112 - Restricted Operator’s Certificate: Marine Commercial (ROC-MC)

Description

An extension of the basic ROC Certificate that covers mandatory components of the international Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) for nearshore vessels, such as:

• using VHF/DSC for:
  • safety
  • urgency
  • distress alerting
  • communicating with coast and ship stations
• regulations, including:
  • definition of sea areas
  • equipment carriage requirements
  • watchkeeping on different frequencies and channels
• using sub-systems and equipment, such as:
  • receivers
  • transceivers
  • survival craft radio equipment

Topics covered in this course also include basic features of maritime mobile services, such as:

• radiotelephone procedures
• types of stations, including:
  • ship stations
  • coast stations
  • rescue coordination centres
  • pilot stations
  • port stations
  • vessel traffic control stations
• basic knowledge of publications
• types of communications, including:
  • public correspondence
  • distress, urgency and safety
  • port operations and ship movement
  • intership and onboard communications
• electrical and RF safety related to radio equipment
• basic knowledge of frequency, bands and channelization