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We are located in Cape Town, South Africa, and welcome students from around the globe.

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Course contents:

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• General knowledge of radio communications

• General principals & basic features

• Procedures & practical operation of sub-systems

• DSC distress, urgency & safety communication procedures

• Protection of distress frequencies

• Operational Procedures & regulations for VHF R/T

• Exchanging communication pertaining to safety of life at sea

• Test on VHF radio Theory written test covering all Aspects of VHF operation

• General Knowledge of radio communications in Maritime mobile service

• System overview of the GMDSS structure, EPIRB, NAVTEX, SART Search & Rescue

• Maritime Safety Information (MSI)

• Practical knowledge of radio equipment

• VHF radio installation (only handheld VHF radio)

• Power sources (Antennae and interfacing)

• Procedures and practical operation of sub-systems

• Alerting communications and locating signals

• Regulations for VHF Communications

• Regulations, obligatory procedures and practices

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