The GMDSS provides that every ship,

The GMDSS provides that every ship, while at sea, shall be able to perform the following nine basic communication functions: transmitting ship-to-shore distress alerts (by at least two separate and independent methods); that every GMDSS equipped ship shall be capable of:
receiving shore-to-ship distress alerts;
transmitting and receiving ship-to-ship distress alerts;
transmitting and receiving search and rescue co-ordinating communications;
transmitting and receiving on-scene communications;
transmitting and receiving signals for locating;
transmitting and receiving maritime safety information;
transmitting and receiving general communications; and
transmitting and receiving bridge-to-bridge communications.

結果 (印尼文) 1:

GMDSS menyediakan bahwa setiap kapal, sementara di laut, harus mampu melakukan fungsi-fungsi komunikasi dasar sembilan berikut: transmisi peringatan kapal-ke-pantai tertekan (oleh setidaknya dua terpisah dan independen metode); bahwa setiap kapal GMDSS dilengkapi akan mampu:menerima lansiran kesusahan pantai-ke-kapal;transmisi dan menerima lansiran kesusahan kapal ke kapal;transmisi dan menerima komunikasi mengkoordinasikan pencarian dan penyelamatan;transmisi dan menerima komunikasi di-adegan;transmisi dan menerima sinyal untuk menemukan;transmisi dan menerima informasi keselamatan laut;transmisi dan menerima komunikasi Umum; dantransmisi dan menerima komunikasi bridge to bridge.