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Subel. E1
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Subelement E1

COMMISSION RULES

Section E1E

Volunteer examiner program: definitions; qualifications; preparation and administration of exams; reimbursement; accreditation; question pools; documentation requirements

For which types of out-of-pocket expenses do the Part 97 rules state that VEs and VECs may be reimbursed?

  • Correct Answer
    Preparing, processing, administering, and coordinating an examination for an amateur radio operator license
  • Teaching an amateur operator license examination preparation course
  • No expenses are authorized for reimbursement
  • Providing amateur operator license examination preparation training materials

Part 97.527 Reimbursement for expenses:

"VEs and VECs may be reimbursed by examinees for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in preparing, processing, administering, or coordinating an examination for an amateur operator license."

Silly Hint: PPAC, PrePaid Accounting Costs associated. (P)rep(P)rocessing(A)dministering(C)oordinating

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Who is tasked by Part 97 with maintaining the pools of questions for all US amateur license examinations?

  • The VEs
  • The FCC
  • Correct Answer
    The VECs
  • The ARRL

97.523 Question pools.

All VECs (Volunteer Examiner Coordinators) must cooperate in maintaining one question pool for each written examination element.

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What is a Volunteer Examiner Coordinator?

  • A person who has volunteered to administer amateur operator license examinations
  • An organization paid by the volunteer examiner team to publicize and schedule examinations
  • Correct Answer
    An organization that has entered into an agreement with the FCC to coordinate, prepare, and administer amateur operator license examinations
  • The person who has entered into an agreement with the FCC to be the VE session manager

One important distinction to understand is the difference between a VEC and a VE. A VEC is an organization that has an agreement with the FCC to coordinate amateur radio operator exams, whereas a VE is a Volunteer Examiner, which is a ham radio operator who has been certified by a VEC to give exams in conjunction with that VEC.

VEC is an often-misused term -- it does not refer to the people who administered the exam, only to the FCC-approved organization (w5yi-vec, arrl, laurel, glaarg, etc) which coordinates exam teams.

You can find a full list of all of the VECs on the FCC website.

Hint: Both the question and the only the correct answer have a form of the word "coordinate" - KN4OJN

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What is required to be accredited as a Volunteer Examiner?

  • Each General, Advanced and Amateur Extra class operator is automatically accredited as a VE when the license is granted
  • The amateur operator applying must pass a VE examination administered by the FCC Enforcement Bureau
  • The prospective VE must obtain accreditation from the FCC
  • Correct Answer
    A VEC must confirm that the VE applicant meets FCC requirements to serve as an examiner

This question is in regards to the process itself, NOT the individual applying for a VE. After applying, the VEC will then confirm that the applicant is qualified to be a VE.

This is the process of accreditation.

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What must the VE team do with the application form if the examinee does not pass the exam?

  • Maintain the application form with the VEC’s records
  • Correct Answer
    Return the application document to the examinee
  • Send the application form to the FCC and inform the FCC of the grade
  • Destroy the application form

Part 97.509 Administering VE requirements (J):

"When the examinee does not score a passing grade on an examination element, the administering VEs must return the application document to the examinee and inform the examinee of the grade."

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Who is responsible for the proper conduct and necessary supervision during an amateur operator license examination session?

  • The VEC coordinating the session
  • The designated monitoring VE
  • Correct Answer
    Each administering VE
  • Only the VE session manager

Part 97.509 Administering VE (Volunteer Examiner) requirements (C):

"Each administering VE must be present and observing the examinee throughout the entire examination. The administering VEs are responsible for the proper conduct and necessary supervision of each examination. The administering VEs must immediately terminate the examination upon failure of the examinee to comply with their instructions."

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What should a VE do if a candidate fails to comply with the examiner’s instructions during an amateur operator license examination?

  • Warn the candidate that continued failure to comply will result in termination of the examination
  • Correct Answer
    Immediately terminate the candidate’s examination
  • Allow the candidate to complete the examination, but invalidate the results
  • Immediately terminate everyone’s examination and close the session

Part 97.509 Administering VE requirements (C):

"Each administering VE must be present and observing the examinee throughout the entire examination. The administering VEs are responsible for the proper conduct and necessary supervision of each examination. The administering VEs must immediately terminate the examination upon failure of the examinee to comply with their instructions."

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To which of the following examinees may a VE not administer an examination?

  • Employees of the VE
  • Friends of the VE
  • Correct Answer
    Relatives of the VE as listed in the FCC rules
  • All these choices are correct

Part 97.509 Administering VE requirements (D):

"No VE may administer an examination to his or her spouse, children, grandchildren, stepchildren, parents, grandparents, stepparents, brothers, sisters, stepbrothers, stepsisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and in-laws."

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What may be the penalty for a VE who fraudulently administers or certifies an examination?

  • Correct Answer
    Revocation of the VE’s amateur station license grant and the suspension of the VE’s amateur operator license grant
  • A fine of up to $1,000 per occurrence
  • A sentence of up to one year in prison
  • All these choices are correct

Part 97.509 Administering VE requirements (E):

"No VE may administer or certify any examination by fraudulent means or for monetary or other consideration including reimbursement in any amount in excess of that permitted. Violation of this provision may result in the revocation of the grant of the VE's amateur station license and the suspension of the grant of the VE's amateur operator license."

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What must the administering VEs do after the administration of a successful examination for an amateur operator license?

  • They must collect and send the documents directly to the FCC
  • They must collect and submit the documents to the coordinating VEC for grading
  • Correct Answer
    They must submit the application document to the coordinating VEC according to the coordinating VEC instructions
  • They must return the documents to the applicant for submission to the FCC according to the FCC instructions

Part 97.509 Administering VE requirements (M):

"After the administration of a successful examination for an amateur operator license, the administering VEs must submit the application document to the coordinating VEC according to the coordinating VEC's instructions."

Note that grading happens on-site during the exam session. This eliminates two of the distractors. The FCC doesn't have anything to do with the exams—which eliminates the third distractor.

Silly Mnemonic: VEs don't collect anything after the exam, eliminating 3 choices. They only submit application documents, the last remaining, and correct, choice.

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What must the VE team do if an examinee scores a passing grade on all examination elements needed for an upgrade or new license?

  • Photocopy all examination documents and forward them to the FCC for processing
  • Correct Answer
    Three VEs must certify that the examinee is qualified for the license grant and that they have complied with the administering VE requirements
  • Issue the examinee the new or upgrade license
  • All these choices are correct

The key here is understanding the role of the VE team in the process. VE's work as a team to certify that the testing process and test results are valid.

The VEC organization is responsible for communicating with the FCC and the FCC is responsible for issuing new or upgraded licenses, not the VE team.

Part 97.509 Administering VE requirements (I):

"When the examinee is credited for all examination elements required for the operator license sought, 3 VEs must certify that the examinee is qualified for the license grant and that the VEs have complied with these administering VE requirements. The certifying VEs are jointly and individually accountable for the proper administration of each examination element reported. The certifying VEs may delegate to other qualified VEs their authority, but not their accountability, to administer individual elements of an examination."

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