Dates of Next VHF Radio Course in Glasgow, West of Scotland
Sunday 30th September 2018
For candidates who complete the VHF course online we offer the examination at a time that suits you.
Cost of VHF radio course: £80 including course notes book.
Cost of online VHF course: £65 including course notes book
Cost of VHF radio examination: £60 paid directly to the independent examiner by cheque, card payment.
Essential to completing any passage safely in any vessel is to have the ability to communicate to other vessels and the Coastguard when you have a problem or a serious situation to deal with.
A VHF radio has always been an effective means to communicate to others that we have a problem or indeed for routine communications, in your VHF radio course in Glasgow we use real radios to practise on.
Things have moved on as changes in technology are applied to modern communication devices. We can now send a Distress Alert (a mayday by text) simply by pressing a button on the fascia of modern VHF radios. This will automatically be repeated every 4 minutes to save you valuable time.
The use of the Distress Alert button is now recognised to be one of the most effective methods of getting help.
In addition we can send a variety of text alerts for various purposes in addition to making voice calls. A modern DSC (Digital Selective Calling) radio can therefore be a complex piece of equipment and the RYA/MCA Short Range Certificate Course is intended to explain how to use these modern radios in a simple effective and practical manner.
The course can be done online, completed in your own time. Then you have to attend our SRC(VHF) radio course centre to sit a written and practical examination on real radios after a period of familiarisation with them.
The SRC (VHF) course can be completed over 10 hours at our VHF radio training centre in Glasgow followed by an examination by an independent examiner which takes approximately an hour. Effectively the course and exam have to be done over 2 days.
To Book
Please contact us by email on info@seaforce.co.uk, telephone on 0141 221 1070, sms 07545 903 545 once you have chosen which option you prefer or for more information .Payment should be made at the point of booking by card over the telephone or through the Pay Now option on the website. If paying online for the online at home course please allow up to 5 days for us to process your request, if you require the course urgently please contact us and we can do it within 24 hours.
If paying online for the classroom course please contact us before you pay to check availability on the date that you want to undertake the course
