VHF Radio licence

[[70521]]

Edit: Sorry! It's Sandy doing the scare mongering.

I'd be interested to understand why you think I am scare mongering.

All of my posts on this topic have been a statement of fact.

 

[Mark-1]

Small words like over really do help.

They manage fine without 'over' in aviation.

 

[dgadee]

I'd be interested to understand why you think I am scare mongering.

All of my posts on this topic have been a statement of fact.

"99.99% of the time if you have a licence or not will not matter, but when the sh1t hits the fan and when you get investigated that you are asked for current, valid paperwork it really does matter. Perhaps you enjoy trying to argue a point with a barrister in court?"

Tell me about the instances where not having a licence does matter. In commercial circumstances, probably, but in typical hobby sailing I think not.

 

[[70521]]

"99.99% of the time if you have a licence or not will not matter, but when the sh1t hits the fan and when you get investigated that you are asked for current, valid paperwork it really does matter. Perhaps you enjoy trying to argue a point with a barrister in court?"

Tell me about the instances where not having a licence does matter. In commercial circumstances, probably, but in typical hobby sailing I think not.

Your choice. Perhaps over a pint in the sailing club we can swap experiences.

 

[requiem]

Im not sure that US leisure boating compliance is aspirational. Each state has its own requirements for boater certification but most states now require some sort of mandatory training, it would be surprising if there was no VHF use covered in that.

You are correct, it is... mentioned (example). The "mandatory training" in many of the states consists of a simple online course and quiz.

The point is - that is not free. Is it cheaper than a guy who comes to the test centre and an admin person issuing certificates?

A proper bureaucracy would retain a single part-time examiner to offer semi-annual sessions in a poorly-lit basement office, outsourcing the rest to whomever provides university entrance exams, to ensure an equally pleasant experience for all involved.

It doesn’t matter what you think - it matters what the other countries in the international agreement think. Otherwise you will end up with a two tier licensing regime where people have a U.K. only license and then need to upgrade (with further time and cost) to an international license to sail across the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea or charter in the Med etc.

Does it though? (Looks over at the US licensing process.) Ah, my memory was lacking... it did include a bit relevant to radio operation... it asked me to certify that "I can keep at least a rough written log."

 

[billskip]

They manage fine without 'over' in aviation.

Not in reach for the sky....

 

[Mark-1]

Not in reach for the sky....

Or in Airplane...

 

[Buck Turgidson]

Holding over Dover over

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Isn’t it just easier and less stressful not to push back?