Have you ever wondered what jobs you can get with a GROL license. And what it takes to get a GROL license plus Ship Radar Endorsement.
Some employers will use the FCC GROL license as a screening tool.
If you have a license then you are still in the running for the electronic job.
No license, then he files your resume into the trash can.
Jobs that the GROL License can be helpful in getting:
Aviation Radio Technician
Avionics Technician
Broadcast Engineer
Radio Engineer
Marine and Aircraft Radio Operator
Microwave Technician
Radio Systems Specialist
RF Engineer
TV Broadcast Maintenance
What is the General Radiotelephone Operator License ?
(The following is taken from the FCC website. And modified with improvements: Public Domain)
General Radiotelephone Operator License is required to adjust, maintain,or internally repair FCC licensed radiotelephone transmitters in the aviation, maritime, and international fixed public radio seRVices.
It is also required to operate the following:
Any maritime land radio station or compulsorily equipped ship radiotelephone station operating with more than 1500 watts of peak envelope power.
Voluntarily equipped ship and aeronautical (including aircraft) stations with more than 1000 watts of peak envelope power.
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 Element 1 and Element 3 written exams.
Term of License:
The General Radiotelephone Operator Permits are issued for the holder's lifetime.
How to Obtain a License:
To Obtain a License applicants must submit, to the Commission, proof of passing of the following elements.
Element 1 - Marine Radio Operator Permit
* Basic radio law and operating practice.
* Element 1 exam consists of questions in the following
categories:
Rules & Regulations - 6 questions
Communications Procedures - 6 questions
Equipment Operations - 6 questions
Other Equipment - 6 questions
Marine Radio Operator Permit question pool: 144 questions.
To pass, you must correctly answer at least 18 of 24 questions(75%).
Element 3 - General Radiotelephone Operator License
* Electronic fundamentals and techniques required to adjust,
repair, and maintain radio transmitters and receivers.
* Element 3 exam consists of questions in the following
categories:
Principles - 8 questions
Electrical math - 10 questions
Components - 10 questions
Circuits - 4 questions
Digital logic - 8 questions
Receivers - 10 questions
Transmitters - 6 questions
Modulation - 3 questions
Power Sources - 3 questions
Antennas - 5 questions
Aircraft - 6 questions
Installation, Maintenance & Repair - 8 questions
Communications Technology - 3 questions
Marine - 5 questions
Radar - 5 questions
Satellite - 4 questions
Safety - 2 questions
General Radiotelephone Operator License question pool: 600 questions.
To pass, you must correctly answer at least 75 of 100 questions(75%).
Ship Radar Endorsement:
Ship Radar Endorsement is required to repair, maintain, or internally adjust ship radar equipment.
To qualify, you must:
* Hold or qualify for a GROL, or GMDSS Radio Maintainer's icense,
or First Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate, or
Second Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificate.
* Pass Element 8 written exam.
Submit FCC Form 605 along with the appropriate Proof of Passing Certificate for element 8.
Many Commercial Operator License Examination Managers file these documents for applicants who test with them.
Ask your COLEM if it provides this seRVice to its customers.
Element 8 - Ship Radar Endorsement
* Ship Radar Techniques. Specialized theory and practice
applicable to the proper installation, servicing, and
maintenance of ship radar equipment in general use for marine
navigation purposes.
* Element 8 exam consists of questions in the following
categories:
Radar Principles - 10 questions
Transmitting Systems - 8 questions
Receiving Systems - 10 questions
Display & Control Systems - 10 questions
Antenna Systems - 5 questions
Installation, Maintenance & Repair - 7 questions
Ship Radar Endorsement question pool: 300 questions.
To pass, you must correctly answer at least 38 out of 50 questions.(76%)
In the exams, the order of the choices and answers may be different from the question pools.
In the tests, the order of choices and answers are different from the question pools.
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