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VHF radio Course

VHF Radio Course Online Course and Exam

$135.00 GST

with Above and Beyond Boating.

Learn about effective marine radio communication at sea and obtain your radio operators certificate.

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About the Online training – VHF Radio Course
Get your SROCP Marine Radio Operator Certificate
Our Online Radio Course allows you to learn everything you need to know about using Marine VHF Radios at your own pace and wherever you like! If you’ve always wanted to apply for an MMSI number for your vessel, this course will help you to take the first step. At the end of this online radio licence course, you will know how to call for help in an emergency, communicate with other vessels at sea and understand how to use various safety equipment you may have onboard. This online course also prepares you to sit for your SROCP exam and obtain your radio licence.
Online learning
This is an online course. After you have enrolled, we will send your login details. This radio course is structured to review the material as fast or as slow as you feel comfortable. The marine VHF radio course takes around 4 hours to complete.
What you will learn…
Marine radio uses and communications
VHF equipment and how to communicate at sea
VHF repeater channels and shore stations
Distress, urgency & safety calling
Using a DSC enabled radio and AIS
Emergency beacons and transponders
Power supplies for radio equipment
Get your radio licence!
Short Range Operator Certificate of Proficiency (SROCP)

On completion of the online radio course, you will have the opportunity to complete an exam and get your radio operator certificate of proficiency. A VHF Licence will allow you to apply for an MMSI number for your vessel, which is required to transmit AIS information and enable the digital selective calling function on a radio. 

Completing a radio exam

To attain your radio licence (certificate of proficiency), you must complete an exam. Above and Beyond Boating have been approved by the Office of Maritime Communications to offer you a  remote assessment. The remote assessment is conducted via a video call and has two components to the radio exam:

  1. Theory assessment – 25 multiple choice questions, completed online. This is a closed book assessment and the required pass mark is 70% (18 questions correct).
  2. Practical assessment – a short observation where you will be asked to demonstrate your ability to use a radio, and how to make routine and distress calls. This is completed on the video call using our radio equipment.

Before sitting your exam, you will be required to pay a licence fee ($89) directly to the Office of Maritime Communications who mark the exam papers and distribute licences. This licence fee is not included in the online course enrolment. Your certificate of proficiency does not expire.

You can apply to complete a remote assessment when you have enrolled in the online course. A remote assessment is $100. The assessment is scheduled using an online calendar. The $100 remote assessment fee is paid when you schedule your assessment.  Currently the Office of Maritime Communications are taking 15 working days to issue a licence after your assessment has been completed.

SKU : OT40

 

COMPLETING A RADIO EXAM

Watch this short video about the course:

SKU: 0T40

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