Short Range Radio Operator's Skill Set Certificate of Proficiency
State ID
KAE10
Whether you're boating recreationally or professionally, there are skills that are imperative for you to know if you want to ensure the safety of you and your crew while on the water.
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Overview
When Semester 2, 2024
Study Mode Online and on campus
Learn how to properly use a marine VHF radio in this skill set that covers both theory and practical elements.
Training includes learning the skills and knowledge required to:
- transmit and receive information by marine very high frequency (VHF) 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) device, and digital selective calling MOB (DSC-MOB) device.
This unit applies to people working in the maritime industry in the capacity of:
- coxswain on vessels <12 m in length with propulsion power that is unlimited for an outboard engine or <500 kW for an inboard engine operating in inshore or designated waters or
- coxswain on tenders or auxiliary vessels <12 m in length operating within 3 nautical miles (nm) of a parent vessel within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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