1-B-07: Bridge-to-Bridge Operations
1-7B1:
What traffic management service is operated by the U.S. Coast Guard in certain designated water areas to prevent ship collisions, groundings and environmental harm?
Vessel Traffic Service (VTS).
Water Safety Management Bureau (WSMB).
Ship Movement and Safety Agency (SMSA).
Interdepartmental Harbor and Port Patrol (IHPP).
1-7B2:
What is a bridge-to-bridge station?
A VHF radio station located on a ship’s navigational bridge or main control station that is used only for navigational communications.
An internal communications system linking the wheel house with the ship’s primary radio operating position and other integral ship control points.
An inland waterways and coastal radio station serving ship stations operating within the United States.
A portable ship station necessary to eliminate frequent application to operate a ship station on board different vessels.
1-7B3:
When may a bridge-to-bridge transmission be more than 1 watt?
When broadcasting a distress message and rounding a bend in a river or traveling in a blind spot.
When broadcasting a distress message.
When rounding a bend in a river or traveling in a blind spot.
When calling the Coast Guard.
1-7B4:
When is it legal to transmit high power on Channel 13?
All of these.
Failure of vessel being called to respond.
In a blind situation such as rounding a bend in a river.
During an emergency.
1-7B5:
A ship station using VHF bridge-to-bridge Channel 13:
May be identified by the name of the ship in lieu of call sign.
May be identified by call sign and country of origin.
Must be identified by call sign and name of vessel.
Does not need to identify itself within 100 miles from shore.
1-7B6:
The primary purpose of bridge-to-bridge communications is:
Navigational communications.
Search and rescue emergency calls only.
All short-range transmission aboard ship.
Transmission of Captain's orders from the bridge.
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