Did you know that you must possess a Marine Radio Operators Certificate before you use a marine radio?
Manly Sailing offers ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) short or long range VHF courses.
- Licensing rules and regulations
- Frequency and Channels
- Marine radio uses and communications
- Radio Propagation
- Repeater channels and shore stations
- Distress, urgency & safety calling
- Using a DSC enabled radio and AIS
- Emergency beacons and transponders
- Power supplies for radio equipment
- Practical use of radio
Additionally, the Long Range course covers the use of MF/HF radio.
Long range and short range courses cover the same content, the Long range course, additionally, covers the use of MF/HF radio.
In lots of scenarios a short range radio licence is sufficient. Exceptions noted below:
- Offshore sailors who have a MF/HF radio and need to get an MMSI to register it or to use it
- Offshore sailors/racers that would like to learn how to use their MF/HF radio effectively
- Offshore racers who need it for Australian Sailing requirements
In Person Assessment Process
- At the end of the course, you will undertake a 50 question, multiple-choice exam. The exam has a 70% pass rate (35 correct questions)
- There is also a short practical assessment where we will observe your ability to use a radio to make routine and distress calls.
- The exams are sent to the Office of Maritime Communications at the Australian Maritime College in Launceston, Tasmania where the exams are marked.
- If successful, your certificate is posted directly to you
Payment of the AMCA $89 exam fee is not included in course fee
Online Assessment Process
- When you have completed the online course, we will arrange a mutually agreeable time with the examiner to complete the exam via an online portal
- Assessments are marked immediately allowing participants to learn the results straight after the exam
- If successful, your certificate is posted directly to you
Payment of the AMCA $89 exam fee is not included in course fee
Participants must be 16 years or older
In Person Courses
- Take place in Club Totem, Balgowlah
- Please bring notebook and pen
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