GMDSS

Marine VHF Radio

STUDENT MANUAL

Table of Contents

Table of Contents        1

Eligibility - Who can do this course        1

Programme Objectives        2

Learning Outcomes        2

Resources needed for the programme        2

What you will learn        2

Marine VHF Radio Equipment        2

Marine VHF Radio Procedures        2

Marine VHF Radio Standard Vocabulary        3

Coastal Emergency Response with VHF Digital Selective Calling        3

How you will learn        3

Practical Demonstration and Oral Discussion        3

Presentations (LMS)        3

Assessment Strategy        3

Portfolio of Evidence        3

Eligibility - Who can do this course

This course is for people already working in boat operations. No academic qualifications are needed for admission to vessel operations programs, but functional literacy and numeracy are. Students who intend to advance to Boatmaster licences must check their eligibility for that with the Maritime Services Division, MOWT.

Programme Objectives

This program will provide the fundamentals of using the Marine VHF Radio correctly. It aims to give participants operational knowledge of using the Marine VHF Radio correctly.

Learning Outcomes

Successful candidates will be able to use Marine VHF Radio correctly during distress, urgency, navigational warnings, routine ship to ship and ship to shore communication situations.

Resources needed for the programme

Students need their brain, their attention span and a device to access YouTube and WhatsApp and pen and paper.

SSNT provides: the Learning material, Personal tutor, Assessments.

What you will learn

Marine VHF Radio Equipment

Marine VHF radio licences; GMDSS radio maintenance guidelines; Portable and fixed VHF; Duplex channels; Press to talk; Antenna height; Transmitter power; Channel scanner; Dual watch; Squelch and Repeaters.

Marine VHF Radio Procedures

GMDSS carrying radios; Sea area 1; Radio watchkeeping; Coast radio stations; Limited coast stations; Silence periods; Call signs; Radio checks; Channel 16; Working channels; Ship to ship; Ship to shore; Channel 70; Calling the coast guard and Radio log.,

Marine VHF Radio Standard Vocabulary

Phonetic alphabet; Routine ship to shore call; Routine shore to ship call; Distress call and message; Receiving a distress message; Seelonce mayday; Safety call from a ship and Safety call from a coast station.

Coastal Emergency Response with VHF Digital Selective Calling

VHF DSC Controllers; Types of DSC calls; DSC and GPS connection; Sending a distress alert and Receiving a distress alert.

How you will learn

Practical Demonstration and Oral Discussion

The tasks in the practical demonstrations will be practised with the personal tutor. At the same time the personal tutor will have oral discussions with the student about equipment and procedures.

Presentations (LMS)

As listed in “What you will learn”.

Assessment Strategy

Portfolio of Evidence