Global Maritime Distress & Safety System Refresher Course

SAMTRA offers the Global Maritime Distress & Safety Signal (GMDSS) course and the the Global Maritime Distress & Safety Signal Refresher course.

The course objectives of this refresher course are:

  • For the student to become conversant with the Global Maritime Distress & Safety System and it’s sub-systems.
  • To be a competent operator of radio equipment designed for the above, with particular emphasis in radio communications during Distress incidents.

 

The Course Content is based on the IMO Model Course 1.25, covering the four broad areas of the GMDSS, namely:

  • Maritime Mobile Service
  • Maritime Mobile – Satellite Service
  • MSI
  • SAR

This is combined with practical work on simulated radio equipment.

 

Address

Queens Road, Seaforth
Simons Town, Western Cape
South Africa

Contact

 

t: +27 21 786 8400