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Rudi Adlmanninger

VHF SHORT RANGE CERTIFICATE COURSE

www.seefunk.netwww.b-schein.info

AIM and OBJECTIVES

Understand the Radio Rules and Regs

Operate Marine VHF DSC equipment

Call using the correct channel

Understand basic radio language

Use the Phonetic Alphabet

By the end of this course you will be able to:

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AIM and OBJECTIVES (2)

Make calls to other stations

Send a Distress Alert and Distress Message

Learn about the Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (GMDSS)

Send an Urgency Alert and a Safety Call

Pass a short written test

Qualify for a Short Range Certificate

AIM and OBJECTIVES

Certificate to come in 4-6 weeks after test passed

STANDARD HORIZON 1500

Waterproof

Large display

Press the volume button to switch on

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RAYMARINE RAY 55E DSC

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Submersible

Rotary controls

HAND HELD VHF(NO DSC)

Raymarine

Icom M33Simrad HD52

WHAT YOU NEED

to run a GMDSS VHF radio station

1. A CE type approved radio

2.A ship radio licence (MMSI, CS)

3. An operators certificate

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SHIPS RADIO LICENCE

Apply to www.ofcom.org.uk and sign up as an ‘ACCOUNT HOLDER’

Licence is free on line. £20 by post.Renew on line when new equipment is

installed or every ten years.The licence should be kept on board the boat. When visiting France or Ireland

etc. you risk a fine if you do not!

INTERNATIONAL CALL SIGN

New BoatOn issue of a Ship Licence the boat is given a

unique INTERNATIONAL CALL SIGN

The call sign remains with boat on change of ownership. Ofcom must be informed of

the change.

Typical 2008 UK call sign = 2ATN6

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Free on line. Valid only in UK waters

UK SHIP PORTABLE LICENCE

Typical "T" identification T132916 or 2359XXXXX

Registered to a person - not a vessel

STANDARD HORIZONHX851E

HANDHELD VHF+DSC+GPS

Must be licensed in its own right

Uses Digital Selective calling and an inbuilt GPS

Can navigate to:1. A way-point2. A position 3. A distress position

SHORT RANGE CERTIFICATE‘The Driving Licence’ valid for life

The Secretary of State’s authorisation for you to operate VHF DSC & VHF only sets on a UK vessel

– generally accepted in Europe & Internationally

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Radio Rules and Regulations

10 Points not to do. DO NOT:1. transmit without the masters permission

2. transmit false or deceptive distress or safety signals

3. transmit without identification

4. shut down the radio when priority traffic is going on (distress, urgency, safety)

5. broadcast* other then distress messages

Radio Rules and Regulations

10 Points not to do – 6 to 10. DO NOT:6. transmit (broadcast*) music

7. make unnecessary** transmissions

8. transmit profane, indecent or obscene language

9. use unauthorized frequencies

10.transmit messages ashore other to an licensed coast radio station

* transmission to anybody ** not necessary for running the ship’s business

MARINA

HARBOUR MASTER

(VTS)

COASTGUARD

Ship to ShipCh 6, 8, 72, 77

Port Operations

Channel in almanac

WHO TALKS TO WHO?

YACHT CLUB

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HOW FAR AWAY CAN THEY BE?

Antennas have to see one another

Approx 31 – 42 nm

16mAntenna

100m Tower

TYPICAL RANGESAntennas must not be in the “go faster” position.

They must be upright for maximum range.

Approx 6 nm

4m Antenna1.5m

Antenna

TYPICAL RANGESThese yachts need to be upright to

get maximum range.

Approx 15 nm(upright)

16m Antenna 16m Antenna

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SURVIVAL OF THE STRONGEST‘THE CAPTURE EFFECT’

1 mile

Voice at 1 watt

1 watt signal is closer but is

drowned

Voice at 25 watts

25 watt signal is heard

2 miles

GMDSS AREAS

In order to raise a shore stationwith VHF equipment in the A1 area, the transmitting vesselrequires an antenna with a height of at least 16 metres.

ONE BIG ‘SHARED LINE’!

Need for:

BREVITY CLARITY

DISCIPLINE

What you say can be heard by all

All are waiting to speak on the few usable channels

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MOBILE PHONES

What you say CAN’T be heard by all. But good for backup as

some nations provideSAR phone numbers.

Greece: 108Italy: 1530 (“numero blu”)Croatia: 195 / (+385 1 195, 112)Slovenia: 080 18 00 (Modra Stevilka)Turkey: 158 +90 312 158 00 00

MOBILE PHONES

Limited by range and battery state.

Medical assistance calls might be diverted to GSM or duplex

CH’s by CG.

Ideal for chatting about the pub you are visiting tonight

1. WHO YOU ARE CALLING

THEN

2. WHO YOU ARE – Boat’s name

Call (in 1. and 2.: name 3 times in an emergency but only 1 or 2 times to a shore station or if the other boat has

been contacted with a DSC alert.

BASIC CALLING What to say

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SMCP: Standard Marine Communication

Phrases

Prowords, SMCP this isoveroutradio checkhow do you read me?station calling?say againAll after/before

correctionI spellin figures/lettersstandbywaitread backcorrect/wrong, decimal/ . point

G.M.D.S.S.

Global Maritime Distress andSafety System

Introduced by the IMO in the late 1980s to ensure that ships had at least two methods of sending and receiving a

distress call.

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DIGITAL SELECTIVE CALLING

A Digital Signal is sent on Ch 70 when a call is made to:

a) All Stations or b) A Group of Stations orc) An Individual Ship Station

MMSI

MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE IDENTITY

A unique 9 digit number – the vessel's telephone number

This number is allocated in addition to the Call Sign by OfCom

www.ofcom.org.uk

FIRST THREE FIGURES IDENTIFY NATIONALITY (MID)

UK = 232,233,234 OR 235

SHIP STATION MMSI

IRELAND = 250GERMANY = 211, 218AUSTRIA = 203Switzerland = 269Croatia = 238

Remains with the vessel on change of ownership in the same country

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TYPES OF MMSI

UK SHIP STATION IDENTITY2 3 2 X X X X X X

COAST STATION IDENTITY0 0 2 3 2 X X X X

GROUP SHIP STATION IDENTITY0 2 3 2 X X X X X

(LICENCING CENTRE ALLOCATES)

Other TYPES OF MMSI

MMSI assigned to AIS Aids to Navigation (AtoN)

9 9 M I D X X X Xe.g.: Lighthouse Otocic Palagruza: /992381030/

SART and PLB (AIS)9 7 Y X X X X X X

Y: [0,2]

SART (AIS) , PLB (AIS) - MMSI9 7 Y X X X X X X

Y: [0,2]

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DIRECTORY OF MMSIs

PROVIDED ON THE INTERNET

By the International Telecommunications Union in Geneva

(I.T.U.)

www.itu.int – follow “Ship Search” in Maritime mobile Access and Retrieval

System (MARS)

Live A.I.S. from Marine Traffic 1315 UTC 5/2/2012

A.I.S (Automatic Identification System

A.I.S (Automatic Identification System

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A.I.S (Automatic Identification System

A.I.S. “RADAR”

VHF receiver for displaying ship information

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North scale 8nm 15ktsPRIDE OF BURGUNDY232001470Range 6.6Lat: North50°35.353Long: East0° 35.284HDG = 171°COG = 174°SOG = 9.6kt

A. I. S. Radar

PRIDE OF BURGUNDY

MMSI 232001470

VHF receiver for displaying hip information

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VHF receiver for displaying hip information

VHF receiver for displaying hip information

VHF receiver for displaying hip information

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Thisshows an

Iphone App called

My Boat Beacon.

AIS isalso used on

EU Inland waterways

Ships of 300 grt and passenger vessels with13 or more passengers must fit the following

equipment (in open waters):

GMDSS

1. VHF DSC Radio/Controller (class A)2. 406 MHz E.P.I.R.B3. Radar4. S.A.R.T. 5. Navtex6. Waterproof handheld radio7. Automatic Identification System (A.I.S)

406 MHz E.P.I.R.B

Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

Uses COSPAS/SARSATsatellites to pin-point

the casualty. Recent models with GPS

give approx. less

than 50 m accuracy

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E.P.I.R.B - SUMMARY

ALL UK EPIRBs MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE NATIONAL

EPIRB REGISTRY AT FALMOUTH

If it is switched on accidently:SWITCH it OFF & CALL THE NEAREST COASTGUARD.

Give MMSI and that it was activated in error.Procedure NEW from 2014!!!

SEARCH AND RESCUE TRANSPONDER

S.A.R.T.

Since 2010 a synonym for RADAR and newer

AIS transponders which work differently.

AIS SART

RADAR SART

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SEARCH AND RESCUE TRANSPONDER (radar)

S.A.R.T.

Responds with its own signal when

“interrogated” by a Radar beam.

SEARCH AND RESCUE TRANSPONDERNorth Up Display on RADAR

3. Concentric circles are shown when very close to the casualty

2. As the rescue vessel gets closer the dots

change to arcs

1. Up to 12 dots are displayed on the

radar screen

casualty heading marker

SART RANGES

Range5 miles

Helicopterat 3000 ft

Range30 miles

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Dedicated TEXT equipment which receives MSI:

1) Weather forecasts & gale warnings (B)

2) Navigational warnings (A, L)

3) Details of distress messages (D)

NAVTEX

English language 518 KHzNational language 490 KHz – 2 frequency sets

Range approx 300 miles

In a METarea the stations are named from A-ZThe kind of messages are also named from A-Z

As you could receive far distant stations you canselect which stations and what kind of messages (except A,B,D) you want to get presented

Stations ID and kind of messages

Let the Navtex Receiver on all the time on your trip

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ZCZC QA82

151840 UTC APR SPLITRADIO/9AS NAV WNG NUMBER 50/13 CENTRAL ADRIATIC - KASTELANSKI ZALJEV CHRT HHI 100-21, PLAN 47

FROM APRIL 17TH TO APRIL 24TH FROM 0800 LT TO 1600 LT (0600 UTC TO 1400 UTC) MILITARY EXERCISES IN AREA BOUNDED BY (POLJUD BAY): A) 43 31.5 N - 016 25.7 E B) 43 31.5 N - 016 25.0 E C) 43 31.0 N - 016 25.0 E D) 43 31.0 N - 016 25.7 E

NAVIGATION, ANCHORING, FISHING AND UNDERWATER ACTIVITIES IN AREA PROHIBITED.

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