FCC commercial exam · Element 8

Ship Radar Techniques study guide

Element 8: ship radar techniques, the exam for the Ship Radar Endorsement.

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In the PDF

What you get

All 280 questions in the pool, each with its answer.
A short study note at the start of each topic.
Acronyms spelled out. Where I changed a question's wording to do that, it's in italics.
6 sections. The contents page shows each one's question count and reading time.

The exam

Questions asked: 50
To pass: 38 right (76%)
You can miss: 12
Questions in the pool: 280
Pool per question asked: about 6 to 1

Contents

What's covered

Section	Topic	In the pool	Reading
8A	Radar Fundamentals	49	~11 min
8B	Radar Transmitters	48	~12 min
8C	Radar Receivers & Processing	53	~12 min
8D	Radar Displays & Navigation	60	~15 min
8E	Radar Antennas	30	~7 min
8F	Radar Maintenance & Safety	40	~11 min

Planning

How long it takes

Reading the whole guide once is about 68 min. Working the questions takes longer. Packed into days without splitting a section:

Per day	Days to read once
30 minutes	3
60 minutes	2
90 minutes	1

Day by day at 60 minutes

Day 1 · 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E (57 min)
Day 2 · 8F (11 min)

Questions

Before you buy

Which exam is this for?

This is for an FCC commercial radio exam, not a ham exam. The ham guides (Technician, General, Extra) are on the amateur shelf.

How do I get it after I pay?

You pay through Stripe. When the payment goes through you land on a page with a download button, and I email you the same link. The link keeps working, so you can download the PDF again later.

Is the guide enough on its own?

It has the whole pool with notes. Before the exam, work through all the questions with the answers covered, and go back over the ones you miss.

Can I print it?

Yes. It's laid out for letter-size paper, with page numbers.

Found a mistake, or the link doesn't work?

Email guides@w9ay.com and I'll sort it out.