Our Online Radio Course allows you to learn everything you need to know about using Marine VHF Radios at your own pace and wherever you like! If you've always wanted to apply for an MMSI number for your vessel, this course will help you to take the first step. At the end of this online radio licence course, you will know how to call for help in an emergency, communicate with other vessels at sea and understand how to use various safety equipment you may have onboard. This online course also prepares you to sit for your SROCP exam and obtain your radio licence.
Above & Beyond Boating is accredited by the Office of Maritime Communications as part of the Australian Maritime College to train and assess the VHF (SROCP) and HF (LROCP). We have a 100% pass rate for both courses.
Neil's vast experience as an Ocean Yachtmaster Instructor, Sea Safety & Survival Instructor and having taught 1000's of people for their radio licences has been drawn on throughout the course.
What you will learn...
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Marine radio uses and communications
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VHF equipment and how to communicate at sea
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VHF repeater channels and shore stations
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Distress, urgency & safety calling
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Using a DSC enabled radio and AIS
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Emergency beacons and transponders
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Power supplies for radio equipment
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Learning Online
Our courses have been specifically designed for an online learning experience. Enrolment in an online course presents a flexible opportunity to work at your own pace. Our team can provide feedback, instruction and personal support to help you get the answers you need.
Get your radio licence!
Short Range Operator Certificate of Proficiency (SROCP)
On completion of the online radio course, you will have the opportunity to complete an exam and get your radio operator certificate of proficiency.
A VHF Licence will allow you to apply for an MMSI number for your vessel, which is required to transmit AIS information and enable the digital selective calling function on a radio.
Completing a radio exam
To attain your radio licence (certificate of proficiency), you must complete an exam. We have been approved by the Office of Maritime Communications to offer you a remote assessment. The remote assessment is conducted via a video call and has two components to the radio exam:
- Theory assessment - 25 multiple choice questions, completed online. This is a closed book assessment and the required pass mark is 70% (18 questions correct).
- Practical assessment - a short observation where you will be asked to demonstrate your ability to use a radio, and how to make routine and distress calls. This is completed on the video call using our radio equipment.
Before sitting your exam, you will be required to pay a licence fee ($89) directly to the Office of Maritime Communications who mark the exam papers and distribute licences. This licence fee is not included in the online course enrolment. Your certificate of proficiency does not expire.
You can apply to complete a remote assessment when you have enrolled in the online course. A remote assessment is $100. The assessment is scheduled using an online calendar. The $100 remote assessment fee is paid when you schedule your assessment. Currently the Office of Maritime Communications are taking 15 working days to issue a licence after your assessment has been completed.
Course & Licence Fees
ALL FEES IN AUD($)
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Online VHF Radio Course - $135
Payable to enrol in the course. Course access is open for the lifetime of the product. Your course support is available for 12-months following enrolment. If life gets too busy, you can pause your course support for up to 6-months, and then continue when you have time!
Payable to enrol in the course. Course access is open for the lifetime of the product. Your course support is available for 12-months following enrolment. If life gets too busy, you can pause your course support for up to 6-months, and then continue when you have time!
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Remote Licence Assessment - $100
Payable when scheduling an exam. This remote 'virtual' assessment is scheduled using an online calendar inside the course. If you have access to your own radio, you are welcome to sit the assessment from your boat or use your equipment. You do not need to bring a radio to the assessment.
The primary purpose of the assessment is to ensure you have understood everything you learnt and understand how it will be applicable for the context of the boating you are doing and plan to do. The assessment is conducted on a 1:1 basis to keep everything relevant and make time available at the end to cover any questions you have that are specific to your boating and equipment, such as the next steps for MMSI applications.
Payable when scheduling an exam. This remote 'virtual' assessment is scheduled using an online calendar inside the course. If you have access to your own radio, you are welcome to sit the assessment from your boat or use your equipment. You do not need to bring a radio to the assessment.
The primary purpose of the assessment is to ensure you have understood everything you learnt and understand how it will be applicable for the context of the boating you are doing and plan to do. The assessment is conducted on a 1:1 basis to keep everything relevant and make time available at the end to cover any questions you have that are specific to your boating and equipment, such as the next steps for MMSI applications.
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Office of Maritime Communications (OMC) Exam & Licence Fee - $89
Paid directly to the Office of Maritime Communications before sitting an exam attempt.
The OMC are part of the Australian Maritime College (AMC). Once you pass the remote assessment (we have a 100% pass rate for candidates who have completed our course), you are issued a Short Range Operator Certificate of Proficiency (SROCP). The OMC issues the SROCP.
This licence is recognised internationally for operating VHF and 27 MHz equipment in a marine environment, including DSC, enabled VHF radios and AIS transceivers. The SROCP is the licence you need to be issued with an MMSI number by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).
The OMC currently ask to allow 15 working days from the assessment date for your SROCP to be processed and posted. A scan of the SROCP photo card can also be emailed to you on request. Australian and international postage of your licence is included as part of the $89 fee.
Paid directly to the Office of Maritime Communications before sitting an exam attempt.
The OMC are part of the Australian Maritime College (AMC). Once you pass the remote assessment (we have a 100% pass rate for candidates who have completed our course), you are issued a Short Range Operator Certificate of Proficiency (SROCP). The OMC issues the SROCP.
This licence is recognised internationally for operating VHF and 27 MHz equipment in a marine environment, including DSC, enabled VHF radios and AIS transceivers. The SROCP is the licence you need to be issued with an MMSI number by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).
The OMC currently ask to allow 15 working days from the assessment date for your SROCP to be processed and posted. A scan of the SROCP photo card can also be emailed to you on request. Australian and international postage of your licence is included as part of the $89 fee.
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