18 DE ABRIL DE 1998

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6) First aid, including heart-respiration revival techniques; and

7) Co-ordinated universal time (UTC),- global time zones and international date line.

Training related to trie general operator's certificate

General

29 — The requirements of medical fitness, especially as to hearing, eyesight and speech, should be met by the.candidate before training is commenced.

30 — The training should be relevant to the provisions of the STCW Convention, the Radio Regulations and the SOLAS Convention currently in force, with particular attention given to provisions for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). In developing training requirements, account should be taken of at least the knowledge and training given in paragraphs 31 to 36 hereunder.

Theory

31 — Knowledge of the general principles and basic factors necessary for safe and efficient use of all subsystems and equipment required in the GMDSS sufficient to support the practical training provisions given in paragraph 35 below.

32 — Knowledge of the use, operation and service areas of GMDSS subsystems, including satellite system characteristics, navigational and meteorological warning systems and selection of appropriate communication circuits.

Regulations and documentation

33 — Knowledge of:

1) The SOLAS Convention and the Radio Regulations with particular emphasis on:

1.1) Distress, urgency and safety radiocommunications;

1.2) Avoiding harmful interference, particularly with distress and safety traffic; and

1.3) Prevention of unauthorized transmissions;

2) Other documents relating to operational and communication procedures for distress, safety and public correspondence services, including charges, navigational warnings, and weather broadcasts in the Maritime Mobile Service and the Maritime Mobile Satellite Service; and.

3) Use of the International Code of Signals and the Standard Marine Navigational Vocabulary as replaced by the IMO Standard Marine Communication Phrases.

Watchkeeping and procedures

34 — Training should be given in:

1) Communication procedures and discipline to prevent harmful interference in GMDSS subsystems;

2) Procedures for using propagation prediction information to establish optimum frequencies for communications;

3) Radiocommunication watchkeeping relevant to all GMDSS subsystems, exchange of radiocommunication traffic, particularly concerning distress, urgency and safety procedures and radio records;

4) Use of the international phonetic alphabet;

5) Monitoring a distress frequency while simultaneously monitoring or working on at least one other frequency;

6) Ship reporting systems and procedures;

7) Radiocommunication procedures of the IMO Merchant Ship Search and Rescue Manual (MERSAR);

8) Radio medical systems and procedures; and

9) Causes of false distress alerts and means to avoid them.

Practical

35 — Practical training should be given in:

1) Correct and efficient operation of all GMDSS subsystems and equipment under normal propagation conditions and under typical interference conditions;

2) Safe operation of all the GMDSS communications equipment and ancillary devices, including safety precautions;

3) Accurate and adequate keyboard skills for the satisfactory exchange of communications; and

4) Operational techniques for:

4.1) Receiver and transmitter adjustment for the appropriate mode of operation, including digital selective calling and direct-printing telegraphy;

4.2) Antenna adjustment and re-alignment as appropriate;

4.3} Use of radio-life-saving appliances; and 4.4) Use of emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs).

Miscellaneous

36 — Knowledge of, and/or training in:

1) The English language, both written and spoken, for the satisfactory exchange of communications relevant to the safety of life at sea;

2) World geography, especially the principal shipping routes, services of rescue co-ordination centres (RCCs) and related communication routes;

3) Survival at sea, the operation of lifeboats, rescue boats, liferafts, buoyant apparatus and their equipment, with special reference to radio life-saving appliances;

4) Fire prevention and fire-fighting, with particular reference to the radio installation;

5) Preventive measures for the safety of ship and personnel in connection with hazards related to radio equipment, including electrical, radiation, chemical and mechanical hazards;

6) First aid, including heart-respiration revival techniques; and

7) Co-ordinated universal time (UTC), global time zones and international date line.

Training related to the restricted operator's certificate General

37 — The requirements of medical fitness, especially as to hearing, eyesight and speech, should be met by the candidate before training is commenced.

38 — The training should be relevant to the provisions of the STCW Convention, the Radio Regulations and the SOLAS Convention currently in force, with particular attention given to provisions for the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). In developing training guidance, account should be taken of at least the knowledge and training given in paragraphs 39 to 44 hereunder.

Theory

39 — Knowledge of the general principles and basic factors, including VHP range limitation and antenna