RYA Coastal Skipper

Course description

An RYA Yachtmaster Certificate of Competence is often the ultimate aim of aspiring skippers. It is a well known, highly respected qualification worldwide, proving your experience and competence as a skipper. The RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence can used commercially in its own right. It is also a pre-requisite for the MCA\'s Officer of the Watch qualification, which enables you to work worldwide on vessels of up to 3000gt

Course content

International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea , Safety, Boat Handling, General Seamanship, Responsibilities of skipper , Navigation, Meteorology, Signals and much more

Pre-course experience / requirements

30 days, 2 days as skipper, 800 miles, 12 night hours HALF of this mileage must have been in TIDAL waters to gain a tidal certificate

Boat handling to the standard of the Day Skipper practical sailing course and navigation to the standard of the Yachtmaster Coastal/Yachtmaster shorebased course.