The radiotelephony certificate

Excerpt paragraph 7
"Drivers of recreational craft must prove their competence to participate in the mobile maritime radio service and the mobile maritime radio service via satellites in accordance with the radio technical equipment of the recreational craft. LRC, SRC, or another maritime radio certificate recognized and valid in accordance with § 13 para. 4a in conjunction with Annex 3 of the Maritime Safety Ordinance shall be considered as proof of qualification."

Radio certificate mandatory for skippers
In plain language, this means that if a yacht is equipped with a VHF system, the skipper must hold the SRC (Short Range Certificate). If the yacht is equipped with a border wave, short wave or satellite system, the skipper must have the LRC (Long Range Certificate). In the future, it will no longer be sufficient if only one crew member is in possession of a radio certificate, but the skipper himself must be in possession of the corresponding radio certificate. Skippers without a valid radio certificate who operate a yacht equipped with a radio system are therefore in breach of the Sport Seafarer's Licence Ordinance.

The Short Range Certificate (SRC)
The Short Range Certificate (SRC) is an internationally valid radio certificate. It is required in order to participate in the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) and in VHF radiotelephony at sea. Following the transfer of examination authority to the associations, this certificate is the successor to the VHF Operating Certificate I.

The Long Range Certificate (LRC)
The Long Range Certificate (LRC) is an internationally valid radio certificate. It is required in order to participate in the global maritime distress and safety system (GMDSS) and in radiotelephony with VHF, border shortwave and satellite radios at sea. After the transfer of the examination authority to the associations, this certificate is the successor of the General Operating Certificate.

The VHF Radiotelephone Certificate for Inland Navigation (UBI)
The VHF Radiotelephone Certificate for Inland Navigation (UBI) is an internationally valid radio certificate. It is required in order to participate in radiotelephony on inland waterways. After the transfer of the examination authority to the associations, this certificate is the successor of the VHF radiotelephone certificate. To use a marine radio station, you need a VHF device with ATIS module (Automatic Transmitter Identification System). This allows a radio station to be identified when the talk button is released. Information about inland waterway radio can be found in the
Download of the manual inland navigation radio [WSV].

A registration [BNetzA] of recreational craft with maritime and inland waterway radio takes place at the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) in Hamburg.