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FCC Marine Radio Operators Permit (MROP)

 

Prep Class & Exam Proctor Fee $95, Exam Proctor Fee only $45

The FCC requires a Marine Radio Operator Permit to operate radiotelephone stations aboard certain vessels that sail the Great Lakes. The Marine Radio Operator Permit is also required to operate radiotelephone stations aboard vessels of more than 300 gross tons or on vessels that carry more than six passengers for hire in the open sea or any tidewater area of the United States. You’re also required to have the Marine Radio Operator Permit to operate certain aviation radiotelephone stations and certain coast radiotelephone stations.

This MROP Examination Prep Course is designed to get your ready to pass your exam!  The instructor, Steve Stroschein, holds the Marine Radio Operator, General Radiotelephone, General Radiotelegraph and Global Maritime Distress and Safety System Operator/Maintainer licenses, each with the Ship Radar Endorsement. He is also an Amateur Extra Class radio operator and has been doing that for 39 years.

 DO I NEED A MROP?

Do any of the following apply to you?

  • Is your vessel greater than 300 gross tons and required by law to carry a radio station?
  • Is your vessel greater than 20 meters in length and sailing on the Great Lakes?
  • Is your vessel greater than eight meters in length and engaged in towing on the Great Lakes?
  • Does your vessel carry more than six passengers for hire in the Great lakes, open sea, or any tidewater area of the United States?
  • Does your vessel operate radios on medium frequencies (MF) or high frequencies (HF)?

If you answered YES to any of the above, then you are required to have a Marine Radio Operator Permit.

QUALIFICATIONS

To qualify, you must:

  • Be a legal resident of (or otherwise eligible for employment in) the United States; and
  • Be able to receive and transmit spoken messages in English; and
  • Pass a written and/or telegraphy examination

To get your Marine Radio Operator Permit you must pass the FCC Element 1 exam, which covers basic radio law and operating practice with which every maritime radio operator should be familiar. To pass, you must correctly answer at least 18 out of 24 questions.

If you desire the Ship Radar Endorsement for this license, you must complete the FCC Element 8 exam.

TERM OF LICENSE

A Marine Radio Operator Permit is issued for the holder’s lifetime.

 

Both of the following MUST BE completed for the MROP

First, you must register for the Prep Class and Exam proctor session with Chicago Maritime School (MROP only)

You must register with iNARTE for the FCC License application and test authorization code ($65 to iNarte/FCC user fees)

 

All FCC Licensing Exams can be taken at Chicago Maritime School

Visit the iNARTE - Exemplar Global registration website for computer delivered testing at our facility.

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Country: USA

State: Illinois

City: Chicago

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