IEC INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 61097-8 First edition 1998-09 Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) - Part 8: Shipborne watchkeeping receivers for the reception of digital selective calling (DSC) in the maritime MF, MF/HF and VHF bands : Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results Systeme mondial de détresse et de sécurité en mer (SMDSM) - Partie 8: Récepteurs de veille de bord pour réception d'appel sélectif numérique (AsN) dans la gamme des ondes hectométriques, hectométriques et décamétriques, et métriques - Exigences opérationnelles et de fonctionnement, meéthodes d'essai et résultats exigibles IEC Reference number IEC 61097-8:1998(E) Numbering 60000 series. Consolidated publications Consolidated versions of.some IEC publications including amendments are available.For example, edition numbers 1.0,1.1 and 1.2 refer, respectively,to the publication incorporating amendments 1 and 2. Validity of this publication The technical content of IEC publications is kept under constant review by the IEC, thus ensuring that the content reflects current technology. Information relating to the date of the reconfirmation of the publication is available in the IEC catalogue. Information onthe subjects under consideration and work in progress undertakenby the technical committee which has prepared this publication, as well as the list of publications issued, is to be found at the following lEC sources: IECwebsite* Catalogue of IEC publications Published yearly with regular updates (On-line catalogue)* IEC Bulletin Available both at the IEC web site*and as a printed periodical Terminology, graphical and letter symbols For general terminology: readers are referred to IEC 60050: International Electro- technical Vocabulary (IEV) For graphical symbols, and letter symbols and signs approved by the IEc for general use, readers are referred to publications IEc 60027: Letter symbols to be used in electrical technology, IEC 60417: Graphical symbols for use on equipment. Index,surveyandcompilationofthesinglesheetsandIEC60617:Graphicalsymbols for diagrams See web site address on title page. IEC INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 61097-8 First edition 1998-09 Global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) - Part 8: Shipborne watchkeeping receivers for the reception of digital selective calling (DsC) in the maritime MF, MF/HF and VHF bands : Operational and performance requirements, methods of testing and required test results Systeme mondial de détresse et de sécurité en mer (SMDSM) Partie 8: Récepteurs de veille de bord pour réception d'appel sélectif numérique (AsN) dans la gamme des ondes hectométriques, hectométriques et décamétriques, et metriques - Exigences opérationnelles et de fonctionnement, méthodes d'essai et résultats exigibles @ IEC 1998 — Copyright - all rights reserved mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the publisher. 3, rue de Varembé Geneva, Switzerland International Electrotechnical Commission Telefax: +41 22 919 0300 e-mail: [email protected] IEC web site http: //www.iec.ch Commission Electrotechnique Internationale W PRICECODE IEC International Electrotechnical Commission MemAyHapoAHan 3neKTpoTexHMyeckan KoMuccus