VHF/DSC Handbook

Sue Fletcher
160 p, paperback, 21x14 cm

The "Reed's VHF DSC Handbook" is a user-friendly guide that gets marine VHF radio users quickly up to speed in using both the analogue and digital functions on the radio. Sue Fletcher's straightforward explanations and tips describe the leisure craft VHF DSC radio system in detail and its place within GMDSS. Since it was first published it has become the standard text on the subject.

It provides:
- All the information required to pass the Short Range Certificate (SRC) compulsory for anyone using a VHF DSC radio
- Radio procedure, channel allocation, VHF radio theory and more
- Useful question and answer sections to test your knowledge
- A full explanation of GMDSS as it affects leisure craft, including details on EPIRBs, SARTs and Navtex
- A valuable onboard reference and handy aide-memoire.