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VHF Licences Explained (for those who don\'t know)
If you have a fixed VHF radio you apply for a fixed ships licence, Cost £20, you are then issued with a call sign. A call sign is important becuase you complete details of your vessel, emergency equipment and max No of crew, which is then available to the coastguard in emergencies by checking your call sign. If you also have a transportable, for sole use on that boat or tender, then this is also covered by this licence. If your fixed radio is DSC you will also be issued with an MMSI number that has to be entered into the radio. If you want to use your transportable on other vessels you will need to purchase the transportable licence as well.
If you have Transportable handheld VHF you apply for a transportable licence and get issued a 'T' number e.g. T12345678 NO DETAILS are held of any vessel because it is transportable. Cost £15
BUT / OR
IF you have a transportable that you will use exclusively on ONE vessel, then this can be classed as fixed radio and a ships licence and a call sign issued, instead of a 'T' number.
I hope this helps as I applied for the portable licence, when I could have in fact got one issued as a ships licence with the security of knowing the lifeguard has details of my vessel. YOU CANNOT fet a refund if you get the wrong licence, but on this occassion as the instructions on the web site www.radiolicencingcentre.co.uk were not clear abou the ability to classify a transportable as fixed, together with the benefits of a call sign, I will be upgrading to a ships fixed licence, with a refund on the transportable licence.
Hope this is useful.
P.S. I have been in contact with radio licencing agency re the above, and they tell they will very shortly be targeting marinas to check for licences /forums/images/icons/wink.gif
Do you need the worry and stigma of getting caught?
<hr width=100% size=1><font color=purple> "You only see what you recognise, and you only recognise what you know" <font color=purple>
If you have a fixed VHF radio you apply for a fixed ships licence, Cost £20, you are then issued with a call sign. A call sign is important becuase you complete details of your vessel, emergency equipment and max No of crew, which is then available to the coastguard in emergencies by checking your call sign. If you also have a transportable, for sole use on that boat or tender, then this is also covered by this licence. If your fixed radio is DSC you will also be issued with an MMSI number that has to be entered into the radio. If you want to use your transportable on other vessels you will need to purchase the transportable licence as well.
If you have Transportable handheld VHF you apply for a transportable licence and get issued a 'T' number e.g. T12345678 NO DETAILS are held of any vessel because it is transportable. Cost £15
BUT / OR
IF you have a transportable that you will use exclusively on ONE vessel, then this can be classed as fixed radio and a ships licence and a call sign issued, instead of a 'T' number.
I hope this helps as I applied for the portable licence, when I could have in fact got one issued as a ships licence with the security of knowing the lifeguard has details of my vessel. YOU CANNOT fet a refund if you get the wrong licence, but on this occassion as the instructions on the web site www.radiolicencingcentre.co.uk were not clear abou the ability to classify a transportable as fixed, together with the benefits of a call sign, I will be upgrading to a ships fixed licence, with a refund on the transportable licence.
Hope this is useful.
P.S. I have been in contact with radio licencing agency re the above, and they tell they will very shortly be targeting marinas to check for licences /forums/images/icons/wink.gif
Do you need the worry and stigma of getting caught?
<hr width=100% size=1><font color=purple> "You only see what you recognise, and you only recognise what you know" <font color=purple>
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