Short Range Certificate Course

Just as every driver needs a licence to drive a car, operators of marine radios also require a licence. The person operating VHF radio system sailing in GMDSS Sea Area A1 must be qualified to a minimum standard. This standard is the GMDSS SRC (Short Range Certificate).

So, all next chapters cover the theory and practice for equipment required for GMDSS Sea Area A1:

• VHF radio (Very High Frequency radio),
• NAVTEX (NAVigational TELex),
• EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon),
• SART (Search And Rescue Radar Transponder),
• Technique (power supply to the above equipment).