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 

This course is intended for mariners, serving on compulsorily fitted Commercial Ships, within range of shore-based VHF/DSC coast stations.
 
This would include mariners working on:
Cargo;
Towing;
Passenger; and 
Fishing Vessels,
 
 
Effective use of your VHF is an essential part of your response to distress situations. 
 
In this course we will cover:
  • 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.”

 
The ROC-MC certificate of proficiency is required for:
- all STCW certificates of competency; and 
- all domestic certificates of competency, greater than Limited Master 60T.

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