by betty boop » 14 Apr 2016, 07:58
Gazjen wrote:I will sort the licence out, I've even managed to embarrass myself further by finding a book on the very subject at home. (Must have been a present a while ago) I shall take myself off and have a word.
by mlines » 14 Apr 2016, 17:48
by _Ed_ » 15 Apr 2016, 00:36
by mlines » 15 Apr 2016, 05:55
by ChrisH » 15 Apr 2016, 17:47
mlines wrote:The MMSI is allocated to the boat radio licence not the users operator licence.
You register the ships radio with Ofcom using the online website for free and get given a ships radio licence and MMSI number. This licences the radio into the boat.
Separately you should pass a course and get an operators licence.
If you think of a larger boat it would have a radio installation plus various users on the bridge, hence the separation of the ships licence for the radio and the users licence to use it.
Martin