South African SRC · VHF & DSC · Operationally focused

Train VHF procedure properly. Build real radio competency.

A procedural training platform for SRC learners, crews, instructors and training officers. Practise voice calls, theory and exam scenarios in one system — with structured scoring, competency tracking and adaptive review.

Free to start. Built for South African coastal and inshore operators, schools and training officers.

01 · What it does

One system for the whole SRC training loop.

Voice, theory and exam practice in one place — with the same competency model behind everything you do.

Voice drills, scored against the procedure

Speak full distress, urgency, safety and routine calls. Transcribed and graded for priority words, identification, position, prowords and call structure.

Theory practice including free-response

MCQs and short free-response items across channels, DSC, MMSI, distress procedure and false-alert handling. Misses feed your weak-topic list.

Exam-mode preparation

Timed mixed papers built from a blueprint of MCQ and theory items, mirroring the SRC assessment format.

Adaptive review

Your next item is selected from the competencies you keep getting wrong, with the right level of scaffolding.

02 · Why this is different

Built for procedure, not memorisation.

Reading the manual teaches you what a MAYDAY contains. It does not teach you to say it correctly under pressure, in the right order, on the right channel, in a way another vessel — or an examiner — will actually understand.

SRC Ready makes you perform the procedure, scores what you said against the reference, and brings you back to the parts you keep getting wrong until they're automatic.

  • Procedure scored

    Priority words, identification, position format, prowords — not vibes.

  • Competency model

    Every attempt updates a per-competency mastery estimate.

  • Weak-point visible

    What you keep missing surfaces on your dashboard, not buried in stats.

  • Operationally framed

    Channels, DSC and Cape Town Radio context — not generic study app.

03 · Who it's for

A serious tool for serious operators.

The same platform supports learners working through their first MAYDAY, and instructors keeping a class on track.

  • SRC candidates

    Preparing for the SAS Short Range Certificate written and oral assessment.

  • Skippers and crew

    Refreshing radio procedure before a passage or seasonal return to sea.

  • Instructors

    Teaching SRC theory and procedure who want structured between-session practice.

  • Training officers

    Responsible for crew radio competency and recurring proficiency checks.

04 · Product workflow

A single training loop, not a stack of disconnected drills.

  1. Step 01
    Practise

    Speak a call, answer theory items or sit a mixed mock paper.

  2. Step 02
    Get scored

    Each attempt is graded against the procedure, not a keyword check.

  3. Step 03
    See weak points

    Failed competencies surface on your dashboard with the exact issues.

  4. Step 04
    Get the next recommendation

    Adaptive review picks what you should drill next, at the right level.

  5. Step 05
    Build readiness

    Your readiness gauge moves only when competency evidence supports it.

05 · Training modes

Five focused modes, one competency model.

Each mode produces evidence against the same set of SRC competencies — so progress in one is visible everywhere.

Voice drills

Speak distress, urgency, safety, routine and DSC follow-up calls. Transcribed and scored against the SRC reference.

Theory practice

MCQs and free-response items across the full SRC syllabus. Misses feed adaptive review.

Exam mode

Timed mixed papers built from a blueprint of theory and procedural items. Saved to your history.

Adaptive review

Surfaces the competencies you keep failing and gives you the right next item to drill.

Listening & relay

Realistic distress traffic at radio tempo, with in-the-moment prompting to acknowledge or relay.

06 · For instructors & training officers

See where your learners actually stand.

Instructor and training-officer visibility into learner progress, weak competencies and exam readiness — so classroom time is spent on what learners actually need, not what the syllabus says comes next.

Group features are rolling out incrementally. Single-instructor access is available; cohort dashboards arrive next.

  • View per-learner readiness and recent attempts.
  • Identify weak competencies across a group.
  • Spot recurring problem areas — wrong channel, missing prowords, position format.
  • Organise targeted sessions around what learners actually need.
  • Support exam readiness with structured mixed-paper attempts.
07 · Why you can trust the scoring

Restrained, rubric-driven, auditable.

No fake testimonials or invented reviews. Just an explicit scoring model and tracked evidence per learner.

Structured scoring

Every voice attempt is scored against an explicit per-competency rubric, not a similarity score.

Tracked competency progress

Mastery, confidence and review-due state are maintained per competency, per learner.

Exam-style preparation

Mixed papers are built from a blueprint that mirrors SRC assessment structure.

Operationally focused

Channels, DSC behaviour and procedural context are not afterthoughts.

Free to start
Individual learner accounts at no cost during early access.
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Drill the call until it's automatic.

Create a free account, choose your role and goal, then start with voice, theory or an exam-style paper.

SRC Ready is a training aid for correct radiotelephony procedure and SRC exam preparation. It does not replace a formal SAS-accredited course, your operator's licence, onboard judgment, or any legal requirement for a certificate of competence and ship station licence.