1、STD-CEPT T/R 3L-O3 E-ENGL 1998 = 2326414 0034665 073 - Prge 1 Disibutiwi. B Recommendation TA 31-03 E (revised Bonn 1994) HARMONIZED EXAMINATION PROCEDURES FOR THE GENERAL OPERATORS CERTIFICATE (GOC) AND THE RESTRICTED OPERATORS CERTIFICATE (ROC) Recommendation proposed by the Working Group “Radio R
2、egulatory“ (RR) Text of the Recommendation adopted by the “European Radiocommunications Committee (ERC): INTRODUCTION The start of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) in February 1992 has made it necessary to harmonise the examination requirements for - Radiotelephone perators Gen
3、eral Certificate (RR3936-3940). Candidates for a ROC-certificate should hold a valid certificate of one of the types listed above, or a Restricted Radiotelephone Operators Certificate. Requirements to candidates regarding practical experience and training in use of GMDSS equipment A “limited GMDSS e
4、xamination” should only be offered to candidates who have practical experience or familiarity with relevant GMDSS equipment, and procedures appropriate for a ship engaged on voyages in all Candidates for a ROC should have experience or familiarity with equipment and procedures appropriate for a ship
5、 engaged on voyages exchsively in sea area Al. Each candidate should have had at least 6 months operational experience with GMDSS equipment, preferably on board ships, since 1 February 1992, and should be able to provide proof of such experience. The candidate should receive snpplementary training i
6、n the use of, and operational procedures for, all equipment with which he has no experience or familiarity. The candidate is required to provide proof of such 3907); sea areas. training. Arrangements for “limited GMDSS examinations” Each Administration may decide the practical arrangements to use fo
7、r “Kited GMDSS examinations” &e. whether to use a “traditional classroom type examination” or to accept different arrangements), provided that the following requirements are fullled in all cases: 1. The examination should verify - with a high degree of certainty - whether or not the candidate posses
8、ses the knowledge and skills needed for correct operation of all relevant types of GMDSS equipment. 2. As a minimum, the content of each “limited GMDSS examination” should be such as to check that the candidate has knowledge and skills as follows: 1. Candidates for a GOC: Appendix 1 2. Candidates fo
9、r a ROC: Appendix 2 Precautions should be taken to prevent candidates being given the opportunity of receiving or using any kind of unauthorized written or verbal assistance during examinations. The evaluation of whether or not the candidate has demonstrated the necessary knowledge and skills during
10、 the limited examination should always be done by a person authorised by the Administration 3. 4. The procedures for conversion were of an interim nature and are no longer valid. Fdition oFebruaty 2,1998 Page 1 Appendix 1 to Annex 3 EXAMINATION SYLLABUS APPLICABLE TO LIMITED GMDSS EXAMINATIONS FOR T
11、HE GENERAL OPERATORS CERTIFICATE 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) Sea area concept and the GMDSS master plan Functions of the GMDSS - Alerting - - On-scene communications - Locating and homing signal - - enerai radiocommunications - Bridge-to-b
12、ridge commuriications Means of ensuring availability of ship station equipment - Equipment maintenance strategies Sources of energy of ship stations GMDSS frequencies Protection of distress frequencies - Guard bands - Tests on distress fiequencies - Transmissions during distress trac - Avoiding harm
13、ful interference - Prevention of unanthorised transmissions Watchkeeping on GMDSS frequencies Carriage requirements of ship stations Licences, radio safety certificates, inspections and surveys Search & Rescue (SAR) co-ordinating communications Dissemination of Maritime Safety Information (MSI) 1 10
14、 Radio record keeping 2 2.1 The role of RCCs 2.2 Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual MERSAR 2.3 Maritime rescue organisations 2.4 Ship reporting systems SAR operations in the GMDSS 3 Distress and safety communication procedures in the GMDSS 3 1 Distress communications via a ship station The defin
15、ition of a distress alert Transmission 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 DSC distress alert - - - - Receipt and acknowledgement of DSC distress alert - Acknowledgement procedure by radioteleph
16、ony - Acknowledgement procedure by NBDP - Receipt and acknowledgement by a coast station - Receipt and acknowledgement by a ship stahon - Edition oMay 1,1993 - Handlhg of distress alerts - - Distress traffic terminology Testing DSC distress rued safety calls Preparations for handling of distress tra
17、ffic - - n-scene communications - SAR operation 3.2 Urgency and Safety communications - The meaning of urgency and safety communications - Procedures for DSC urgency and safety calls - Urgency communications - Medical transports - Safety communications 3.3 Teshg DSC equipment 3.4 Distress communicat
18、ions via a Ship Earth Station - Distress and safety using Inmarsat-A - Use 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 - Store and forward operation - Ent
19、eringhpdahg position - Sending a distress alert - - The Inmarsat-C safety semices - 2-digit code safety services - Inmarsat-c Sending a distress priority message 4 GMDSS Subsystems 4.1 Alerting and Locahg Signals - Purpose and definition - Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) - - - T
20、he W-DSC-EPIRB - The COSPAS/SARSAT 406 MHz EPIRB The Inmarsat-E 1.6 GHz EPIRB The Search and Rescue Radar Transponder (SART) 4.2 Maritime Safety Information (MSI) - Reception by NAVTEX - Reception by INMARSAT EW - Reception by HE NBDP - Dissemination of meteorological and navigational warnings Editi
21、onofMay 1.1993 STD-CEPT TIR 33-03 E-ENGL L77B 232b414 0034682 352 9 M WIUlALWM1IIIJ Page 1 Appendix 2 to Annex 3 EXAMINATION SYLLABUS APPLICABLE TO LIMITED GMDSS EXAMINATIONS FOR THE RESTRICTED OPERATORS CERTIFICATE 1 1.1 1.2 Functions of the GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
22、Sea area concept and the GMDSS master ph - Alerting - - On-scene communications - Locating and homing signals - - General radiocommunications - Bridge-to-bridge communications 1.3 Means of aisurhg availability of ship equipment - Equipment maintenance strategies 1.4 Sources of energy of ship station
23、s 1.5 GMDSS ErequenCieS 1.6 Rotection of distress frequencies Search & Rescue (SAR) co-ordinating communications Dissemination of Maritime Safety Information (MSI) - Guard bands - Tests on distress frequencies - Transmissions durhg distress traffic - Avoiding harmful interference - hevention of unau
24、thorised transmissions 1.7 Watchkeeping on GMDSS frequencies 1.8 Carriage requirements of ship stations i .9 Licences, radio safety certificates, inspections and surveys 1.1 O Radio record keeping 2 2.1 The role of RCCs 2.2 Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual MERSAR 2.3 Maritime rescue organisati
25、ons 2.4 Ship reporting systems 3 Distress and safety communication procedures in the GMDSS 3.1 Distress communications via a ship statim - DSC distress alert SAR operations in the GMDSS - - - - Receipt and acknowledgement of DSC distress alert - Acknowledgement procedure - Rceipt and acknowledgement
26、 by a coast station - Rceipt and acknowledgement by a ship station The definition of distress alert Transmission of a distress alert Transmission of a shore-to-ship distress alert relay Transmission of a distress alert by a station not itself h distress - Edition ofMay 1,1993 STD=CEPT T/R 31-03 E-EN
27、GL 1998 232b4L4 0014b83 O99 M Cl IUIA L IV MI II 1- J Pae 2 - Handling of distress alerts - - Distress traffic terminology Testing DSC distress and safety calls Preparations for handling of distress traffic - - On-scene communications - SAR operation 3.2 Urgency and safety communications - - - Urgen
28、cy communications - Medical transports - Safety communications The meaning of urgency and Safety communications Procedures for DSC urgency and safety calls 4 GMDSS Subsystems 4.1 Alerting and Locating Signals - Purpose and definition - Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) - - - The V
29、HF-DSC-EPiRB The Search and Rescue Radar Transponder ( SART) The COSPAS/SARSAT 406 MHz EPIRB The Inmarsat-E 1.6 GHz EPIRB - 4.2 Maritime Safety Information (MSI) - Reception by NAVTEX - Dissemination of meteorological and navigational warnings Edition ofhhy 1,1993 W 232b414 0014/49 31b S SUI SVN TUR
30、 -rm 31-03 Harmonized examination procedures for the general operators certificate (GOC) and the restricted operators certificate (ROC) Yes Yes Planned 1.2.1999 Yes Certificates are recognised in FL and CH but no examinations are carried out at present Adm I Imp1 I Remarks AUT I Under I I study I CZE 1 Yes I I DNK IYes I I I E I Planned I FIN 1 Yes I G Yes Implemented in part HNG Yes HOL Yes HRV Yes I Planned IRL Yes ISL Yes LIE Yes NOR Yes POL Yes POR Yes IROU Yes certificates are recognised in FL and CH but no examinations are carried out at present
