020A A
 Which statement is true regarding the receipt and acknowledgement of distress alerts by ship stations?
a) A ship station that receives a distress alert must, as soon as possible, inform the Master or person responsible for the ship of the contents of the distress alert.
b) Ship stations in receipt of a distress alert should acknowledge it immediately to assist the coast station in responding to the distress alert.
c) Ship stations operating in areas where reliable communications with a coast station are not practicable, that receive a distress alert from a vessel in their vicinity, must either acknowledge by DSC or send a DSC relay to inform the Rescue Coordination Center.
d) Alerts concerning navigational hazards are second only to safety traffic.
