Radio Licence Course

Rationale

The Marine Radio Operator Certificate of Proficiency (MROCP) is a self based Study programme has been developed to assist applicants for the examination for the issue of a Marine Radio Operator Certificate of Proficiency (MROCP), to study the material for this certificate in their own time and at a pace suitable to their particular circumstances.

What to do first

I recommend that you review the MROCP Handbook before progressing to the training presentations. Theses section contains important information concerning:

Review of Training Material

The recommended order for the review of material is as follows:

• Read only PDF copy of the Marine Radio Operators Handbook
• Review LROCP Sample Questions. http://academic.amc.edu.au/~omc/RevisionQuestionsLROCP.html
• Review SROCP Sample Questions. http://academic.amc.edu.au/~omc/RevisionQuestionSROCP.html

Self Testing

Students are encouraged to review the sample questions and answers, to test your knowledge and understanding of the contents of the relevant chapters.

While a lot of the material in the Marine Radio Operators Handbook is not included in the content for the examination, students are encouraged to review all the relevant material (including the Handbook Appendices) in order to gain a fuller understanding and knowledge of the subject material.

Examination

The Short Range exam and Long Range exam will be held on a date to be confirmed and is a multiple-choice paper, with a 80% pass requirement.

Please give us a call to organise a day and time ( 0412 046 588).

What to bring with you when you sit your exam?

• Credit card, debit card or cash to pay the cost to Cairns Boat Safe Training is $50 per licence
• Credit card details or cheque to pay the cost for the exam is $89 per licence payable to the Australian Maritime College
• A Passport Size Colour photo to be included with the application to the Australian Maritime College
• A form of ID eg drivers licence, passport, other ID card

Prior to the Exam

A review of the training material will be held prior to the exam to provide an opportunity to answer any questions and to clarify any remaining issues. Please do not hesitate to ask any questions you may have.

Useful Information

• May Day – panpan – security
• Radio Hand Book

Australian Maritime College

The link to the Office of Maritime Communications provides further information on long range, short range and other available certification.

Feedback

Nothing in life is perfect and there may be errors that I haven’t detected. So if you see something that appears incorrect, or have constructive suggestions to improve this training package then please let me know.