Simulators

Practise on the equipment itself: radios, receivers and beacons.

VHF / DSC SimulatorMayday, Pan Pan, Sécurité and routine calls; DSC alerts and channels NAVTEX SimulatorSet up the receiver, filter stations and message types, read warnings EPIRB SimulatorArm, test and release a float-free 406 MHz beacon; follow the alert Radar SART SimulatorSwitch on and mount a SART; see the 12 dots, arcs and circles on the rescue radar Portable VHF SimulatorSurvival craft radio: monthly test with the bridge, abandon ship, talk to the rescue ship AISHow AIS works: targets, MMSI numbers, Class A and B, distress devices AIS-SART SimulatorSwitch on and mount an AIS-SART; see SART ACTIVE on the rescue ship's AIS AIS-EPIRB Simulator406 MHz alert to the rescue centre, plus EPIRB ACTIVE on nearby ships' AIS