Question 33 Deck Safety

The correct answer is B) Once activated, these EPIRBs continuously send up a signal for use in identifying the vessel and for determining the position of the beacon. This is correct because satellite EPIRBs are designed to continuously transmit a distress signal including the vessel's identity and location once activated, in order to alert search and rescue authorities and enable them to locate the vessel in distress. The coded signal contains information to identify the vessel and its position, not just the nature of the distress situation or the vessel's name and port of registry. The other options are incorrect because A) is false - the EPIRB should be properly programmed by the GMDSS Radio Operator, not rely on default information, C) only partially correct as the signal identifies more than just the distress situation, and D) is false as the signal contains more than just the vessel's name and port.