VHF marine radio for trainers
In a few weeks, various sailing competitions will be held one after another. Many people began to prepare various equipment, and many enthusiasts participated in the training. The coaches in the training center will do their best. Therefore, almost every coach must have a VHF marine radio.
As a coach, it is crucial to maximizing every minute of the time you are out on the water with your students. Ensuring that each lesson and session is planned and executed with your students will ensure that the lesson keeps its pace, that the students stay interested, and that they get the key messages that you are trying to get over to them. One beneficial tool to allow you to do this is using a marine VHF radio. As well as enabling you to communicate instructions and lesson plans it will allow you to keep everyone safe, as you can react to any unusual circumstance should it arise quickly. So the coach gave some useful suggestions.
Make sure that your radio is working properly
It is essential to know before you go out that your radio is fully working. Firstly make sure it turns on, and the channels you want to use and functions work properly. Do a radio check with a colleague on the shore. If it is a hand portable radio make sure that the radio is fully charged.
If you are on a patrol boat and are operating from a fixed radio after powering the radio up you should also do a radio check to make sure your radio is working properly.
Watch your language
Don’t forget that a marine VHF radio is open to the world and everyone in the range can hear you. Bad language is unacceptable and is also not allowed under the rules in your license.
Be brief, disciplined, and clear in all your transmission.
You will need to be brief, clear, and disciplined when you operate your radio. Think about what you are going to say before you say it. Talk slowly and wait for the other person to reply. During your communication make sure that the person you are talking to acknowledges your communication by saying ‘Over’ or ‘Understood’. This will pay dividends when you are communicating in very windy conditions, making sure everyone knows what is happening. Make sure everyone helping in the session knows what channels to use and try to ensure that the channels don’t get clogged up with chit chat.
