RYA – Marine Radio Course (SRC)
Take the VHF Radio Course (SRC) on line, when it suits you and where it suits you. The course covers routine communications and emergency situations like distress, urgency and safety.
Description
To obtain a VHF Radio Licence you have to first complete this course.
A VHF radio is an essential piece of safety equipment and is vital to understand the correct procedures. The course will teach you these procedures and prepare you for the SRC Exam.
One you have registered and paid for this course, we will send you a link to start learning.
Please note: The SRC Exam is an additional cost and is classroom based. We will send you exam dates once you have completed and passed this course.
Course Content
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.
To be awarded the Short Range Certificate, students must know the following:
A. Distress situations
1. Define a distress situation.
2. Initiate a DSC Distress Alert, with position and time input manually or automatically.
3. Send a Mayday call and message by voice.
4. Respond appropriately to a DSC Distress Alert and to a Mayday call and message, including relay of a distress message.
5. Know how to deploy an EPIRB and a SART.
6. Know the procedure for cancellation of a distress message sent in error.
B. Urgency Situations
1. Define an urgency situation.
2. Initiate a DSC urgency alert.
3. Send an urgency message by voice.
4. Respond appropriately to an urgency message.
C. Safety Situations
1. Identify a situation in which a safety message is appropriate.
2. Input a DSC safety alert.
3. Send a safety message by voice.
4. Receive Maritime Safety Information by NAVTEX.
D. Routine Communication
1. Initiate a routine call using DSC.
2. Establish communication and exchange messages with other stations by voice on appropriate channels.
3. Test the radiotelephone by means of an appropriate test call.
4. Enter a DSC group and Individual MMSI.
5. Maintain an appropriate listening watch on DSC and voice channels.
6. Use the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Prerequisites
None
Minimum Age
16 yrs old
Course Materials
Buy books for this course:
RYA Handy Guide to Marine Radio - £9.49
SRC Exam Fee - £76.00 (Classroom Based)
You can add these to your basket at the payment stage of your booking.
