FREE GROL Basic Radio Law and Operating Questions and Answers

Question 1

What equipment is programmed to initiate the transmission of distress alerts and calls to individual stations?

Accepted Answer

DSC controller

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NAVTEX

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GPS

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Scanning Watch Receiver

Question 2

Which of the following persons are ineligible to be issued a commercial radio operator license?

Accepted Answer

Individuals who are unable to send and receive correctly by telephone spoken messages in English.

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Handicapped persons with uncorrected disabilities that affect their ability to perform all duties required of commercial radio operators.

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Foreign maritime radio operators unless they are certified by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

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U.S. Military radio operators who are still on active duty.

Question 3

When a watch is required on 2182 kHz, at how many minutes past the hour must a 3-minute silent period be observed?

Accepted Answer

00, 30

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15, 45

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10, 40

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05, 35

Question 4

Who is responsible for the proper maintenance of station logs?

Accepted Answer

The station licensee and the radio operator are in charge of the station.

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The station licensee.

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The commercially licensed radio operator in charge of the station.

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The ship's master and the station licensee.

Question 5

Where should the GMDSS radio log be kept on board the ship?

Accepted Answer

At the GMDSS operating position

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Captain's office

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Sea cabin

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Anywhere on board the vessel

Question 6

When may the operator of a ship radio station allow an unlicensed person to speak over the transmitter?

Accepted Answer

When under the supervision of the licensed operator.

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At no time. Only commercially licensed radio operators may modulate the transmitting apparatus.

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When the station power does not exceed 200 watts of peak envelope power.

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During the hours that the radio officer is normally off duty.

Question 7

What is a bridge-to-bridge station?

Accepted Answer

A VHF radio station located on a ship's navigational bridge or main control station that is used only for navigational communications.

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An internal communications system linking the wheelhouse with the ship's primary radio operating position and other integral ship control points.

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An inland waterways and coastal radio station serving ship stations operating within the United States.

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A portable ship station is necessary to eliminate frequent applications to operate a ship station on board different vessels.

Question 8

What is the priority of communications?

Accepted Answer

Distress, Urgency, and Safety

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Safety, Distress, Urgency, and radio direction-finding

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Distress, Safety, radio direction-finding, search and rescue

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Radio direction-finding, Distress, and Safety

Question 9

What should a station operator do before making a transmission?

Accepted Answer

Except for the transmission of distress calls, determine that the frequency is not in use by monitoring the frequency before transmitting.

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Transmit a general notification that the operator wishes to utilize the channel.

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Check transmitting equipment to be certain it is properly calibrated.

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Ask if the frequency is in use.

Question 10

What is the order of priority of radiotelephone communications in the maritime services?

Accepted Answer

Distress calls and signals, followed by communications preceded by Urgency and Safety signals and all other communications.

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Alarm and health and welfare communications.

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Navigation hazards, meteorological warnings, priority traffic.

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Government precedence, messages concerning the safety of life and protection of property, and traffic concerning grave and imminent danger.