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Marine Radio Operator

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GMDSS:

• Subject: STCW-GOC-FCC-ELEMENT-EL-7: Jan.2006
• Subject: STCW-ROC-FCC-ELEMENT-7A: Jan.2006

General Radiotelephone:

• Subject: Element 3
• Subject: New Element 3

Marine Radio Operator Permit:

•  Subject: New Element 1 Subelement A (approved 25 June 2009)
•  Subject: New Element 1 Subelement B (approved 25 June 2009)
•  Subject: New Element 1 Subelement C (approved 25 June 2009)
•  Subject: New Element 1 Subelement D (approved 25 June 2009)
•  Subject: Old Element 1

Second Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate (T2)

• Subject: Element 6

Ship Radar Endorsement:

• Subject: ELEMENT 8
• Subject: NEW ELEMENT 8 (25 June 2009)

Third Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate:

• Subject: Element 5

 

The subject of Marine Radio Operator consists of  180 questions and 0 illustrations which are presented as 9 / 20 question quizzes. If you are studying for your F.C.C Marine Radio Operator License exam you should continue working through all 9 of these quizzes until you are scoring 80% or better on all of them. 

   As you work through the quizzes you will find some questions that are very similar in content but may vary slightly in either the wording or in the order in which the answers appear. Work through them anyway. These are not randomly generated quizzes. After two or three times through a quiz you will see your scores rapidly improve. Move on to the next quiz and repeat the process. Check your score history frequently to see which subjects you may need to review.

Marine Radio Operator Permit (MP)

Description

MPs are required to operate radiotelephone stations aboard certain vessels that sail the Great Lakes. They are also required to operate radiotelephone stations aboard vessels of more than 300 gross tons and vessels which carry more than six passengers for hire in the open sea or any tidewater area of the United States. They are also required to operate certain aviation radiotelephone stations and certain coast radiotelephone stations.

Qualifications

To qualify, you must:

• be a legal resident of (or otherwise eligible for employment in) the United States; and

• be able to receive and transmit spoken messages in English; and

• pass a written and/or telegraphy examination(s) as described below under Examinations.

Term of License

An MP is issued for the holder's lifetime. (Prior to March 25, 2008, the license term for an MP was five years. Any holder of an MP that expired prior to March 25, 2008, must still file an application to renew the permit within the five-year grace period after expiration.)

How to Obtain a License

Submit FCC Form 605 along with the appropriate Proof of Passing Certificates (for the requisite written examination element). Use the FCC Form 605 and the FCC Form 159 (fee processing form) to renew a license or to replace a lost, stolen, or mutilated license. Many Commercial Operator License Examination Managers (COLEMs) file these documents for applicants who test with them. Ask your COLEM if it provides this service to its customers.

Examinations

• Element 1 - Basic radio law and operating practice with which every maritime radio operator should be familiar. To pass, an examinee must correctly answer at least 18 out of 24 questions.

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