Boating Questions

northeast1

northeast1

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This i have a few questions thyat may sound silly to the old boat owner hands....

Do you require a licence to operate a VHF boat radio? if so how much and where from?

I take it you have to reqister witht he port of tyne, if so any fees?

Also, prob a good question for you Bob....where can you get the boat names printed and how much you looking at for a standard size name? See you got Tri-Tek on yours.

Cheers
 
port of tyne licence/registration comes free with mooring fees at the RQ/st Pete's, other wise was about 35 quid a year last time I looked
 
Ok thats great, just do my course and sorted then.

Cheers lads

Just need to sort a company to knock up a boat name sticker etc
 
Just about any vehicle signage company will do you an adhesive name and logo based on just about anything you can dream up ...or will design one for you. (at a cost)

They are not hard to fit so dont pay for installation.

Cheers
Dave
 
Gate7 on the team valley, speak to Paul Crilley, tell him mark suggested you give him a ring

they do all the vinyl graphics for komatsu among others, in fact vinyl graphics for vehicles/plant etc is all they do!
 
i have allways used signs and graphics for the vans etc, there on shields road in wallsend, the guy to speak to is Alan Rowe ( the owner ), price approx £ 40
 
Arvor 18, i was going to wait for next year but went for it so that i can fit the last 6 weeks of the season in and so on.

Not signed and sealed yet mind, waiting for the servay report to drop on my door step then if that is ok i will go ahead, just paid 10% depos and that is returanable if the servay shows up anything major. I cant see it doing so as the boat has is in great condition and been sitting in a mariner most of its short life.
 
Struggling with the radio bit...what is a "opperators ticket" how do i get one and is the next step doing teh course?

Xan the course be done all online, if so do they send something out at the end of it?

Really dont have a clue regarding this bit.
 
i did mine at south tyneside marine college, its an absolute doddle one day course, however you could contact the RYA for details of other local courses, storrars on the coast road stock VHF learning books which tell you the correct proceedures etc, very handy to read before you do your course
 
Ok cheers Bob

I was under the impression that you could just apply online and complete a course, then if passed they would send out the info.

Got so much to sort out in such a short period of time :(

The list...sort lift out, sort transport, sort lift in, confirm and pay birth, sort loan, pay for boat, week of tlc, buy bits and bobs, sort radio, sort port of Tyne sticker out, dont crash into lock gates first time out, put 371 wrecks into gps lol, give it a bash.
 
the operators licence, or the exam at least is bit of a joke IMHO. they pretty much guarantee everyone passes, and is fairly basic. Doesn't cover a lot of things that I've always thought it should, and is pretty scant on the new dsc based communications. I was going to re-take it, mine is 20 odd years old, just to get a thorough insight into DSC, but it doesn't really go there. Ofcom do occasionally check that vessels are licenced, but I've not yet heard of anyone getting slapped for not having an operators licence

there is a web site that has a free course you can do, which covers more than the actual RYA one does, with tests etc, need to find the bookmark for it though

few other places that do them though, including deepvee at the rq

RYA VHF Short Range Radio Operator

the PTA sticker you'll get from the RQ as the fees are included i the mooring fees

get you're boat radio licence for free by applying online at at Home page | Ofcom
 
Richie, you missed one off the list:

"Tell gaffer I can only work weekends cos the weather's always sheeite and it's flat calm thru the week"

Good luck with the boat.
 
That is one plus for me Keith, i work alsorts of hours and days so i will have at least 1 day off every week during the week...know what you mean about the weather mind, 3 years in a row now it has been like this.

Good job the cod have made abit of a come back in our waters to keep us happy.

Anyway i need to work weekends over the winter to pay the boat off lol
 

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