On 22, Aug 2006, at 14:22, The Strudwick Family wrote:
> I fully agree the only problem I have is that the change of requirement
> for VHF was not publicised until it was too late to get on courses
> before it came into force. The first I heard of it was a couple of
> weeks
> ago in a footnote in the IWA Waterways and no one in IWA HQ appeared to
> have a clue as to what was going on. So far I have not been able to
> find
> any courses within 50 miles of where I live.
So far as I understand it in November this year the requirement for
marine VHF radio operators to be licenced ceases to apply. I did find a
document somewhere on the web about that but it has gone awol on the
pc.
That means no training required, though a compact written set of "radio
rules" would be useful. I bought a handheld set early in the year and
have spent 99% of the time listening and picking up the protocols and
conventions (whatever the difference might be !)
Beeky
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