MARINE RADIO OPERATORS' CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY

  Following successful completion of this Marine Radio Operators'
  Certificate of Proficiency (MROCP) or Marine Radio Operators'
  VHF Certificate of Proficiency (MROVCP), users will understand the
  use and operation of VHF, MF/HF and digital selective calling (DSC)
  operating procedures, particularly those relating to distress, urgency
  and safety.
 
  Lectures are carried out by the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol
  Officers with course manuals and examination determined by the
  University of Tasmania (UTS) incorporating the Australian Maritime
  College.

  The course and the licence is recognised worldwide but penalties
  apply for unlicensed use of VHF or MF/HF radios.

  Courses include protocols, EPIRBs, DSC (Digital Selective Calling),
  aerial & battery maintenance and transponder operations.

  A passport-size photograph is required to be provided by each
  candidate.

  This training runs for three evenings followed by an exam on the
   following Saturday.

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