Career field
Commercial Radio Operator Licensing
Prepare through official-pool mastery, objective-linked remediation, closed-reference simulations, and a clearly separated handoff to an FCC-authorized COLEM.
- Representative audience
- Commercial radio technicians, marine radio operators, and FCC examination candidates
- Courses
- 7
- Estimated learning
- Up to 467.5 hours
- Practical/lab courses
- 1
Recommended progression
Build capability in a deliberate order.
The final assignment sequence can change with the role, prior experience, workplace, employer program, and applicable requirements.
- 01IMA-FCC-001
FCC Element 1 — Marine Radio
Prepare for FCC Commercial Element 1 through 24 maritime-radio topics, all 144 official-pool questions, current-practice overlays, applied operator decisions, and fresh 24-question simulations.
- 02IMA-FCC-002
FCC Telegraphy Element 2 — 20 WPM
Build and demonstrate 20 WPM plain-language International Morse reception and optional sending through adaptive audio drills, timed five-minute simulations, and one-minute error-free run analysis.
- 03IMA-FCC-003
FCC Element 3 — General Radiotelephone
Prepare for the FCC Commercial Element 3 examination through 100 electronics and radio-system topics, all 600 official-pool questions, technical practice, and full 100-question simulations.
- 04IMA-FCC-006
FCC Element 6 — Advanced Radiotelegraph
Prepare for active FCC Written Element 6 through 100 structured study objectives, all 616 controlled pool questions, calculations, legacy/current overlays, and fresh 100-question simulations.
- 05IMA-FCC-007
FCC Element 7 — GMDSS
Prepare for FCC Element 7 through 100 GMDSS key topics, all 600 official-pool questions, current-operations overlays, distress and safety scenarios, and full simulations.
- 06IMA-FCC-008
FCC Element 8 — Ship Radar
Prepare for the Ship Radar Endorsement written element through 50 radar topics, all 300 controlled questions, accessible source figures, technical calculations, and fresh 50-question simulations.
- 07IMA-FCC-009
FCC Element 9 — GMDSS Maintenance
Prepare for FCC Element 9 through 50 GMDSS maintenance key topics, all 300 controlled official-pool questions, current-practice overlays, virtual service-bench decisions, remediation, and fresh 50-question simulations.
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