simplex, semi-duplex and duplex. Paired and unpaired frequencies. - Fre
33、quency plans and channelling systems: - HF telephony (Relevant appendix of the Radio Regulations) - VHF telephony (Relevant appendix of the Radio Regulations) - HF NBDP (Relevant appendices of the Radio Regulations) - MF telephony and NBDP for Region 1 (Geneva 85 plan) - GMDSS distress and safety fr
34、equencies - Distress and safety frequencies of the pre-GMDSS system ERC/DEC/(99)01 Pase 6 Annex 1 - Calling frequencies M. The general principles and basic features of the Maritime Mobile-Satellite Service 2.1 Basic knowledge of satellite communications - INMARSAT Space segment - Modes of communicat
35、ion - Telex services - Telephone services - Data and facsimile communications - Store and forward operation - Distress and safety communications - INMARSAT-AB communications services - INMARSAT-C communications services - INMARSAT Enhanced Group Call (EGC) system - INMARSAT-M communication services
36、2.2 Types of station in the maritime mobile-satellite service - Coast Earth Stations (CES) - Network Co-ordination Stations (NCS) - Ship Earth Stations (SES) B. DETAILED PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO USE THE BASIC EQUIPMENT OF A SHIP STATION B 1. Knowledge of and ability to use in practice the
37、basic equipment of a ship station 1.1 Watchkeeping receivers - The controls and usage of VHF DSC watch receiver - The controls and usage of MF DSC watch receiver and MF/HF DSC watch receiver 1.2 VHF radio installation - Channels - Controls - Usage - DSC 1.3 MF/HF radio installation - Frequencies - T
38、ypical controls and usage, e.g. - connecting the power - selecting the RX frequency - selecting TX frequency - selecting ITU channel number - tuning the transmitter - selecting the class of emission - using volume control and squelch - using clarifier or RX fine tuning - controlling FF gain - using
39、automatic gain control - using the 2182 kHz instant selector 1.4 Antennas - Isolators - VHF whip antennas - MF/HF whip antennas - MFIHF wire antennas - Satellite antennas ERC/DEC/(99)01 Page 7 Annex 1 1.5 Batteries - Different kinds of batteries and their characteristics - Charging of batteries - Ma
40、intenance of batteries - UPS systems 1.6 Survival craft radio equipment - Portable two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus - SART - EPIRB B2. Digital Selective Calling (DSC) 2.1 Call format specifier - distress call - all ships call - call to individual station - geographic area call - group call - aut
41、omatic/semi-automatic service Call address selection with the MMSI number system - the nationality identification - group calling numbers - coast station numbers - ship station numbers 2.2 2.3 Call categorisation - distress - urgency - safety - other communications 2.4 Call telecommand and traffic i
42、nformation - distress alerts - other calls - working frequency information 2.5 Test Calls B3 Knowledge of the general principles of NBDP and Radio Telex systems. Ability to use maritime NBDP and Radio Telex equipment in practice. 3.1 NBDP systems - Automatic systems - Semi-automatic systems - Manual
43、 systems - ARQ mode - FEC mode - ISS/IRS arrangement - Master and slave - Radio telex numbering system - Answerback 3.2 Radio Telex equipment - Controls and indicators - Keyboard operation STD-CEPT ERC/DEC/(99)0L-EMGL 1999 I 232b434 0015917 TCO ERC/DEC/(99)01 Page 8 Annex 1 B4. B5. C. CI. 1.7 c2. Kn
44、owledge of the usage of INMARSAT systems. Ability to use INMARSAT equipment or simulator in practice. 4.1 INMARSAT- Ship Earth Station - Satellite acquisition - Telex services - Telephone services - Data and facsimile communications 4.2 INMARSAT EGC Receiver - Pre-programming an SES for EGC message
45、reception - Selecting operating mode for EGC reception 4.3 INMARSAT-C Ship Earth Station - Components of an INMARSAT-C terminal - Enteringhpdating position - Usage of an INMARSAT-C Ship Earth Station - Sending and receiving text messages Fault locating 5.1 - Proficiency in elementary fault localisat
46、ion by means of built-in measuring instruments or software in accordance with the equipment manuals. Elementary fault repair such as replacement of fuses, indicator lamps and the like. OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND DETAILED PRACTICAL OPERATION OF GMDSS SYSTEM AND SUBSYSTEMS Global Maritime and Distress
47、 and Safety System (GMDSS) 1.1 Sea Areas and the GMDSS master plan 1.2 Watchkeeping on distress frequencies as defined in the Radio Regulations, the SOLAS Convention, and the STCW Convention 1.3 Functional requirements of ship stations 1.4 Carriage requirements of ship stations 1.5 Sources of energy
48、 of ship stations including emergency sources of energy 1.6 Means of ensuring availability of ship station equipment Licences, radio safety certificates, radio operator certificates, inspections and surveys INMARSAT usage in the GMDSS 2.1 INMARSAT-NB Ship Earth Station - Distress communications - Us
49、e of the distress facility - Satellite acquisition - Telex and telephony distress calls - Procedures for distress calls - Rescue Co-ordination Centres associated with the Coast Earth Stations. STD-CEP“ ERC/DEC/(99)0L-ENGL 1999 W 232b414 001591fl 997 ERC/DEC/(99)01 Page 9 Annex i 2.2 INMARSAT-C Ship Earth Station - Sending a distress alert - Sending a distress priority message - The INMARSAT-C safety services - 2-digit code safety services - Distress and safety services 2.3 INMARSATEGC - Purpose of the EGC system - All-ships messages
