Safety, Fire & Survival · GMDSS — Survival Craft VHF
How many portable two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus for survival craft must a SOLAS cargo ship of 500 GT or more carry?
- AExactly one
- BAt least three✓ Correct
- CNone — fixed radios only
- DAt least ten
Explanation
SOLAS requires at least three two-way VHF radiotelephone apparatus on cargo ships of 500 GT and upward (and on passenger ships), for on-scene communication between survival craft, the ship, and rescue units. Smaller ships (300–500 GT) carry at least two.
Authority: SOLAS III/IV; GMDSS carriage requirements
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