GMDSS : A study guide for Global Maritime Distress Safety System

A study guide to the Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems. A guide to obtain the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) GMDSS RADIO OPERATORS LICENSE and to obtain the U.S. Coast Guard STCW (Standards of Training and Certification of Watchkeeping). Includes Equipment fundamentals; Maritime Safety Information; Distress and safety communications; Digital Selective Calling (DSC); Communications Fundamentals; Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB); INMARSAT systems; Narrow Band Direct Printing (NBDP); Search and Rescue Radar Transponder (SART); VHF Servival Craft Transcievers; also includes sample GMDSS test questions.