RADIO COURSES
Short Range Certificate
Course Outline
Module 1: General knowledge of Radio Communications in the Maritime Mobile Service
1. General Principles and Basic Features
2. System Overview of the GMDSS Structure
3. Search and Rescue (SAR)
4. Maritime Safety Information (MSI)
Module 2: Practical Knowledge of Radio Equipment
1. VHF Radio Installation
2. Digital Selective Calling (DSC)
3. Antennas, Interfacing and Power Sources
Module 3. Procedures and practical operation of the subsystems
1. DSC Distress, Urgency and Safety Communication Procedures
2. Protection of Distress Frequencies
3. Alerting, Communication and Locating Signals
Module 4. Radiotelephony procedures
1. Ability to exchange communications relevant to the SOLAS
2. Practical and theoretical knowledge of radio communication procedures.
Module 5. Regulations for VHF Communications
1. Regulations, Obligatory Procedures and Practices
Long Range Certificate
Course Outline
1. The Global Maritime Distress & Safety System
• Introduction
• Means of Communication
• GMDSS systems
• GMDSS functional configuration
• Basic equipment
• GMDSS ships radio watch
2. Ships Antennas
• General Information
• Radio Waves
• Antenna length & resonance frequency
3. Regulations and Traffic procedures
• Ships radio License
• Radio Surveys
• Radio Telephony communications –
Calling procedures
4. Distress Signals and Distress Traffic
• Introduction
• General Regulations
• Distress signals – MAYDAY
5. Urgency Transmissions
• Urgency signal
• Medical Advice ,Medico
6. Safety Transmissions
• Safety Signals
7. DSC – Digital Selective Calling
• Background
• DSC
• DSC routine call
8. DSC Procedures for VHF-MF & HF
• Distress
• Urgency
• Safety
9. INMARSAT
• Introduction
• A general overview
• The space segment
10. IMARSAT – Fleet F77
• Introduction
• Fleet 77 Equipment
• Distress , Urgency and Safety Communication
11. INMARSAT – C
• Introduction
• System Operation
• The Inmarsat system
12. INMARSAT – M/B
• Introduction
• System operation
• Inmarsat mobile number
13. Telex Over Radio
• Background
• The system
• The modem
• Modulation
14. Maritime Safety Information under the GMDSS
• Background
• Maritime safety information
• Building Navtex message
15. Emenrgency Radio Beacons
• General Information
• Different types of beacons
• VHF emergency beacons for manual activation
16. SART – Search and Rescue Transponders –
Portable VHF Transceivers
• Background
• Range Performance
• Test procedures
17. Power Supplies
• Radio Batteries
• Lead Batteries
• Ni-Fe batteries
18. Maritime Mobile Traffic Charges
• Radio Telelphone calls
• Charges for radio telephone calls
• Keeping a radio log
19. False Alerts in the GMDSS
• General information
• INMARSAT- C
• ERBIRB
• DSC
20. The role of RCC in the GMDSS
• The 1974 SOLAS convention
• The GMDSS system
• RCC’s –MRCC’s – SAR co-ordination