Which statement is TRUE regarding the receipt and acknowledgement of distress alerts by ship stations and ship earth stations (SES)?

A
A ship or ship earth station that receives a distress alert must, as soon as possible, inform the Master or the person responsible for the ship of the contents of the distress alert.
B
Ship stations in receipt of distress alert should not defer acknowledgement for a short interval, so that receipt may be acknowledged by the coast station.
C
Ship stations operating in areas where reliable communications with a coast station are not practicable, that receive a distress alert form a vessel in their vicinity, must either acknowledge receipt of and inform the Rescue Coordination Center or, if received by HF, wait for 3 minutes for a coast station acknowledgement before performing any relay of the distress alert.
D
Alerts concerning navigational hazards are second only to safety traffic.
E