GMDSS Long Range Certificate

This Training Course is intended for Seafarers who sail on Leisure and Commercial Vessels of less than 300 grt and which operate outside of Sea Area A1.

The CETP Long Range Certificate replaces the Restricted Radio Telephone Operator’s certificate. The certificate is only valid for voluntarily fitted vessels. It is not STCW endorsed. The LRC Course covers both the theoretical and practical operation and procedures of the GMDSS and detailed practical operation of GMDSS sub-systems appropriate to non-SOLAS vessels. Course content includes:

Knowledge of the basic features of the maritime mobile service

Types of communications

Types of stations in the service

Knowledge of frequencies and bands

Maintaining the functionality of ship station equipment

Detailed practical knowledge and ability to use the basic equipment of a ship station:

VHF equipment, R/T and DSC

MF/HF equipment, R/T and DSC

NAVTEX

EPIRB

SART

Inmarsat-C (as part of operational Satellite module)

Operational procedures of the GMDSS system:

Search and Rescue (SAR) procedures

Distress, Urgency and Safety communication procedures

Miscellaneous skills and operational procedures for general communications

Ability to exchange communications

Regulations and procedures

Use of documentation