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Aim: To learn correct maritime VHF radio operation.
Duration: 6 Hours.
Qualification: Maritime VHF Radio Operator Certificate. Unit Standard 19491 V2 available.
Date: Tuesday 27 Sep, Monday 3 October & Tuesday 11 October
Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Cost: $116.00 per person
To book: Call Maritime radio users are required to be licensed and hold a callsign* for their vessel (except in an emergency or distress situation). All operators of maritime VHF radios must hold, as a minimum requirement, a Maritime VHF Radio Operator Certificate.
WBC 09 424 5905 or email weiti@xtra.co.nz
Venue: Weiti Boating Club, 1 Fairhaven Walk, Arkles Bay
Knowing how to use a maritime VHF radio correctly is vital in the event of an emergency. There are certain protocols that must be followed when communicating over the maritime radio network.
Maritime VHF radios can be used for listening to weather forecasts, communicating between boats or communicating boat to shore.
The Maritime VHF Radio Operator Certificate course, covers the general features and functions of a maritime VHF radio, correct distress and urgency procedures for ‘Mayday’ and ‘Pan Pan’ calls, pro-words and phonetic alphabet, trip reports, weather services, callsigns and EPIRBS.
