Irish National Sailing School
VHF Marine Radio SRC Courses
This course is designed for those who wish to get certified in the use of Short-Range Very High Frequency radio telephony.
It is assumed the participant has no previous experience so the course leader starts at the very beginning.
- Learning the phonetic alphabet
- Day to day communications
- Emergency & distress calls
- The GMDSS network and system
Course Dates 2025
- Course 1: Friday 10th (6-9pm) and Saturday 11th January (9am-6.30pm)
- Course 2: Monday 24th, Tuesday 25th, Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th February (6.30-9.30pm each evening)
- Course 3: Monday 7th, Tuesday 8th, Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th April (6.30-9.30pm each evening)
- Course 4: Friday 6th (6-9pm) and Saturday 7th June (9am-6.30pm)
- Course 5: Friday 29th (6-9pm) and Saturday 30th August (9am-6.30pm)
- Course 6: Monday 20th, Tuesday 21st, Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd October (6.30-9.30pm each evening)
- Course 7: Friday 21st (6-9pm) and Saturday 22nd November (9am-6.30pm)
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.
