Emergency Equipment for Pleasure vessels under 13.7m
What emergency distress alerting equipment should you carry on board a pleasure vessel under 13.7m?
Kath Scott
Ships’ radio and ship portable radio
How and what you need to register with Ofcom for your Ship’s Radio
Applying and paying for your VHF-SRC Radio Exam
How to apply for your VHF-SRC Radio Exam
Personal Emergency Radio Devices
A leaflet published by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) explaining the range of personal emergency radio devices that offer both Alerting Technology (typically using GMDSS) and Locating Technology (using AIS and/or GNSS)
RYA Powerboat Level 2 Commercial Endorsement Training Fri 13th – Tue 17th March 2020 – Just £575*
Get yourself qualified to operate on a RYA Powerboat Level 2 Commercial endorsement in just 5 days.* We offer a great value for money course package of just £575 saving you 10% off the RRP £638.
VHF-DSC Procedures for small boat users
A helpful leaflet published by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) explaining best practice use of your VHF and DSC to raise the alarm for Mayday transmissions, Urgency (Pan Pan) transmissions and Safety (Securite) transmissions
Calling for help in an emergency – what’s the best way??
A fantastic leaflet published by the RNLI explaining the different ways that you can call for help in an emergency and the advantages and disadvantage of each.
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) – Benefits
This is a really helpful leaflet published by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency which explains the benefits of using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) as part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). By pressing the Distress Alert button (Red Distress Button) on your VHF/DSC Base station […]
Yachtmaster Instructor (Power) SUCCESS!
CONGRATULATIONS to our Chief Instructor Kath Scott who has just qualified as an RYA Cruising Instructor (Power) one of just a handful of female RYA Cruising Instructors.
Happy New Year 2020
We hope that you had a great festive period and with the new year here maybe it’s time to look at getting afloat on one of our practical courses or improve your shore based skills. To help you improve your boating skills and knowledge we are offering 10% off a range of courses.