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MarCom
Prelim Exam / Cat 2 and 3
1st Semester / AY 2020-2021

Test I - Write the morse code and the meaning of flag

1. HOTEL - (....) Pilot on board

2. QUEBEC - (--.-) My vessel is healthy

3. OSCAR - (---) Man overboard

Test II - Multiple Choice: Read and understand what is asked from each item. Tick the
word/phrase/statement of your answer.

1. What flag will be displayed if you are dragging the anchor?

a. Tango
b. Charlie
c. November
d. Yankee
2. What flag will be displayed if your vessel is on fire and has dangerous cargo on
board?
a. Gulf
b. Foxtrot
c. India
d. Juliet
3. What is the meaning of Zulu flag?
a. My vessel is dragging the anchor
b. My vessel is on fire and have dangerous cargo on board
c. My vessel requires a Tug or you are shooting nets?
d. My vessel is healthy I request free fratique
4. What flags will you raise if your vessel need a doctor?
a. I will raise the Alpha November flag
b. I will raise the Mike Alpha flag
c. I will raise the November Charlie flag
d. I will raise the Alpha Mike flag
5. What flags will you raise if you are abandoning your vessel?
a. I will raise the Alpha November flag
b. I will raise the Alpha Delta flag
c. I will raise the Alpha Charlie flag
d. I will raise the Alpha Mike flag
6. What is meant by GM or Gulf Mike Flags?
a. I cannot save my vessel
b. I request medical advice
c. I am abandoning my vessel
d. I need a doctor
7. What is meant in the provisions relating to GMDSS in the revise 1974 SOLAS
convention came into force on February 1, 1992?

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a. This means that from this date on, ship’s may be equipped according to GMDSS
specifications.
b. This means that from this date on, ship’s may not equip according to GMDSS
specifications.
c. This means that date, ship’s may comply the radio equipped according to GMDSS
specifications.
d. This means that from this date before, ship’s will be equipped according to GMDSS
specifications.

8. What is regulation IV/2 about?

a. Mandatory minimum requirements for certification of GMDSS radio operators
b. Mandatory maximum requirements for certification of GMDSS radio operators
c. Specification of minimum standard of competence for GMDSS radio operators
d. Specification of maximum standard of competence for GMDSS radio operators
9. What is in the Table A-IV/2 of STCW?
a. Specification of maximum standard of competence for GMDSS radio operators
b. Specification of minimum standard of competence for GMDSS radio operators
c. Mandatory maximum requirements for certification of GMDSS radio operators
d. Mandatory mimumum requirements for certification of GMDSS radio operators
10. Explain regulation 4 of SOLAS Chapter IV?
a. It’s about the minimum requirements that every ship shall be capable of the following
requirements
b. It’s about the functional requirements that every ship shall be capable of the
following requirements
c. It’s about the national requirements that every ship shall be capable of the following
requirements
d. It’s about the optional requirements that every ship shall be capable of the following
requirements.

11. The ff are functional requirements in accordance with the Solas Chapter IV
regulation 4 that every ship shall be capable Except:
a. Of transmitting and receiving maritime safety information.
b. Of transmitting and receiving bridge-to-bridge communication
c. Of transmitting ship-to-shore distress alerts by at least two separate and
independent means as provided in regulation 8.1.1 (vhf dsc ) and 10.1.4.3
(Inmarsat).
d. Of transmitting and receiving search and rescue coordinating communications.
12. The ff are ship’s types where the provisions of radio communication services under
Solas chapter IV reg. 5 applies Except:
a. Ships in an area within the radiotelephone coverage of at least one VHF coast
station in which continuous digital selective calling (Ch.70/156.525 MHz) alerting and
radiotelephony services are available.
b. An area, excluding Sea Area A1, within the radiotelephone coverage of at least one
MF coast station in which continuous DSC (2187.5 kHz) alerting and radiotelephony
services are available.
c. An area, excluding sea areas A1 and A2, within the coverage of an
Inmarsat geostationary satellite.
d. An area outside Sea Areas A1, A2 and A5 is called Sea Area A4. This is essentially
the polar regions, north and south of about 76 degrees of latitude excluding any A1
or A2 areas.

13. Explain the Maritime Mobile Access and Retrieval System (MARS).
a. MARS is a not free of charge, online access and retrieval system that allows users to
consult the information currently registered in the ITU’s maritime database system
b. MARS is a free of charge, online access and retrieval system that allows users to
consult the information currently registered in the ITU’s maritime database system
c. MARS is a free of charge, online access and revival system that allows users to
consult the information currently registered in the ITU’s maritime database system
d. MARS is a not free of charge, online access and revival system that allows users to
consult the information currently registered in the ITU’s maritime database system
14. What would be the aim of ITU Radio Ragulation?
a. Aimed at defining the technical and operational conditions of the various services and
stations to ensure they can operate without interference.
b. Aimed on transmitting-receiving calling service between ship to ship for safety and
distress information mainly on HF or MF and VHF maritime radio
c. Aimed on immediately cease any transmission capable of interfering with distress
traffic and prepare for subsequent distress traffic.
d. Aimed on a mobile unit or person is threatened by grave and imminent danger and
requires immediate assistance.
15. All stations in the maritime mobile service and the maritime mobile-satellite service shall
be capable of offering four levels of priority in the following order:
a. Distress calls, distress messages, and distress traffic.
b. Urgency communications.
c. Safety communications.
d. VTS communications.
16. This is an Installation consisting of one or more transmitters or receiver, etc, used for
radio communication.
a. Coast Station
b. Radio Station
c. Ship Station
d. Earth Station
17. This is a service publication prepared and issued, once a year, by the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), in accordance with provision no. 20.8 of the Radio
Regulations (RR).
a. Maritime Mobile Service Identity Assignments (List V)
b. The List of Ship Stations
c. Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
d. The List of Ship Stations and Maritime Mobile Service Identity Assignments (List V)

18. Explain A coast (or coastal) radio station (short: coast station).
a. Is an on-shore maritime radio station which may monitor radio distress frequencies and relays
ship-to-ship and ship-to-land communications.
b. Is hand-held radio operating at ten watts or less. Marine utility stations provide similar types of
services to vessels as are provided by private coast stations
c. provides point-to-point and coast-to-ship communications in Alaska. They are not common
carriers and may not charge for service.
d. emits a constant radio signal from fixed locations on land, like lighthouses, or from buoys in the
water, for navigational reference.
19. What does maritime search and rescue mean?
a. means a set of duties that include the search and rescue of persons in distress at sea, provision
of emergency medical services for them and conduct of radio communications related to an
emergency phase
b. means a set of duties that include the search and rescue of persons in distress at sea, provision
of emergency medical services for them and conduct of radio communications related to an
emergency phase
c. means a designated Coast Guard coordination centre that acts as the Finnish national Search
and Rescue Region's (SRR) coordination centre
d. means a separately designated Coast Guard coordination or other centre that either
independently or subordinate to the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC)
20. How does the VTS contribute to the traffic management today?
a. It contributes monitoring the traffic for safety of life at sea.
b. It contributes additional reporting to the OOW
c. It contributes addition traffic to TSS
d. It contributes monitoring of fishing boats.
21. How does VTS operate?
a. keep track of vessels movement and provide navigational safety in limited geographical
area.
b. keep track of vessels movement and provide navigational unsafety in limited
geographical area.
c. keep track of vessels movement and provide navigational safety in unlimited
geographical area.
d. keep trick of vessels movement and provide navigational safety in limited geographical
area.

22. What is a mobile radio station in the aeronautical mobile service, other than survival craft station,
located on board an aircraft"?
a. Aircraft Station
b. Airplain Station
c. Air Station
d. Mobile Station

23. What  is a UHF aircraft radio transceiver that was used in many U.S. aircraft of the 1940s and 1950s?
a. AN/ARC-5
b. AN/ARC-27
c. AN/ARC-34
d. AN/ARC-174

24. Explain the operation of aircraft station.

a. shall maintain service to meet the essential communications needs of the aircraft with
respect to safety and irregularity of the flight.
b. shall maintain service to meet the essential communications needs of the aircraft with
respect to safety and regularity of fight.
c. shall maintain service to meet the essential communications needs of the aircraft with
respect to safety and regularity of flight
d. shall maintain service to meat the essential communications needs of the aircraft with
respect to safety and regularity of flight.

25. ______ is a shore-side maritime assistance service that supports bridge teams in
their safe navigation of port approaches and other areas that present navigational
difficulties?

a. Vessel Traffic Service (VTS)

b. Ni-Fe batteries
c. Lead Batteries
d. Lithium Batteries

26. What are Aircraft Stations?

a. Ship stations communicate with land stations during search and rescue operations on
designated frequencies.
b. Ship stations communicate with aircraft stations during drill operations on designated
frequencies.
c. Ship stations communicate with fast-craft stations during search and rescue operations
on designated frequencies.
d. Ship stations communicate with aircraft stations during search and rescue operations on
designated frequencies..

27. What services can Coast Station Operation provide?

a. to provide for a business, and personal communications needs of vessels.
b. to provide for a variety business, and personal communications needs of vessels
c. to provide for a variety of personal communications needs of vessels
d. to provide for a variety of distress, navigational, business, and personal communications
needs of vessels.

28. What information is contained in ITU List IV ?

a. contains the voltage reaches a level of about 0.24 volt, the cells start producing gas
vigorously and this gas is very explosive.
b. contains important information for the mariner in relation to radiocommunications,
including the GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System)..
c. contains a level of about 240 volt, the cells start producing gas vigorously and this gas
is very explosive.
d. contains the cells start producing gas vigorously and this gas is very explosive.

29. What channels can be found in the ITU List of Coast Stations and Special Service
Stations, and the ALRS, Vol 1, along with their hours of operation.?
a. There are assigned in each frequency of MF bands used in sa stations.
b. There is a frequency or pair of frequencies assigned in each of the HF maritime bands
used for working with coast stations
c. There is a frequency or pair of frequencies assigned in each of the AF maritime bands
used for working with coast stations.
d. There are assigned in each frequency of UHF bands used in sa stations

30. Why is there main frequency used in VHF band?

a. main frequencies used for establishing routine radio telephone communications are 2
182, 4 126, 6 215 kHz and Channel 16 in the VHF band
b. main frequencies used for establishing routine radio telephone communications are 2
183, 4 125, 6 215 kHz and Channel 16 in the VHF band
c. main frequencies used for establishing routine radio telephone communications are 2
185, 4 125, 6 215 kHz and Channel 16 in the VHF band
d. main frequencies used for establishing routine radio telephone communications are 2
182, 4 125, 6 215 kHz and Channel 16 in the VHF band

31. In what vol. of the ALRS contains the required information about the port of Philippines?
a. It will be NP 286 (3) Pilot Services, Vessel Traffic Services and Port Operations
( Indian sub-continent, South East Asia and Australia )
b. It will be NP 286 (6) Pilot Services, Vessel Traffic Services and Port Operations
( Indian sub-continent, South East Asia and Australia )
c. It will be NP 286 (4) Pilot Services, Vessel Traffic Services and Port Operations
( Indian sub-continent, South East Asia and Australia )
d. It will be NP 286 (5) Pilot Services, Vessel Traffic Services and Port Operations ( Indian
sub-continent, South East Asia and Australia )

32. Explain the content of ALRS 283 (1).

a. It will be about on Radio Aids to Navigation, Differential GPS (DGPS), Legal Time,
Radio Time Signals and Electronic Position Fixing System (Parts 1 & 2)
b. It will be about on Maritime Safety Information Services (Parts 1 & 2)
c. It will be about on Maritime Radio Stations (Parts 1 & 2)
d. It will be about on Pilot Services, Vessel Traffic Services and Port Operations (Parts 1 -
8)

33. Identify the content regarding the time in the volume of ALRS.
a. It is NP 282 Radio Aids to Navigation, Differential GPS (DGPS), Legal Time, Radio
Time Signals and Electronic Position Fixing System (Parts 1 & 2)
b. It will be about on Maritime Safety Information Services (Parts 1 & 2)
c. It will be about on Maritime Radio Stations (Parts 1 & 2)
d. It will be about on Pilot Services, Vessel Traffic Services and Port Operations( Parts 1 –
8)
Test III- Essay (2 points each)

Rubric:
Accuracy of the content - 1 points
Clarity of explanation - 1 points
2 points

37-38. Explain information contained in the ITU List IV and V.

List IV List of Coast Stations contains important information for the mariner in relation to radio
communications, including the GMDSS (Global Maritime Distress and Safety System). Detailed
information such as the frequencies for transmitting and receiving, in addition to geographical
coordinates, is provided for maritime coast radio stations, including those assuming watch-keeping
using digital selective calling (DSC) techniques and radiotelephony.

List V the List of Ship Stations and Maritime Mobile Service Identity Assignments (List V) is a service
publication prepared and issued, once a year, by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), in
accordance with provision no. 20.8 of the Radio Regulations (RR).

As stipulated in Appendix 16 to the RR, this List shall be provided to all ship stations for which a
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)installation is required by international
agreement.

39-40. Explain the content of the manual for use by the maritime mobile and maritime mobile-
satellite sevices.

According to Article 1.29 of the International Telecommunication Union’s Radio Regulations (RR) a
mobile satellite service in which mobile earth stations are located on board ships; survival craft
stations and emergency position-indicating radio beacon station may also participate in this service.

The Manual for Use by the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Services is published in
accordance with Article 20 (No. 20.14) of the Radio Regulations and results from studies carried out
in the ITU-R since 2008. Volume 1 provides descriptive text of the organization and operation of the
GMDSS and other maritime operational procedures, while Volume 2 contains the extracts of the
regulatory texts associated with maritime operations.