本书包含基础知识介绍和英语阅读两大部分内容。基础知识部分包含6章内容:GMDSS系统简介、遇险与**通信、卫星通信系统等。英语阅读包含GMDSS相关100篇文章。

Part One Basic Knowledge of GMDSS Communications
Chapter 1 Global Maritime Distress and Safety System （GMDSS）
1.1 GMDSS Overview
1.2 Carriage Requirements of Stations
1.3 Licences, Radio Safety Certificates Inspections and Surveys
1.4 Test of Radio Equipment
Extended Training Exercise
Chapter 2 Distress, Urgency and Safety Communications
2.1 GMDSS General Provisions
2.2 Distress Frequencies
2.3 Distress Communications
2.4 Urgency and safety Communications
2.5 Search and Rescue Transponders （SARTS）
Extended Training Exercise
Chapter 3 Satellite Communication Services
3.1 Inmarsat General Provisions
3.2 Inmarsat Communication Servicest
3.3 Inmarsat Traffic Accounting and Billing Arrangements
3.4 COSPAS-SARSAT SYSTEM
Extended Training Exercise
Chapter 4 Maritime Mobile Service
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Basic Knowledge of Radio Wave
4.3 Classification of Modulations
4.4 Introduction of Digital Selective Calling （DSC）
4.5 Narrow Band Direct Printing （NBDP）
4.6 Maritime Mobile Radio Telephone
Extended Training Exercise
Chapter 5 Maritime Safety Information in the GMDSS
5.1 Introduction
5.2 World Wide Navigational Warning Service
5.3 The General Structure of Radio Navigational Warnings
5.4 The General Structure of Weather Forecasts
5.5 NAVTEX
5.6 Inmarsat-C Enhanced Group Call （EGC）
5.7 Radio Facsimile
Extended Training Exercise
Chapter 6 Ship Reporting Systems
6.1 General Provisions
6.2 Amver Sh!p Reporting System
6.3 West.European Tanker Reporting System （WETREP）
6.4 Ship Reporting Systems in Australian
6.5 China Ship Reporting System

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Part Three Key to the Exercises
Key to Part One
Key to Part Two
Appendix 1 Article 1 of Radio Regulations
Introduction
Section I——General terms
Section II Specific terms related to frequency management
Section III Radio services
Section IV——Radio stations and systems
Section V Operational terms
Section VI—— Characteristics of emissions and radio equipment
Section VII Frequency sharing
Section VIII——Technical terms relating to space
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