radio officer
Vessel wireless operator
A radio officer is a crew member responsible for operating radio communications equipment on a ship or aircraft.
The role involves sending and receiving messages, maintaining contact with shore stations, and handling distress signals.
The radio officer transmitted our position to the coast guard.
The position has largely been eliminated on modern vessels due to automated satellite communication systems.
To send onward
- receiveAccept something offered
- morse codeDot-dash alphabet system
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
- telegraphyElectrical long-distance messaging
call sign · distress call · SOS · mayday · frequency · waveband · shortwave · broadcast
Signal-emitting device
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- transceiverDual-function communication device
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- headsetWearable audio device
tuner · crystal set · vacuum tube · telegraph · dial · console · backup battery · direction finder
Alert requesting urgent aid
- SOSMorse distress code
- maydayRadio emergency signal
- lifeboat drillShipboard evacuation rehearsal
- abandon shipEvacuate a sinking vessel
Seagoing transport vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- merchant marineCivilian ships for commerce
- seafarerOne who navigates oceans
- voyageJourney by sea
coastguard · shipping · bridge · captain · crew · purser · deck · berth
Attestation of qualification
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- operatorOne who works machinery
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- merchant navyCivilian commercial shipping fleet
logbook · regulations · career
transmit
To send onward
- receiveAccept something offered
- morse codeDot-dash alphabet system
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
telegraphy · call sign · distress call · SOS · mayday · frequency · waveband · shortwave · broadcast · signal
transmitter
Signal-emitting device
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- transceiverDual-function communication device
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
headset · tuner · crystal set · vacuum tube · telegraph · dial · console · backup battery · direction finder
distress signal
Alert requesting urgent aid
- SOSMorse distress code
- maydayRadio emergency signal
- lifeboat drillShipboard evacuation rehearsal
ship
Seagoing transport vessel
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- merchant marineCivilian ships for commerce
- seafarerOne who navigates oceans
voyage · coastguard · shipping · bridge · captain · crew · purser · deck · berth · port
certification
Attestation of qualification