In about an hour I will take the FCC Amateur Radio Technician test in a first step towards learning the radio communication arts. I work as a yacht electrician, so many of the subject matter is already familiar to me. I've studied pretty hard the last two weeks, and taken five practice exams, getting at most 3 questions wrong. Along with the General and Extra licenses, which require renewal every ten years, I want to get FCC commercial licenses which will grant me the regulatory privilege of working on radio systems, not just on yachts, but I plan to continue focusing on marine vessels.