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PLease note - Due to increasing operating costs, we will be increasing the cost of the radio course on the 17/04/2023. Get in quickly before the price goes up!

  • Navathome Australia ONLINE VHF Radio Operators Course
  • Navathome Australia VHF Radio Operators Course
  • Navathome Australia ONLINE Short Range Radio Operators Certificate of Proficiency
  • Navathome Australia ONLINE Interactive Radio Simulators with active response to your broadcast.

VHF Radio Operators Course

Short Range Radio Operators Certificate of Proficiency

The VHF Marine Radio is the most commonly installed radio equipment on marine vessels. It is the corner stone of radio communication and provides an essential safety service. The radio has numerous benefits over the handy mobile phone including increased range, wide area broadcasting, and not reliant on a third party network. In many areas, it is now a requirement that any vessel going more than a few nautical miles offshore are required to have a VHF radio onboard, and you are required to have at least one licenced radio operator onboard.

The NAVatHOME Australia VHF Radio Operators Course is the only course that uses interactive speech recognition with realistic simulated systems to allow you to actually practice your broadcasts, gain confidence, and get a response appropriate to your call. It is also the only online course that goes through a simulated setup of a DSC radio AND then use DSC to interact with another radio. It is an incredible bit of fun!

To obtain the SRROCP, you will need to complete the AMC issued multiple choice exam and a practical demonstration. At present, the AMC multiple choice assessment is a paper based, invigilated assessment. Depending on where you are in the world, we can put you in contact with someone who can provide this for you. Western Australian Students, please let us know as we have many options for you. AMC are intending to release an online assessment shortly, and when this happens we will notify all our students about this new option. This new assessment process will be completely online and there is no reason you can not start the course now and do the exam when the online version is released.


Certification:

Separate Assessment for Short Range Radio Operators Certificate of Proficiency


Compatibility

Voice Recognition is compatible with Chrome, Edge, Safari Desktop and Laptop browsers. All content and simulators, except for voice recognition compatible with mobile devices.


$110

  • - Online E-Learning Course

  • - Interactive Radio Simulator

  • - Realtime Speech Recognition

  • - DSC Simulator

  • - Downloadable Handouts



    • Try our online demonstration of our simulators.

    VHF Radio Course

    Who is this course for?

    •     Any operator of a VHF Marine Radio.
    •     Skippers who are required to have a VHF licence.
    •     Operators of 27MHz Radios that want to learn correct procedures.
    •     Owners of a vessels that has a VHF Radio.
    •     Operators who require a VHF radio licence for Commercial Operations.


    What the course covers:

    Principles of Radio Communication
    • Overview of Radio Communication Fundamentals.

    • VHF Radio Wave Propagation.

    • Operational Frequencies.

    • Priority of Communications.

    • Legislative Regulations.

    • Phonetic Glossary.

    • Radio Abbreviations.

    • Shore Stations and Coast Stations.

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    Power Supplies
    • Overview of Basic Electrical Circuits.

    • Circuit Protection.

    • Marine Batteries.

    • Battery Maintenance.

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    VHF Radio Equipment
    • Interconnected Components.

    • Typical Face Place Controls.

    • Typical Handset Controls.

    • VHF Repeaters.

    • Overview of Satellite Communications.

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    Routine Calling Procedures
    • Demonstration of Procedures.

    • Elements of the Radio Call.

    • Initiate a Radio Call.

    • Respond to a Radio Call.

    • Details of the Message.

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    Priority Calls
    • Mayday Calling Procedures.

    • Mayday Relay Procedures.

    • PanPan Calling Procedures.

    • Securtite (Safety) Calls.

    • Simulation of Priority Calls.

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    Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and Automated Identification System (AIS)
    • Overview of DSC.

    • Setup of DSC Parameters in a VHF Radio.

    • Activation of DSC Alerts using the Interactive Simulators.

    • Make a Routine DSC call using the Interactive Simulators.

    • Overview of AIS.

    • Accessing AIS Data.

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    Search and Rescue Transponders
    • EPIRB Operation.

    • RADAR Transponders.

    • AIS Personal Locator Beacons.

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    How is the course delivered?

    The course is provided by Navathome Australia using our own unique and copyrighted Online Interactive Radio Simulators accompanied by presentation material.


    Support and Extras

    All support is provided by Navathome Australia. Students will have full access to all NAVatHOME supporting resources.

    • Phonetic Radio Glossary where common radio terms and phrases are explained, and they come with a phonetic pronounciation guide and audio playback.
    • Download-able Cheat Sheets.
    • Download-able Channel Wheel Sheet.


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