You know the theory. Now press the DISTRESS button, call MAYDAY and hear the coast station answer, before the exam does it for you.
A GMDSS simulator that runs in any browser, even on a phone. Send a DSC distress alert, call MAYDAY by voice and the coast station answers. Abandon to the life raft, activate the EPIRB and watch your SART appear on the rescue vessel’s radar.
18 lessons in English, one or more for every syllabus topic, from VHF and DSC to EPIRB and NAVTEX, with worked exam questions and English captions.
210 questions with an explanation for each one, a link to the minute of the lesson that covers it, and a score for every simulator step.
9 topics, 18 lessons. Each topic starts with the main lesson, followed by exam-review lessons that walk through exam-style questions one by one.
How VHF works, range, and the GMDSS sea areas.
Channel 70, Channel 16, your MMSI, and how a DSC call works.
Maritime safety information: message types, stations, and rescue centers.
The locating and alerting devices, satellites, and the equipment checks.
Call procedure, the phonetic alphabet, and how to say numbers.
DSC alert, voice MAYDAY, abandoning ship, and ending a distress.
The written part of the exam, step by step.
What the examiner expects in the simulator and the oral part.
Working through real exam questions with the method.
Schools and instructors have separate pricing. Get a school quote or use your mail app
Most national exams check two things: a theory test, usually multiple choice, and a practical where you operate a real radio or a simulator. You send a DSC distress alert, call MAYDAY by voice and answer the coast station. People fail the practical not because it is hard, but because they never practised on a radio. The simulator fixes that.
The certificate itself (SRC, or ROC-M in Canada, or SROCP in Australia) is issued by your national authority. This course does not issue it. It prepares you for the exam.
I teach both sides of sailing, practical training on the water and theory in the classroom, and I prepare students for the marine radio exam. Schools, clubs and instructors get separate pricing for the course and the simulator. Your students use it from any browser, and it can be set up with your coast station and your local procedures.
$65
GMDSS course with the radio simulator. 18 filmed lessons in English, 210 exam-style questions with explanations, and the simulator with a score for every step. One payment, instant access, one personal code for one device.
Secure card payment through Tranzila, charged in US dollars (USD). If your card is in another currency, your bank converts it. Your access code arrives by email. See the refund policy.
I’m Alex Argov, a sailing instructor from Israel with nine years of teaching. I run practical training on the water and theory in the classroom, and I prepare students for their marine radio exam.
No. The certificate (SRC, ROC-M, SROCP and similar) is issued by your national authority or a training body it recognises. This course prepares you for the exam, and above all for the practical part, where most people fail.
No. Each country sets its own exam and procedures. Most check the same two things: a multiple choice theory test, and a practical where you operate a real radio or a simulator. Check your authority’s syllabus before you book.
9 syllabus topics, 18 filmed lessons narrated in English with English captions, 210 exam-style questions with an explanation for each one, and the radio simulator with a score for every step. One payment, instant access.
All of it is in English: the lessons are narrated in English with English captions, the questions and explanations are written in English, and the simulator runs radio procedure in English. Watch the free sample lesson first to see how I teach.
Yes, for schools and instructors, on request. The demo above uses a Canadian coast station. Tell me your country, certificate and nearest coast station and I will tell you what I can set up.
Yes. The simulator runs in any browser, including on a phone. Schools, clubs and instructors have separate pricing: write to me with your country and the number of students and I will send a quote.
The course with the simulator is US$65, one payment, charged in US dollars through Tranzila. If your card is in another currency, your bank converts it. I do not see or store your card details.
Everything. The course and the simulator work in a modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer.
You can cancel within 14 days of purchase if you have not started substantial use. The full terms are on the Refund Policy page.
Watch the free lesson, then try the simulator.
Schools and instructors: get a quote or use your mail app
Alex Argov