FCC Element 1 Practice Test: Marine Radio Operator Permit

Every question in the FCC Element 1 pool, word for word. The real test is 24 of these, one from each key topic, and you need 18 right. Pass it and you have the Marine Radio Operator Permit, and half of the GROL.

The real test: 24 questions. 18 right (75%) passes.

Here: 144 questions. FCC Commercial Element 1 Question Pool (Basic Radio Law and Operating Practice), 2009, US government work. Free.

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What's on the test

TopicOn the testIn the guide
Equipment Requirements16
License Requirements16
Watchkeeping16
Logkeeping16
Log Entries16
Miscellaneous Rules & Regulations16
Bridge-to-Bridge Operations16
Operating Procedures-116
Operating Procedures-216
Distress Communications16
Urgency and Safety Communications16
GMDSS16
VHF Equipment Controls16
VHF Channel Selection16
MF-HF Equipment Controls16
MF-HF Frequency & Emission Selection16
Equipment Tests16
Equipment Faults16
Antennas16
Power Sources16
EPIRBs16
SARTs16
Survival Craft VHF16
NAVTEX16

The exam takes one question from each group of the pool, so the count per topic is fixed.

10 sample questions

  1. What is a requirement of all marine transmitting apparatus used aboard United States vessels?

    • A.Only equipment that has been certified by the FCC for Part 80 operations is authorized.
    • B.Equipment must be type-accepted by the U.S. Coast Guard for maritime mobile use.
    • C.Certification is required by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
    • D.Programming of all maritime channels must be performed by a licensed Marine Radio Operator.
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    A. Only equipment that has been certified by the FCC for Part 80 operations is authorized.

    1-1A1 · Equipment Requirements

  2. Which commercial radio operator license is required to operate a fixed-tuned ship RADAR station with external controls?

    • A.A radio operator certificate containing a Ship RADAR Endorsement.
    • B.A Marine Radio Operator Permit or higher.
    • C.Either a First or Second Class Radiotelegraph certificate or a General Radiotelephone Operator License.
    • D.No radio operator authorization is required.
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    D. No radio operator authorization is required.

    1-2A1 · License Requirements

  3. Radio watches for compulsory radiotelephone stations will include the following:

    • A.VHF channel 22a continuous watch at sea.
    • B.121.5 MHz continuous watch at sea.
    • C.VHF channel 16 continuous watch.
    • D.500 kHz.
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    C. VHF channel 16 continuous watch.

    1-3A1 · Watchkeeping

  4. Who is required to make entries in a required service or maintenance log?

    • A.The licensed operator or a person whom he or she designates.
    • B.The operator responsible for the station operation or maintenance.
    • C.Any commercial radio operator holding at least a Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit.
    • D.The technician who actually makes the adjustments to the equipment.
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    B. The operator responsible for the station operation or maintenance.

    1-4A1 · Logkeeping

  5. Radiotelephone stations required to keep logs of their transmissions must include:

    • A.Station, date and time.
    • B.Name of operator on duty.
    • C.Station call signs with which communication took place.
    • D.All of these.
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    D. All of these.

    1-5A1 · Log Entries

  6. What regulations govern the use and operation of FCC-licensed ship stations in international waters?

    • A.The regulations of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Radio Officers Union.
    • B.Part 80 of the FCC Rules plus the international Radio Regulations and agreements to which the United States is a party.
    • C.The Maritime Mobile Directives of the International Telecommunication Union.
    • D.Those of the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Maritime Mobile Service, Washington, DC 20554.
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    B. Part 80 of the FCC Rules plus the international Radio Regulations and agreements to which the United States is a party.

    1-6A1 · Miscellaneous Rules & Regulations

  7. What traffic management service is operated by the U.S. Coast Guard in certain designated water areas to prevent ship collisions, groundings and environmental harm?

    • A.Water Safety Management Bureau (WSMB).
    • B.Vessel Traffic Service (VTS).
    • C.Ship Movement and Safety Agency (SMSA).
    • D.Interdepartmental Harbor and Port Patrol (IHPP).
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    B. Vessel Traffic Service (VTS).

    1-7B1 · Bridge-to-Bridge Operations

  8. What is the best way for a radio operator to minimize or prevent interference to other stations?

    • A.By using an omni-directional antenna pointed away from other stations.
    • B.Reducing power to a level that will not affect other on-frequency communications.
    • C.Determine that a frequency is not in use by monitoring the frequency before transmitting.
    • D.By changing frequency when notified that a radiocommunication causes interference.
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    C. Determine that a frequency is not in use by monitoring the frequency before transmitting.

    1-8B1 · Operating Procedures-1

  9. Under what circumstances may a ship or aircraft station interfere with a public coast station?

    • A.In cases of distress.
    • B.Under no circumstances during on-going radiocommunications.
    • C.During periods of government priority traffic handling.
    • D.When it is necessary to transmit a message concerning the safety of navigation or important meteorological warnings.
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    A. In cases of distress.

    1-9B1 · Operating Procedures-2

  10. What information must be included in a Distress message?

    • A.Name of vessel.
    • B.Location.
    • C.Type of distress and specifics of help requested.
    • D.All of the above.
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    D. All of the above.

    1-10B1 · Distress Communications
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