1、CEPT T/R*33-03*E * 232b434 O032748 O90 T/R 31-03 E Annex 1, Page 1 Annex 1 EXAMINATION SYLLABUS FOR GENERAL OPERATORS CERTIFICATE (GOC) FOR THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE AND THE MARITIME MOBILE-SATELLITE SERVICE The examination should consist of theoretical and practical tests and shall include at lea
2、st: A. KNOWLEDGE OF THE BASIC FEATURES OF THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE AND THE MARITIME MOBILE-SATELLITE SERVICE Al. A2. The general principles and basic features of the Maritime Mobile Service The general principles and basic features of the Maritime Mobile-Satellite Service B. DETAILED PRACTICAL KN
3、OWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO USE THE BASIC EQUIPMENT OF A SHIP STATION B 1. B2. Digital Selective Calling (DSC) B3. B4. B5. Fault locating Use in practice the basic equipment of a ship station General principles of Narrow Band Direct Printing (NBDP) and Telex Over Radio (TOR) systems. Ability to use marit
4、ime NBDP and TOR equipment in practice Usage of Inmarsat systems. Inmarsat equipment or simulator in practice C. OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND DETAILED PRACTICAL OPERATION OF GMDSS SYSTEM AND SUBSYSTEMS C1. C2. INMARSAT C3. NAVTEX C4. C5. C6. C7. Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Emerg
5、ency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) Search and Rescue Radar Transponder (SART) Distress, urgency and safety communication procedures in the GMDSS Search and rescue operation (SAR) D. MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR GENERAL COMMUNI- CATIONS D1. D2. Obligatory procedure
6、s and practices D3. Ability to use English language, both written and spoken, for the satisfactory exchange of communications relevant to the safety of life at sea Practical and theoretical knowledge of general communication procedures O Edition of May 1, 1993 T/R 31-03 E Annex 1, Page 2 EXAMINATION
7、 SYLLABUS GUIDELINES FOR GOC CERTIFICATE 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. Types of communication in the Maritime Mobile Service - Distress, urg
8、ency and safety communications - Public correspondence - Port operations service - Ship movement service - Intership communication - On-board communications 1.2. Types of station in the Maritime Mobile Service - Ship stations - Coast stations - Pilot stations, port stations, etc. - Aircraft stations
9、 - Rescue coordination centre (RCC) 1.3. 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,
10、 UHF, SHF - 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 1.5. Knowledge of the role of the various modes of communication - Radi
11、o telephony - Facsimile - Data - Morse telegraphy 1.6. 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, AlA, etc.
12、) - Unofficial designations of emissions (e.g. TLX, SSB, AM, CW, etc.) 1.7. 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 fre
13、quencies - Frequency plans and channelling systems 1.4. Characteristics of frequencies - DSC - NBDP - 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 NBD
14、P for Region 1 (Geneva 85 plan) - GMDSS distress and safety frequencies - Distress and safety frequencies of the pre-GMDSS system - Calling frequencies Edition of May 1, 1993 TIR 31-03 E Annex 1, Page 3 A2. The general principles and basic features of the Maritime Mobile-Satellite Service 2.1. Basic
15、 knowledge of satellite communications - Inmarsat space segment - Modes of communication - Telex services - Telephone services - Data and facsimile communications - Store and forward operation - Distress and safety communications - Inmarsat-A communications services - Inmarsat-C communications servi
16、ces - Inmarsat Enhanced Group Call (EGC) system 2.2. Types of station in the Maritime Mobile-Satellite Service - Coast Earth Stations (CES) - Network Coordination Station (NCS) - Ship Earth Stations (SES) B. DETAILED PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO USE THE BASIC EQUIPMENT OF A SHIP STATION O B 1.
17、 Knowledge of, and ability to use in practice, the basic equipment of a ship station 1.1. Watchkeeping receivers - The controls and usage of 2182 kHz watch receiver - The controls and usage of VHF DSC watch receiver - The controls and usage of MF DSC watch receiver and MF/HF DSC watch receiver - Cha
18、nnels - Controls - Usage 1.2. VHF radio installation - DSC 1.3. MF/HF radio installation - Frequencies - Typical controls and usage, e.g. - connecting the power - selecting RX frequency - selecting TX frequency - selecting ITU channel number - tuning the transmitter - selecting the class of emission
19、 - using volume control and squelch - using clarifier or RX fine tuning - controlling RF gain - using automatic gain control - using the 2182 kHz instant selector - testing the alarm generator - using the alarm generator O 1.4. Antennas - Isolators - VHF whip antennas - MF/HF whip antennas - MF/HF w
20、ire antennas - Construction of an MF emergency antenna 1.5. Batteries - Different kinds of batteries and their characteristics - Charging - Maintenance of batteries 1.6. Survival craft radio equipment - Portable two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus - SART - EPIRB Edition of May 1, 1993 T/R 31-03 E A
21、nnex 1, Page 4 B2. Digital Selective Calling (DSC) 2.1. Call format specifier - distress call - all ships call - call to individual station - geographic area call - groupcall - automatic/semi-automatic service 2.2. Call address selection with the MMSI number system - the nationality identification -
22、 group calling numbers - coast station numbers - MMSI number with three trailing zeros 2.3. Call categorization - distress - urgency - safety - ship business - routine 2.4. Call telecommand and traffic information - distress alerts - other calls - working frequency information B3. Knowledge of the g
23、eneral principles of NBDP and TOR systems. Ability to use maritime NBDP and TOR equipment in practice 3.1. NBDP systems - Automatic systems - Semi-automatic systems - Manual systems - ARQmode - FECmode - ISSARS arrangement - Master and slave - Radio telex number - Answerback - Numbering of the SSFC
24、selective calling system (SSFC = Sequential Single-Frequency Code System) 3.2. TOR equipment (Telex Over Radio) - Controls and indicators - Keyboard operation B4. Knowledge of the usage of Inmarsat systems. Ability to use Inmarsat equipment or simulator in practice 4.1. Inmarsat-A Ship Earth Station
25、 - Satellite acquisition - Telex services - Telephone services - Data and facsimile communications 4.2. Inmarsat EGC Receiver - Pre-programming an SES for EGC message reception - Selecting operating mode for EGC reception 4.3. Inmarsat-C Ship Earth Station - Components of an Inmarsat-C terminal - En
26、teringhpdating position - Usage of an Inmarsat-C Ship Earth Station - Sending and receiving text messages B5. Fault locating - Proficiency in elementary fault localization by means of built-in measuring instruments or software in ac- cordance with the equipment manuals. Elementary fault repair such
27、as replacement of fuses, indicator lamps and the like Edition of May 1, 1993 CEPT T/R*31-03*E * m 232b414 OOii2752 533 m TIR 31-03 E Annex 1, Page 5 C. OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND DETAILED PRACTICAL OPERATION OF GMDSS SYSTEM AND SUBSYSTEMS C 1. Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) 1.1.
28、Sea Areas and the GMDSS master plan 1.2. Watchkeeping on distress frequencies 1.3. Functional requirements of ship stations 1.4. Carriage requirements of ship stations 1.5. Sources of energy of ship stations 1.6. Means of ensuring availability of ship station equipment 1.7. Licences, radio safety ce
29、rtificates, inspections and surveys C2. Inmarsat Usage in the GMDSS 2.1. Inmarsat-A Ship Earth Station - Distress communications - Use of the distress facility - Satellite acquisition - Telex and telephony distress calls - Procedures for distress calls - Rescue Coordination Centres associated with t
30、he Coast Earth Stations O 2.2. Inmarsat-C Ship Earth Station - Distress and safety services - Sending a distress alert - Sending a distress priority message - The Inmarsat-C safety services - 2-digit code safety services - Purpose of the EGC system - All-ships messages and Inmarsat system messages -
31、 Classes of Inmarsat-C SES and their EGC reception 2.3. Inmarsat EGC C3. NAVTEX 3.1. The NAVTEX system - Purpose of NAVTEX - NAVTEX frequencies - Reception range - Message format (transmitter ID, message type, message number) - Selection of transmitters - Selection of message type - Messages which c
32、annot be rejected - Use of subsidiary controls and changing paper a 3.2. NAVTEX receiver C4. Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) 4.1. Satellite EPIRBs - Basic characteristics of operation on 406 MHz - Basic characteristics of operation on 1.6 GHz - 121.5 MHz including homing functio
33、ns - Information contents of a distress alert - Manual usage - Float-free function - Routine maintenance - Testing - Checking battery expiry date - Cleaning of the float-free release mechanism Y a Edition of May i, 1993 TIR 31-03 E Annex 1, Page 6 4.2. VHF-DSC-EPIRB - The main technical characterist
34、ics - Information contents of a distress alert - Manual operation - Float-free function - Routine maintenance - Testing - Checking battery expiry date - Cleaning of the float-free release mechanism CS. Search and Rescue Radar Transponder (SART) 5.1. Search and Rescue Radar Transponder (SART) - The m
35、ain technical characteristics - Operation - Range of a SART transmitter - Routine maintenance of a SART - Checking battery expiry date C6. Distress, urgency and safety communication procedures in the GMDSS 6.1. Distress communications - DSC distress alert - The definition of a distress alert - Trans
36、mission of a distress alert - Transmission of a shore-to-ship distress alert relay - Transmission of a distress alert by a station not itself in distress - Receipt and acknowledgement of DSC distress alert - Acknowledgement procedure by radiotelephony - Acknowledgement procedure by NBDP - Receipt an
37、d acknowledgement by a coast station - Receipt and acknowledgement by a ship station - Preparations for handling of distress traffic - Distress traffic terminology - Testing DSC distress and safety calls - On-scene communications - SAR operation 6.2. Urgency and safety communications - The meaning o
38、f urgency and safety communications - Procedures for DSC urgency and safety calls - Urgency communications - Medical transports - Safety communications 6.3. Communication by radiotelephony with stations of the old distress and safety system - Radiotelephone alarm signal - Distress signal - Distress
39、call - Distress message - Acknowledgement of a distress message - Distress traffic terminology - Transmission of a distress message by a station not itself in distress - Medical advice 6.4. Reception of maritime safety information (MSI) - Reception by NAVTEX - Reception by INMARSAT EGC - Reception b
40、y HF NBDP - The navigational warning signal of the old distress and safety system - The navigational warnings transmitted by radiotelephony 6.5. Protection of distress frequencies - Guardbands - Tests on distress frequencies - Transmissions during distress traffic - Avoiding harmful interference - P
41、revention of unauthorized transmissions - Handling of distress alerts O Edition of May 1, 1993 CEPT T/R*31=03*E * m 232b414 0032754 394 m c7. 7.1. 7.2. 7.3. 7.4. D. D1. 1.1. 1.2. 1.3. D2. 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. D3. 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. 3.4. O 3.5. 3.6. 3.7. TIR 31-03 E Annex 1, Page 7 Search and rescue operation
42、(SAR) The role of RCCs Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual (MERSAR) Maritime rescue organizations Ship reporting systems MISCELLANEOUS SKILLS AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS Ability to use English language, both written and spoken, for the satisfactory exchange of communicat
43、ions relevant to the safety of life at sea Use of the International Code of Signals and the IMO Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary/Seaspeak Recognized standard abbreviations and commonly used service codes Use of international phonetic alphabet Obligatory procedures and practices Effective use
44、of obligatory documents and publications Radio record keeping Knowledge of the regulations and agreements governing the maritime mobile service and the maritime mobile- satellite service Practical and theoretical knowledge of general communication procedures Selection of appropriate communication me
45、thods in different situations Traffic lists Radiotelephone call - Method of calling a coast station by radiotelephony - Ordering for a manually switched link call - Ending the call - Special facilities of calls - Method of calling a coast station by DSC - Selecting an automatic radiotelephone call R
46、adio telegram - The parts of a radio telegram - preamble - service instructions and indications - address - text - signature - full address - registered address - telephonic address - telex address - Addresses - Counting of words - Transmission of a telegram by radiotelephony - Transmission of a tel
47、egram by radiotelex Traffic charges - Intemational charging system - Inmarsat communications charging system - AAICcode - The meaning of land line charge (LL), coast charge (CC) and ship charge (SS) - Currencies used in international charging Practical traffic routines World geography, especially th
48、e principal shipping routes and related communication routes Edition of May 1, 1993 CEPT T/R*33-03*E * m 232b414 0032755 220 m T/R 31-03 E Annex 2, Page 1 Annex 2 EXAMINATION SYLLABUS FOR RESTRICTED OPERATORS CERTIFICATE (ROC) FOR THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE AND THE MARITIME MOBILE-SATELLITE SERVICE
49、 The examination should consist of theoretical and practical tests and shall include at least: A. B. C. D. KNOWLEDGE OF THE BASIC FEATURES OF THE MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE DETAILED PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO USE THE BASIC EQUIPMENT OF A SHIP STATION B1. B2. Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Use in practice the basic equipment of a ship station OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND DETAILED PRACTICAL OPERATION OF GMDSS SYSTEM AND SUBSYSTEMS C1. C2. NAVTEX C3. C4. C5. C6. Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) Search and Rescue Rada
