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211 - Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)

Course hours

  • Theory: 54.5
  • Lab: 25.5
  • Field work: 0
  • Total: 80

Description

This course teaches communications responsibilities, including:

  • support and application
  • distressed vessel communications
  • practical operational issues and problems

Experience will be gained through a fully integrated GMDSS simulator. Topics covered in this course include:

  • GMDSS operation
  • INMARSAT geosynchronous satellite system
  • digital selective calling communications platform
  • search and rescue communications practices and procedures
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