How do I Get my Marine Radio Licence? If you have a VHF or a MF/HF radio on board you must have a licence to use it. What does VHF mean? VHF is Very High Frequency and is a short range radio. The range is the aerials’ line of sight. What does MF/HF mean? MF/HF […]
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Coastal Navigation Course – FAQ What you get Unlimited support via phone or email Learning terminology and chart conventions Where on Earth are we? And what does that mean? Time conversions, Speed Distance and Time, Learning all about the chart and chart corrections (notices to mariners) Chart work, chart scale Latitude and longitude, plotting Position
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It’s a bit like Mastermind: Your Boating Specialist Subject is…? Mine would be along the nautical lines. For those who’ve never seen it Mastermind is where four contestants answer questions on their chosen subject, competing against each other and the clock to earn the most points. They are usually tricky questions. We talked about our
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Maritime Courses It’s taken a year of videoing and writing quizzes, assignments, and material so we hope you find our courses interesting and our learning software easy to use. Enlarge the screen to full for easy viewing. We have instructions on using the software here. We can view your progress via the lessons and quizzes
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Brief video and instructions on how to use our training software (watch both videos they are short and will increase your enjoyment): Note: To expand the size of a video to full screen, click the video to play. When the video begins, click the icon in the lower right-hand corner of the video screen: For
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As an (ex) Marine Rescue Skipper, we had some fun days… but training is a serious business If you’d like to listen to this story, click here for our Podcast Show, ‘Turning Your Cruising Dreams into Reality’ “He’s lost at sea and unwell?” “The information we have,” the clipped, efficient tones state, “he is 55
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Sometimes a journey is not about the destination but about the decisions along the way. If you’d like to listen to this story, click here for our Podcast Show ‘Turning Your Cruising Dreams into Reality’ The tangy smell of the salt laden breeze combined with the late afternoon muting of colours surrounded the sparkling cockpit,
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“At times like this, I was thankful I could manage the boat myself.” On social media recently I’ve seen some posts from people admitting they rarely helm, or take control of their boat. This reminded me when Noel was ill and it was up to me to get us to, and in, a foreign port,
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We want to keep everyone safe and healthy on the water. Digital registrations are now mandatory for businesses, venues, and events. From immediate effect you will be asked to check in with us via a QR code. If you don’t have a mobile phone, we’ll just take some quick details. Electronic check-in systems are a
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Cruising Helmsman gave me my first break as a freelance writer. That was almost 25 years ago! Upon hearing the news that the magazine is sailing off into the sunset one final time has made the Parry household very sad. Caroline Strainig was at the helm when I got my first exciting break to be
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