Group RYA VHF Radio Course
Course Overview
2 Day
TBC
Are you looking for a Group RYA VHF Radio Course at your venue?
Then Seavoice Training may be able to help you. We run classroom-based Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Group VHF Marine Radio courses for groups of (6 delegates to a maximum of 10 delegates per course), this course option is for sailing, yacht, clubs. Dive or Kayak or other specialist groups.
We can deliver training for your group at your venue/clubhouse or office (if suitable).
If you would like further course details or a quote for the Group VHF Radio course including the final SRC exam, please contact us on 01704 539578 or email us.
Group RYA VHF Radio courses are run over 2 days ( day 1 – 9 am – 4 pm ) ( day 2 – 10 am – 1 pm )
We prefer to run the group course over a weekend, day 1 is for the full course tuition leaving day 2 for the SRC examinations.
All group members will require the following for the exam/assessment:
- A recent passport-quality photograph
- Completed pre-course knowledge forms (Blended learning)
- The RYA SRC exam fee of £70 per delegate (if not paid by your group administrator)
On completion of the course and exam, we will forward your application form for a VHF Marine Radio certificate to the RYA and they will subsequently forward your licence directly to you.
To arrange a Group RYA VHF Radio course, we will require one point of contact in order to send the pre-course blended learning materials to, this will include the RYA VHF Radio Handbook and pre-course knowledge questions of which the group must complete before attending the course.
The course syllabus includes:
- Digital Selective Calling (DSC) using modern ICOM marine radio simulators
- Distress, Urgency, Routine and Safety RT Procedures
- Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB) (PLB)
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
- Making ship to shore and ship to ship calls
- Search and Rescue Transponders (SART)
- The basics of radio operation
- The correct frequencies (channels) to be used
- Ships Radio Licencing (Ofcom)
- Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Can Seavoice Training run the course from our clubhouse or venue?
We would be pleased to run the course from your venue as long as it is suitable for our Marine VHF Radio training equipment, it has tables and chairs available and has mains power points for us to connect to.
Please call us on 01704 539578 to discuss this option in more detail.
What other costs are there to run a group VHF Radio course from our venue?
We charge a standard rate for travel for fuel at 0.45p a mile for a full round trip, we also charge for a 1-night stay over that covers 2 trainers at £80
