When can routine communications be resumed when radio silence has been imposed?
After determining that the frequency or channel appears to be no longer in use.
After determining that geographic distance from the Distress situation will prohibit any other signal from interfering with emergency communications.
If, in the master's opinion, communications on that frequency will interfere with emergency communications.
Correct Answer
Routine communications canresume after the RescueCoordinationCentertransmits a message on the frequency or channel being used for emergency communications stating that suchtraffic has concluded.
Stations notdirectlyinvolved with the on-going Distress communications maynot transmit on the Distress frequency or channel.
Stations remaining off the air to safeguard proprietary information.
Two three-minute silent periods, at 15 and 45 minutes after the hour, that provide a transmitting "window" for distressed vessels to transmit Distress alerts using J3E.
Communications on a Distress frequency or channel is banned for 24 hours following the cessation of the Distress traffic.