Enhance your skills as a Coxswain Grade 1 or Ship Master with this specialised skill set. This short course will equip you with skills to use marine VHF radio and telephone equipment to transmit information.
MARSS00011 Marine Radio Operator's VHF Skill Set
Enhance your skills as a Coxswain Grade 1 or Ship Master with this specialised skill set. Upgrade your existing skills and gain the required competency to operate marine VHF radio and telephone equipment to communicate and transmit information to other vessels and to shore.
This course will equip you with the specialised knowledge and skills required to complete the external examination required to obtain a Short Range Operator Certificate of Proficiency (SROCP) issued by the Office of Maritime Communications.
Upon successful completion of this course you will have gained the necessary skills and knowledge to transmit and receive information by marine VHF radio.
While studying at TAFE Queensland you will have access to an extensive range of world class maritime training resources including a full mission bridge simulator, an emergency response training simulator, chart room, and radio room.
The successful achievement of this qualification requires you to complete core unit from the list below.
UNIT CODE | UNIT NAME | |
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MARC043Transmit and receive information by marine radioUnit code: MARC043 Unit description: This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to transmit and receive information by marine radio, including using marine very high frequency (VHF) and high frequency (HF) radio according to regulations, carry out user maintenance and fault-finding procedures on radio equipment and power supplies, operate emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs), search and rescue radar transponders (SARTs), automatic identification system search and rescue transmitters (AIS-SARTs), AIS man overboard (AIS-MOB) devices and digital selective calling MOB (DSC-MOB) devices. |
Transmit and receive information by marine radio |
Note: Not all electives are available at all campuses.
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Great Barrier Reef International Marine College | 2 days | Full time 8 hours per day Monday, Tuesday |
Classroom | Full fee: $290 |
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Learn more about university pathways