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    Marine Radio Operator Permit Manual: Pass Your Marine Operator Permit Exam
    Marine Radio Operator Permit Manual: Pass Your Marine Operator Permit Exam
    Marine Radio Operator Permit Manual: Pass Your Marine Operator Permit Exam
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    Marine Radio Operator Permit Manual: Pass Your Marine Operator Permit Exam

    By Charles Pascal

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    The MROP allows the holder to operate marine radios on commercial vessels carrying passengers, cargo or freight.
    The exam you will take for this license consists of 24 multiple choice questions. You need to answer 18 questions correctly to obtain a passing score.

    This manual is written with an explanation of each FCC test section for the exam. Directly below the explanations you will find the actual question pool questions. At the bottom of each exam page, you will find your answer key so you can score your test.

    Study this manual thoroughly before taking the exam. The questions contained in this book are the actual questions you will find in the FCC’s published question pool for this license. You will find the FCC question pool questions below each topic.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCharles Pascal
    Release dateSep 19, 2016
    ISBN9780996721431
    Marine Radio Operator Permit Manual: Pass Your Marine Operator Permit Exam
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    Charles Pascal

    Charles Pascal has been teaching Amateur radio and FCC license exams for over 30 years. Pascal has taught over 10,000 students to pass all classes of both amateur and commercial FCC tests. Charlie has taught students how to pass FCC license tests for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, General Telephone, Pepperdine University, Children’s Hospital, the City of Santa Monica, UCLA, Culver City, Sony Pictures and the California Yacht Club. Students who took Pascal’s classes reported a test passing percentage of 97% passing all exams on the first attempt.In 2007 Mr. Pascal Received the Golden Key award from the Association of Santa Monica Bay Yacht Clubs for 25 years of teaching and community service.The author has held his Amateur license for 53 years and holds a Master’s Degree in Education and Counseling from Loyola Marymount University.The writing style for this book has been developed from over 30 years of teaching and direct classroom experience.Pascal’s books are designed to simplify the material and make learning of this information enjoyable for all students from ages 8 through 95.

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      Marine Radio Operator Permit Manual - Charles Pascal

      Marine Radio Operators Permit Manual

      By Charles Pascal

      Congratulations upon your decision to obtain the FCC Marine Radio Operator Permit. The Marine Radio Operator Permit is granted for the holder’s lifetime. The MROP allows the holder to operate marine radios on commercial vessels carrying passengers, cargo or freight.

      The exam you will take for this license consists of 24 multiple choice questions. You need to answer 18 questions correctly to obtain a passing score.

      This manual is written with an explanation of each FCC test section for the exam. Directly below the explanations you will find the actual question pool questions. At the bottom of each exam page, you will find your answer key so you can score your test.

      Study this manual thoroughly before taking the exam. The questions contained in this book are the actual questions you will find in the FCC’s published question pool for this license. You will find the FCC question pool questions below each topic.

      Good luck and I will see you on the marine bands.

      Copyright Charles Pascal 2016

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Subelement A – Rules & Regulations: 6 Key Topics, 6 Exam Questions

      Key Topic 1: Equipment Requirements

      Key Topic 2: License Requirements

      Key Topic 3: Watchkeeping

      Key Topic 4: Logkeeping

      Key Topic 5: Log Entries

      Key Topic 6: Miscellaneous Rules & Regulations

      Key Topic 7: Bridge-to-Bridge Operations

      Key Topic 8: Operating Procedures

      Key Topic 9: Operating Procedures

      Key Topic 10: Distress Communications

      Key Topic 11: Urgency and Safety Communications

      Key Topic 12: GMDSS

      Subelement B – Equipment Operations: 6 Key Topics, 6 Exam Questions

      Key Topic 13: VHF Equipment Controls

      Key Topic 14: VHF Channel Selection

      Key Topic 15: MF-HF Equipment Controls

      Key Topic 16: MF-HF Frequency & Emission Selection

      Key Topic 17: Equipment Tests

      Key Topic 18: Equipment Faults

      Subelement C – Other Equipment: 6 Key Topics, 6 Exam Questions

      Key Topic 19: Antennas

      Key Topic 20: Power Sources

      Key Topic 21: EPIRBs

      Key Topic 22: SARTs

      Key Topic 23: Survival Craft VHF

      Key Topic 24: NAVTEX

      Subelement A – Rules & Regulations: 6 Key Topics, 6 Exam Questions

      Key Topic 1: Equipment Requirements

      A primary requirement for the Marine Radio Operator’s permit is that only equipment that has been certified by the FCC for Part 80 operations is authorized. This question contains the specific reference to a chapter of FCC regulations located in the federal code of regulations, known as Part 80. Unless the FCC has certified your transmitter and equipment, your communications equipment isn’t legal in the maritime service. Again, only transmitters certified by the FCC are allowed.

      Small passenger vessels that sail 20 to 150 nautical miles from the nearest land point must have the following additional equipment. These vessels must have an MF-HF SSB Transceiver.

      The type of equipment that is programmed to initiate transmissions of distress alerts and calls to individual stations is a DSC Controller. The initials DSC stands for digital selective calling. DSC has saved many lives since being installed on sea going vessels.

      The minimum transmitter power level required for a medium frequency transmitter aboard a compulsorily fitted vessel is 60 watts PEP. PEP stands for peak envelope power, which consists of power measured by the highest voice peak from an individual transmitter. PEP power is used for measuring single sideband SSB transmissions.

      Shipboard transmitters using F3E or FM voice may not exceed carrier power of 25 watts. In 1976 all Marine radio operations converted to f3E emissions or FM voice. This mode of communication is used by commercial radio, Amateur operators and law enforcement. F3E is a narrow bandwidth FM, which occupies less space in the radio spectrum.

      Check your knowledge:

      1-1A1 What is a requirement of all marine transmitting apparatus used aboard United States vessels?

      A. Only equipment that has been certified by the FCC for Part 80 operations is authorized.

      B. Equipment must be type-accepted by the U.S. Coast Guard for maritime mobile use.

      C. Certification is required by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

      D. Programming of all maritime channels must be performed by a licensed Marine Radio Operator.

      1-1A2 What transmitting equipment is authorized

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