The VHF Radio Course also known as the SRC (Short Range Certificate) Radio Course is essential training if you want to take a yacht out to sea. Marine VHF Radio usage has changed with the advent of Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and everyone who goes to sea should be fully capable of operating a VHF radio.

Successful completion of the course results in the issue of your VHF Licence. It is a legal requirement that to use a VHF set you must hold a VHF licence, or be under the supervision of someone who does. These days practically all charter companies abroad and in the UK require you to have a VHF license before they let you charter one of their yachts.

VHF Radios enable yachts and ships to communicate with each other and with the people on shore like the coast guard, primarily for the safety of human life and the protection of vessels. But they are also useful when it comes to calling up a marina to see if they have a berth for your yacht.

If you dive then it is also a useful course as it is very necessary for someone on the surface to know how to use a VHF set correctly.

On successfully completing the VHF Radio Course you will receive the Short Range Certificate (SRC) or Short Range Radio Licence from the RYA.

The VHF Radio Course is usually held in London over 1 day. If there is sufficient demand it can be held in your office. Occasionally we hold the course over 2 evenings.