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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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