VHF Marine Radio Quiz 4A

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March 24-2005

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1. Urgency communications have priority over:
a) all communications except Distress and Safety
b) all communications except Distress
c) all communications
d) all communications except Distress, Safety, and direction finding
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2.The phrase used to indicate that a Urgency message is being sent is:
a) Mayday
b) Securite
c) Pan Pan
d) Seelonce Distress
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3. The Urgency signal is sent:
a) on Channel 6
b) Using the phrase Pan Pan once on Channel 16.
c) on Channel 16(VHF) and/or 2182 KHz (MF) and may be sent to ALL STATIONS or to a specific station
d) only if the station or individual is in grave or imminent danger and requires immediate assistance.
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4. The correct form to send an Urgency call to a specific station is:
a) Pan Pan, Pan Pan, Pan Pan, Sarnia Coast Guard Station, Sarnia Coast Guard Station, Sarnia Coast Guard Station, This is North Wind, North Wind, North Wind (Message re position, nature of urgency, help required) North Wind, Over
b) Security, Securite, Securite, Sarnia Coast Guard Station, Sarnia Coast Guard Station, Sarnia Coast Guard Station, This is North Wind, North Wind, North Wind (Message re position, nature of urgency, help required) North Wind, Over
c) Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, Sarnia Coast Guard Station, Sarnia Coast Guard Station, Sarnia Coast Guard Station, This is North Wind, North Wind, North Wind (Message re position, nature of urgency, help required) North Wind, Over
d) Urgency, Urgency, Urgency, Sarnia Coast Guard Station, Sarnia Coast Guard Station, Sarnia Coast Guard Station, This is North Wind, North Wind, North Wind (Message re position, nature of urgency, help required) North Wind, Over
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5. A vessel receiving a Distress message should:
a) answer immediately.
b) call a Coast Guard station immediately.
c) not answer for a short interval to allow the Coast Guard station time to respond.
d) standby to listen for other responding stations.
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6. Cancellation of Urgency shall be:
a) addressed to a specific station
b) Pan Pan, ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS, ALL STATIONS this is WILLOW, WILLOW, WILLOW, under tow to marina, Urgency Ended, WILLOW OUT
c) of the type indicated in b) but MUST be followed by notification to Coast Guard that the Urgency is ended also
d) None of the above are correct
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7. Stations which hear the Urgency call shall:
a) remain in radio silence until the urgency is cancelled.
b) if the Urgency is addressed to ALL STATIONS, may communicate on other frequencies without interruption.
c) PAN PAN, PAN PAN this is WINDCHASER , I have struck a log 10 miles north of Tobermory, OVER
d) Continue to listen for at least 3 minutes on the frequency on which the signal is heard. If no urgency is heard, the stations may resume normal service
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Quiz prepared by the late R.Wraith of Goderich CPS. Please refer to quiz name & number when commenting on the usefulness of this quiz. Input appreciated.

   
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