VHF Courses

VHF Short Range Certificate (SRC) Course

VHF Courses

This award-winning online course provides the VHF Short Range Certification required for all commercial endorsement applications and is a mandatory requirement for all Yachtmaster examinations. The course is undertaken online in your own time through our interactive site (Deep Blue Sea Training will provide access code and remote access to an instructor who will be on hand to help if you have any queries during the online course).

Completion of the course is followed by a classroom-based independent assessment using the latest ICOM and STANDARD HORIZON VHF/DSC marine radio sets prior to issue of the VHF SRC licence. If no tuition is required you can enter directly for examination.

VHF Short Range Certificate (SRC) Course

Pre-course requirements

No age restriction
No pre-course experience or assumed knowledge required

Bring with you on the day

A passport sized photograph for licence application

Course Details

Approx 6-8 hours self study
Practical session and Exam Location: Classroom at Calle de Sant Magi 46, Santa Catalina, Palma de Mallorca 07013

Course Syllabus

The basics of radio operation
The correct frequencies (channels) to be used
Distress, emergency and medical assistance procedures
Making ship to shore telephone calls
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) using simulators
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS)
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRB)
Search and Rescue (SART)

This online course can be taken at any time and we set you up online in just a few minutes. The exam is booked to suit you, and can be arranged at short notice any day or evening.