VHF Operator
IYT VHF Radio Operators Certificate
Everyone taking command of a vessel whether in charter or as an owner needs to know how to communicate with the shore and other vessels by using a VHF radio. The IYT VHF radio operators certificate is a comprehensive course covering radio communications and safety equipment used on sailing and power vessels.
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Course Details
This one day IYT shore based course covers the following:
- Introduction to VHF radio’s
- Basic maritime radio theory
- Line of sight
- Subsidiary equipment
- Common radio terms
- Regulations / Licensing requirements
- VHF radio equipment
- Radio procedures
- Transmitting and receiving
- The phonetic alphabet
- Emergency radio communications
- EPIRB and SART
- Handheld short range VHF maritime radios