RYA SRC (Short Range Certificate) in Rome
VHF/DSC operation for safety and compliance- Experience: None required
- Duration: 1 day • Age: 18+
- Format: Online course + in-person exam
- Exam location: Rome (Fiumicino or city centre)
- Course fee: €200 — paid to Sailing Pro
- Exam fee: £76 — paid directly to the RYA
How it works
Two payments, one certificate-
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Pay the course fee to Sailing Pro
Transfer €200 to Sailing Pro. Within 24 hours you will receive your login credentials for the RYA Interactive platform, plus the VHF handbook included in the fee.
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Complete the online course
Log in to RYA Interactive and work through all seven training modules at your own pace — entirely possible in a single day. Finish with the pre-exam knowledge check and keep it to hand: you will need to email it to us before the exam.
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Register for the exam with the RYA
Pay the £76 exam fee directly to the RYA on their website. You will receive a personalised exam application form — email it to us, together with your completed pre-exam knowledge check, before the exam date.
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Exam day in Rome
Come to our venue — Fiumicino or the city centre — and put your skills to the test. The exam combines a written paper with a hands-on practical session on radio simulators. Pass, and the Short Range Certificate is yours.
Course syllabus
What you’ll cover- VHF radio fundamentals
- Correct use of channels/frequencies
- Distress, urgency, and medical assistance calls
- Ship-to-shore communications
- DSC – Digital Selective Calling
- GMDSS – Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- EPIRB – Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon
- SART – Search and Rescue Transponder
Exam day checklist
Don’t let paperwork get in the way of your certificate- Valid passport or national ID — mandatory. No ID, no exam.
- One passport-sized photo
- RYA exam application form — received after paying the RYA exam fee
- Pre-exam knowledge check — completed on RYA Interactive, emailed to us in advance