Global Maritime Distress Refresher (GMDSS-REF)

Individual Course / Program

Length 5 Days Approval Location MITAGS/PMI - Onsite Training Method Lecture/Demo/Practice Simulation GMDSS Lab Equipment GMDSS Lab Pre-requisite GMDSS Course Certificate and Valid FCC Operator License Individual Course Yes Part of Program No Price of Program $1,250.00

Course Description

This 5-day refresher course is a review of the GMDSS operations and procedures through "hands-on" operation in a GMDSS equipment lab with the various communications systems, including DSC/VHF, DSC/MF/HF, NBDP (Telex), INMARSAT C, and other equipment. Prerequisites for this refresher course are a valid GMDSS FCC Operator License and a GMDSS Course Certificate from a USCG approved 70-hour GMDSS course. This course is offered as either a one-week stand-alone course or during the second week of a regularly scheduled 70-hour GMDSS course. 

Note:  MITAGS GMDSS Course runs from Monday through Saturday on Week 1, and Monday through Thursday on Week 2.

What You Will Learn

• GMDSS overview & implementation
• Basic rules and principles of communications
• License types
• Frequency bands and emission modes
• Digital Selective Calling & Selcal
• Priorities of communications and antenna types
• Distress communications
• False alerts
• EPIRBs, SARTs, & VHF survival craft radios
• Satellite (INMARSAT) communications
• Logging requirements and ITU manuals