The RYA SRC assessment includes a practical radio exam. What does it test?

A. Practical assessment is optional — passing the written exam alone qualifies you for the SRC

B. The practical consists only of programming an MMSI into a DSC radio

C. Candidates must demonstrate: sending a DSC distress alert, making a Mayday voice call, making a Pan Pan call, cancelling a false distress alert, making and receiving a routine call, and operating the radio correctly on low/high power

D. Only written theory — no practical radio operation is assessed

A. To operate the radar system remotely

B. To broadcast weather forecasts to other vessels

C. To make telephone calls from the vessel to shore

D. To send a digitally coded distress alert containing the vessel's MMSI and position automatically to all DSC-equipped stations and the Coastguard

A. Maritime Mobile Service Identity — a unique 9-digit number identifying the vessel; without it a DSC distress alert cannot identify the vessel to rescuers

B. A GPS waypoint identifier used in coastal navigation

C. A VHF channel number allocated by Ofcom for distress use only

D. A vessel survey certificate number required by the MCA