Irish National Sailing School
VHF Marine Radio SRC – 2026: Course 5
Overview
Course Dates and Time
The course runs on Friday 25th September (6:30pm-9:30pm) and Saturday 26th September (9:00am-7:00pm approx).
Syllabus
- Learning the phonetic alphabet
- Day to day communications
- Emergency & distress calls
- The GMDSS network and system
On our course you will use real VHF radios rather than computer based simulators, we ensure that no more than 2 persons will share a radio at any one stage, this coupled with a complimentary set of course notes mean that you will not only pass the short examination at the end of the course but you will be a hugely competent user of VHF radio.
This is the Irish Department of Transport recognised course. We have a high exam pass success rate.
This course is a pre-requisite for many other practical courses and is a legal requirement for anybody who plans to use a VHF set.
Our cancellation policy for this course can be viewed here.


