VHF Radio licence

[Puffin10032]

Are you sure about that?

According to Ofcom:

My emphasis and asterisk.

*Ship Radio Licence and Ship Portable Radio Licence.

It takes quite a bit of digging about but this document

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets...hip-licence-terms-and-conditions.pdf?v=325993

10 The Licensee must ensure that the radio equipment is used only by persons:
(a) who have been authorised by the Licensee to do so and who have been made
aware of, and comply with, the terms of the Licence; and
(b) who hold, or are under the direct personal supervision of a person who holds, a
relevant Maritime Radio Operator’s Certificate of Competence and valid Authority
to Operate.
11 Clause 10 (b) shall not apply to persons using channels M (157.850 MHz) and M2 (161.425
MHz).

I think that's what's being referred to.

 

[Greemble]

It takes quite a bit of digging about but this document

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets...hip-licence-terms-and-conditions.pdf?v=325993



I think that's what's being referred to.

That would still suggest that the radio is licensed by someone.

The confusion here may be conflating the radio licence with the certificate of competence.

 

[st599]

Are you sure about that?

According to Ofcom:

My emphasis and asterisk.

*Ship Radio Licence and Ship Portable Radio Licence.

A Coastal Radio Station licence covers a club and all of it's volunteers for running racing on M1 or M2 without SRCs being needed.

 

[Laser310]

One has to wonder whether the cost to the government of administering the license for recreational boaters justifies whatever benefit might be gained.

It might not be much money..., but they could spend it elsewhere.

add to that, the cost to boaters who take the class...

A 5 page PDF could probably contain all the information needed for a recreational boater to use a VHF. Just recommend that they read it.

Sure, some won't.., but so what?

 

[Greemble]

A Coastal Radio Station licence covers a club and all of its volunteers for running racing on M1 or M2 without SRCs being needed.

Indeed, the club would (should) have its radios covered by its own licence.

However, if a member/volunteer/helper were to be using their own device at an event organised by the club, the club may want to know if the person does have their own licence. As having a SRC* is a condition of the Ships Radio licence (at least to use the radio), then the licence holder would be in breech if they didn't have a SRC as well.

Somehow, if an enforcement officer / Ofcom inspector were to arrive at the event and start asking for paperwork, I doubt they'd be very impressed by the rib/boat owner (not the club) producing their own licence and then saying that they "only use ever the M channels and so don't require any additional certification for it" especially if the office/inspector had already heard the rib owner using their radio.

Reason for the club asking might be for insurance cover and/or as suggested in #134, the club is worried about enforcement action.

*An SRC is not a licence.