How to get a copy of your VHF Short Range Certificate if you've lost it?

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I did mine decades ago and have no idea where the bit of paper is. The RYA website is most unhelpful unless you want to spend money as far as I can see so do any of you good people know how to get a copy or something that I can use to prove I have a licence (I am doing a charter soon and friends are concerned that we will be asked to provide one ? ).

Thank you in anticipation, etc.
 
I have a feeling that decades ago the RYA didn't keep records of who had passed etc. I believe that it is different now.
I suspect that you may end up having to retake the test.
I agree that the website could a lot better but it would be worth ringing them about it incase I'm incorrect.
 
Slightly off topic, but in 45 years of working offshore, having a VHF certificate has never ever been a consideration to any user.
I've never heard of any mention of it in an environment, particularily on diving vessels, where h/h and fixed VHF are (almost) freely available across the range of skills, with multiple users.
Is this because the 'users' aren't the 'owners' of the units?
 
If I lost my original "Authority to Operate", I very much doubt if the RYA could do much to help. Mine was issued by the Secretary of State for the 'Home Department ', and as for an instruction course - there was no such thing at that time.
Later, I did upgrade for DSC.
 
jamie N said:
Slightly off topic, but in 45 years of working offshore, having a VHF certificate has never ever been a consideration to any user.
I've never heard of any mention of it in an environment, particularily on diving vessels, where h/h and fixed VHF are (almost) freely available across the range of skills, with multiple users.
Is this because the 'users' aren't the 'owners' of the units?
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I'm with you totally - I have never been asked for a VHF certificate (or any other very often) but it was mentioned in the blurb for the charter and certain members of the party are now in a panic as none of us who sail have a clue where our certificates are. I have even been asked to do an ICC as only one other member of the party has one and he's actually a powerboat guy (I have the equivalent of a Day Skippers ticket but not an ICC as I got from British Kiel YC whilst in the RAF). This is very much a case of anything for a quiet life..
 
grumpy_o_g said:
I did mine decades ago and have no idea where the bit of paper is. The RYA website is most unhelpful unless you want to spend money as far as I can see so do any of you good people know how to get a copy or something that I can use to prove I have a licence (I am doing a charter soon and friends are concerned that we will be asked to provide one ? ).

Thank you in anticipation, etc.
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Do you mean this one?
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Might suggest that you contact the Test Centre , Club etc where you took the test , as when I lost my PB2 thats what the RYA advised

Best of luck

Failing finding the old one why not take an Online test , think that they are available Nationally , quite Cheap , plus available ; should last you for the rest of your Boating Days I recon
 
jamie N said:
Slightly off topic, but in 45 years of working offshore, having a VHF certificate has never ever been a consideration to any user.
I've never heard of any mention of it in an environment, particularily on diving vessels, where h/h and fixed VHF are (almost) freely available across the range of skills, with multiple users.
Is this because the 'users' aren't the 'owners' of the units?
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I think the ones we had for the dive crew were uhf and iirc the vhf ones were restricted to deck (marine) crew. But like you say how many had licences to use either……
 
jamie N said:
Slightly off topic, but in 45 years of working offshore, having a VHF certificate has never ever been a consideration to any user.
I've never heard of any mention of it in an environment, particularily on diving vessels, where h/h and fixed VHF are (almost) freely available across the range of skills, with multiple users.
Is this because the 'users' aren't the 'owners' of the units?
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Presumably, because the law requires that it is operated by, or under the supervision of, someone who has a certificate. The master of the vessel (and the other officers) will all have the certs.
 
grumpy_o_g said:
That's the one. If you could send that to me I'd be very grateful. I'm sure I can manage to correct the misspelling of my name...
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Just to add I dont think it was an rya course ....so I dont think rya would have a record of mine. It was about 30 yrs ago and I'm really suffering with memory now so I could be wrong. Isnt it obsolete now though?
 
If your vhf short range cert is lost because you've had it for a long time then would it not make sense to upgrade to dsc ?
If you hold the 'old' VHF licence (pre -1999) or a UK aviation radio licence you will need to take the vhf(src) radio license test to use a dsc radio.
You also have to register with ofcom for a ships radio license and then you are allocated your call sign and mmsi number.
 
I did mine at the same time I did Day Skipper theory so I just assumed it was - the RYA definitely offer a course these days for a considerable sum of money. I can do it on line for £50 or even less so I'll just do it again anyway.
 
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