The Short Range Certificate is an internationally valid certificate issued to marine radio station operators. It entitles the holder to participate in marine communications on

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s using Marine VHF radio and DSC (

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), while in the GMDSS A1 sea areas. The certificate is consistent with the agreement of the Article S47 of the ITU Radio Regulations.

Issuing authorities

Depending on local legislation, the certificate can be issued e.g. by a maritime association such as the Royal Yachting Association in the UK, or a regulatory agency such as

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in Finland.

Content of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Short Range Certificate (SRC) Training and Examination

The training course can be taken online or face to face in a classroom. The course covers; * VHF Marine Radio * VHF

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* GMDSS Procedures * Voice Procedures * Phonetic Alphabet * NAVTEX * Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) * Search and Rescue Transponders (SARTs) Candidates are then examined face to face on the above subjects. The exam contains two parts, The written paper and the practical exam. The practical exam makes use of live marine VHF sets that have had the transmit function disabled.

References

{{Reflist Maritime communication Radio regulations