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VHF
Short Range Certificate (SRC)
Evenings of Tuesday, February 28
and Wednesday, February 29, 2012.
Venue: Crabshell Inn. The cost of
our course is just £35 (half the
normal fee) plus £30 for the RYA
certificate. This course prepares
you to use marine VHF radios
including Digital Selective
Calling (DSC), which is now the
preferred way to make a distress
call. The course leads to the
award of the RYA Short Range
Certificate. The course is well
proven and as interactive as
possible. Practice radios and
computer-based simulators are
provided to allow participants to
‘try their hand’. The
course requires some prior
knowledge. Familiarity with the
phonetic alphabet is desirable,
as is the ability to define a
position. If you don’t have
this knowledge, it’s
recommended that you attend our
‘Introduction to
Charts’ evening (described
below).
Introduction to Charts
Evening of Tuesday, February 21,
2012. Venue: Crabshell Inn. Cost:
£15 per person
Members will learn to use charts
(paper or electronic) and define
a position. It is intended as
pre-VHF course or for members who
just want to learn these
essential skills. The course
covers how to read and interpret
a chart, how to work out
position, bearing and distance
and how to present the
information correctly.
Introduction to
Navigation
Evening of Wednesday, February
22, 2012. Venue: Crabshell Inn.
Cost: £15 per person. We live in
an area where the tides can
dominate our boating activities.
This course looks at
Salcombe’s tides; how to
work with them and how they
influence simple passages both
inside the estuary and locally
offshore. We’ll include
information about using small
boat GPS plotters and positioning
systems.
About the instructor
Andy Thomson is a member of KEBC
and runs the Devon School of
Navigation from Frogmore. He has
been teaching navigation theory,
radio and radar courses since
1996. KEBC members, who have been
on Andy’s courses, have
rated them very highly.
Booking
Early booking is advisable, as
course numbers are limited.
Enquiries and bookings to:-
Richard Smith email:
bosun@kebc.co.uk
phone: 01548 854300
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