Maritime Communication Essentials: GMDSS, VHF, and Safety Protocols
Maritime Communication Fundamentals
Understanding Shipboard Communication
- What is inter-ship communication? It is communication between vessels and coast stations.
- What is intra-ship communication? It is internal communication within the ship.
Message Priorities in Maritime Communication
- What does the “Priority” of a message indicate? It indicates the importance of the message.
- When is the Priority “Distress” used? When there is serious and immediate danger for the vessel, crew, and passengers.
- When is
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Voltage (Tension)
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Understanding Sound
What is Sound?
From a physical point of view, sound is a vibration that propagates in an elastic medium, whether solid, liquid, or gas. When referring to audible sound for the human ear, it is defined as a sensation received by the auditory organ, produced by vibrations propagating through an elastic medium in the form of waves.
Requirements for Sound Production
To produce sound, the following are needed:
- An issuer or vibrating body.
- An elastic medium (transmitter of these vibrations)
Maritime Voice Radiocommunications Regulations & Procedures
Voice Radiocommunications
General Provisions
Unnecessary Transmissions & Interference
Communications should be restricted to those necessary for the safe and expeditious movement of vessels. Unnecessary transmissions are not permitted.
Profane and obscene language is strictly prohibited.
False Distress Signals
False distress signals are strictly prohibited.
Penalties for Violations
Any person who knowingly transmits or causes to be transmitted any false or fraudulent distress signal, call, or message
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