ROC-MC - Restricted Operator Certificate - Maritime Commercial
ROC-MC is a 3-Day course for Masters and Watchkeepers on Commercial Cargo, Towing, Passengers, Fishing Vessels, and other compulsory fitted vessels operating in Canadian waters.
Description
ROC-MC is a 3-Day course for
Masters and Watchkeepers
on Commercial Cargo, Towing, Passengers, and Fishing Vessels
- the use of a VHF Marine Radio
- Digital Selective Calling (DSC)
- Emergency Broadcasts and Alerts
- Sending a Distress or Priority message
- Radio procedures
- Phonetic Alphabet
- Weather Radio Broadcasts and frequencies
- (GMDSS) Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, which includes DSC/VHF, EPIRBs, and SARTs.
- Vessel Traffic Services and Commercial Traffic Call-in Point
- Basic Chartwork, Plotting ETAs to call-in points, or vessels in distress.
This radio operator course is approved by Industry Canada (Spectrum Management).
Anyone using a VHF, on vessels that are required by law to be fitted with a radiotelephone, is required to hold a ROC-MC.
“A ship shall be equipped with one non-portable VHF radiotelephone if
the ship is of closed construction ship of more than 8 m (26.25ft) in length, and /or
a ship carrying passengers,
that is engaged on a voyage any part of which is – in a VHF coverage area, or – more than five miles from shore; or
-a tow-boat.”