AUXCOM Exam Questions and Answers |Fall 2025/2026
Update | 100% Correct
Question 1
What class of EPIRBs transmit an identification and on what frequency?
a) Only Category I on 121.5/243 MHz.
b) Only Category II on 121.5/243 MHz.
c) Category I and II on 406 MHz.
d) Any of the above.
Correct Answer
c) Category I and II on 406 MHz.
Question 2
When operating as a government station, what is the minimum log requirement? (page 1)
a) Start time and end time.
b) Call sign and date.
c) A written record of all communications with all messages recorded that another communicator can interpret.
d) Operator's name.
Correct Answer
c) A written record of all communications with all messages recorded that another communicator can interpret.
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,Question 3
Two ships have communicated for three minutes and need to continue communicating. How long do they have to wait
before they can communicate again?
a) Five minutes.
b) Ten minutes.
c) Fifteen minutes.
d) Twenty minutes.
Correct Answer
b) Ten minutes.
Question 4
You are transmitting a message by radiotelephone and before you have said OVER or OUT you discover that you have
made an error. What is the proper procedure to
correct it? (page 17)
a) Stop transmitting and start from the beginning.
b) Transmit the word CORRECTION, return to the last word or phrase sent correctly, make the correction, and proceed with
the rest of the message.
c) Transmit the word CORRECTION and wait a second before continuing with the rest of the message.
d) Transmit the word CORRECTION, say OUT, and start from the beginning.
Correct Answer
b) Transmit the word CORRECTION, return to the last word or phrase sent correctly,
make the correction, and proceed with the rest of the message.
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,Question 5
What precedes an announcement of a message to be transmitted concerning the safety of navigation?
a) SECURITE spoken three times.
b) PAN PAN spoken three times.
c) Both A and B.
d) None of the above.
Correct Answer
a) SECURITE spoken three times.
Question 6
What are the three sections of a log? (page 1)
a) Start, middle, and end
b) Log, Message File, and Reference
c) Log, Middle, and Reference
d) None of the above.
Correct Answer
b) Log, Message File, and Reference
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, Question 7
Who may answer requests for a radio check?
a) Any station hearing the request.
b) Only the station to which the request is made.
c) All stations hearing the request.
d) Only the Coast Guard.
Correct Answer
b) Only the station to which the request is made.
Question 8
What are some of the precautions that should be taken when erecting an antenna.
a) Ensure the antenna away from powerlines.
b) Locate the antenna away from telephone lines.
c) Exercise extreme caution while installing to avoid contact with any lethal
conductors.
d) All of the above
Correct Answer
d) All of the above.
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Update | 100% Correct
Question 1
What class of EPIRBs transmit an identification and on what frequency?
a) Only Category I on 121.5/243 MHz.
b) Only Category II on 121.5/243 MHz.
c) Category I and II on 406 MHz.
d) Any of the above.
Correct Answer
c) Category I and II on 406 MHz.
Question 2
When operating as a government station, what is the minimum log requirement? (page 1)
a) Start time and end time.
b) Call sign and date.
c) A written record of all communications with all messages recorded that another communicator can interpret.
d) Operator's name.
Correct Answer
c) A written record of all communications with all messages recorded that another communicator can interpret.
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,Question 3
Two ships have communicated for three minutes and need to continue communicating. How long do they have to wait
before they can communicate again?
a) Five minutes.
b) Ten minutes.
c) Fifteen minutes.
d) Twenty minutes.
Correct Answer
b) Ten minutes.
Question 4
You are transmitting a message by radiotelephone and before you have said OVER or OUT you discover that you have
made an error. What is the proper procedure to
correct it? (page 17)
a) Stop transmitting and start from the beginning.
b) Transmit the word CORRECTION, return to the last word or phrase sent correctly, make the correction, and proceed with
the rest of the message.
c) Transmit the word CORRECTION and wait a second before continuing with the rest of the message.
d) Transmit the word CORRECTION, say OUT, and start from the beginning.
Correct Answer
b) Transmit the word CORRECTION, return to the last word or phrase sent correctly,
make the correction, and proceed with the rest of the message.
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,Question 5
What precedes an announcement of a message to be transmitted concerning the safety of navigation?
a) SECURITE spoken three times.
b) PAN PAN spoken three times.
c) Both A and B.
d) None of the above.
Correct Answer
a) SECURITE spoken three times.
Question 6
What are the three sections of a log? (page 1)
a) Start, middle, and end
b) Log, Message File, and Reference
c) Log, Middle, and Reference
d) None of the above.
Correct Answer
b) Log, Message File, and Reference
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, Question 7
Who may answer requests for a radio check?
a) Any station hearing the request.
b) Only the station to which the request is made.
c) All stations hearing the request.
d) Only the Coast Guard.
Correct Answer
b) Only the station to which the request is made.
Question 8
What are some of the precautions that should be taken when erecting an antenna.
a) Ensure the antenna away from powerlines.
b) Locate the antenna away from telephone lines.
c) Exercise extreme caution while installing to avoid contact with any lethal
conductors.
d) All of the above
Correct Answer
d) All of the above.
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