One-day short-range radio course
Learn correct radio operation and emergency procedures
Course overview
If you have a VHF radio onboard your boat, or even carry a handheld VHF whilst kayaking or paddle-boarding, you need to hold an operator’s licence. A radio is an important piece of safety equipment on board and it is vital to understand the correct procedures. The Short-Range Certificate is the minimum qualification required by law to control the operation of VHF and VHF Digital Selective Calling (DSC) equipment on any British flagged vessel voluntarily fitted with a radio either fixed or hand held.
Course duration: 1 day, 0900 – 1730
What you’ll learn
- Basics of radio operation
- Frequencies
- Distress
- Emergency and medical assistance procedures
- Making ship to shore telephone calls
- Digital Selective Calling
- Global Maritime Distress Safety System
Prerequisites
What you’ll achieve
RYA Short Range Certificate (SRC/VHF). Lifetime certificate – no renewal required. Meets the legal minimum requirement for operating VHF radio on a British-flagged vessel.
Instructor to student ratio
- 1 instructor to 12 students
Course Materials
- RYA Marine Radio (SRC) handbook
Assessment Method
- A combination of a written theory test and practical assessment in the use of Marine VHF DSC radios. The exam takes place straight after the course.
