How many Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres (MRCCs) cover UK waters and which organisation operates them?

A. UK waters are covered by seven independent MRCCs each serving a specific sea area

B. HM Coastguard (part of MCA) operates two 24/7 MRCCs — Aberdeen (covering Scotland and Northern Ireland) and Fareham/Solent area (covering England and Wales) with sub-centres — and coordinates SAR throughout UK SRR

C. The RNLI operates all UK MRCCs from its Poole headquarters

D. NATO is responsible for all maritime SAR in UK waters under SOFA agreements

A. To send a digitally coded distress alert containing the vessel's MMSI and position automatically to all DSC-equipped stations and the Coastguard

B. To broadcast weather forecasts to other vessels

C. To make telephone calls from the vessel to shore

D. To operate the radar system remotely

A. A GPS waypoint identifier used in coastal navigation

B. Maritime Mobile Service Identity — a unique 9-digit number identifying the vessel; without it a DSC distress alert cannot identify the vessel to rescuers

C. A VHF channel number allocated by Ofcom for distress use only

D. A vessel survey certificate number required by the MCA