GMDSS-SRC-L4.1

Licensing: the ship, the operator and the beacon

GMDSS-SRC-M4 · Licensing and the exam · GMDSS-SRC-M4-A Ofcom licensing, operator certificates and beacon registration, and how the SRC is assessed.

Three separate permissions sit behind every transmission from a UK yacht: an **Ofcom ship radio licence** for the equipment, an **operator's certificate** for the person, and **registration** for the beacons. Crews on foreign-flag yachts need to know that the SRC is a UK certificate.

Independent study. xplor is not an accredited training provider and awards no certificate or Certificate of Competency. The SRC is awarded only after a course at an RYA-recognised centre and the RYA's written and practical exam, conducted on behalf of the MCA. AI-drafted content pending subject-matter-expert review.