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UK Coastguard Trivia Quiz

Questions on all aspects of the UK Coastguard.

A multiple-choice quiz by poolshark147. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
poolshark147

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
189,744

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
561

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where are the Maritime and Coastguard Agency headquarters located? Hint

London

Portsmouth

Southampton

Falmouth

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Question 2 of 10

2. What type of helicopters are used by the UK Coastguard? Hint

Sea Kings

Apache

Wessex V

Sikorsky S61N

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which is an acceptable means of contacting the Coastguard in an emergency? Hint

VHF Channel 16

All of these

MF 2182

Dial 999

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Question 4 of 10

4. MRCC stands for Maritime Rescue ___________ Centre. Hint

Contact

Shipping

Coastguard

Coordination

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Maritime Rescue Centre is located the furthest north? Hint

MRSC Stornoway

MRSC Shetland

MRCC Aberdeen

MRCC Clyde

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Maritime Rescue Centre is located the furthest south? Hint

MRCC Falmouth

MRCC Dover

MRSC Solent

MRCC Swansea

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Question 7 of 10

7. The International Distress, safety and calling channel is on which VHF Radio channel? Hint

Channel 0

Channel 16

Channel 67

Channel 73

8. Before GMDSS vessels at sea and in particular the type of life-saving equipment and communications facilities carried on board were determined by a few factors; but what do the initials GMDSS stand for? Hint

Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

Both of these

God My Distressed Ship is Sinking

Neither of these

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Maritime Coastguard Agency are responsible for safeguarding approximately how many miles of UK coastline? Hint

10,500

5,000

1,500

7,500

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many Coastguard (not Navy or RAF) helicopter bases are there in the United Kingdom? Hint

Five

Two

Four

Three

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where are the Maritime and Coastguard Agency headquarters located?

Answer: Southampton

As a result of a merger between The Marine Safety Agency (MSA) and the Coastguard Agency (TCA) in 1998, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency was formed and moved to Spring Palace in Southampton.

2. What type of helicopters are used by the UK Coastguard?

Answer: Sikorsky S61N

Sikorsky helicopters are contracted by the Coastguard from Bristow Helicopters. The top speed of a Sikorsky S61-N is 205 km/h and has a range of 720km.

3. Which is an acceptable means of contacting the Coastguard in an emergency?

Answer: All of these

All are standard ways of contacting in an emergency.

4. MRCC stands for Maritime Rescue ___________ Centre.

Answer: Coordination

HM Coastguard is currently split into three Regions;

Western,
Scotland and NI,
Eastern

The Regions shown above are purely the divisions on land. The divisions to seaward will vary for each district. Each region has a number of Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centres (MRCC) and Maritime Rescue Sub Centres (MRSC). Each Rescue Centre is responsible for the day to day running of its designated district including co-ordination of incidents inside that district boundary.
A Co-ordination Centre also has regional responsibilities to which the sub-resecue centres report to.

5. Which Maritime Rescue Centre is located the furthest north?

Answer: MRSC Shetland

MRSC Shetland covers the Coastguard duties in the Northern Isles.

6. Which Maritime Rescue Centre is located the furthest south?

Answer: MRCC Falmouth

Falmouth covers the south west approaches to the British Isles. MRCC Falmouth also receives distress traffic via satellite and can forward the distress traffic to that country.

7. The International Distress, safety and calling channel is on which VHF Radio channel?

Answer: Channel 16

Channel 16 is the International Distress, safety and calling channel.
Channel 0 is a Coastguard rescue channel, Channels 67 and 73 are working channels, although you can use it as a calling channel to call SOLENT MRSC, if in that area.

Answer: Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

The primary objective of GMDSS was to be able to transmit a distress from a vessel anywhere in the world at sea to a shore based station who would be able to initiate a rapid Search and Rescue Response.

9. The Maritime Coastguard Agency are responsible for safeguarding approximately how many miles of UK coastline?

Answer: 10,500

Not only does the HM Coastguard watch over 10,500 miles of coastline, but several tens of thousand of square miles of ocean, and can assist other countries Coastguard operations especially around the area of the English Channel.

10. How many Coastguard (not Navy or RAF) helicopter bases are there in the United Kingdom?

Answer: Four

They are based at Coastguard stations Solent, Portland, Stornoway and Shetland.

Source: Author poolshark147

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