Yachtmaster Ocean - Oral Exam (RYA, USCG or other)

Exam Description

The Yachtmaster Ocean exam is an oral and written test of your knowledge of ocean passage making including planning, navigation, worldwide meteorology, crew management, yacht preparation, maintenance and repairs. You will also be questioned on your sights taken at sea during an ocean passage.

The candidate must provide the examiner with: A narrative account of the planning and execution of the qualifying passage, Navigational records, completed on board a yacht on passages, out of sight of land showing that the candidate has navigated the yacht without the use of electronic navigational aids.

The records must include as a minimum: planning, reduction and plotting of a sun run meridian altitude sight and a compass check carried out using the bearing of the sun, moon, a star or planet.

Prerequisite Qualifications and Experience

All candidates must:

1. Hold a RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence. An RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Coastal Certificate does not qualify

2. Have completed, as skipper or mate on a vessel, a qualifying passage which meets the following criteria:

2a. The candidate was fully involved in the planning of the passage, including selection of the route, the navigational plan, checking the material condition of the vessel and her equipment, storing with spare gear, water and victuals and organising the watch-keeping routine

2b. During the passage, a minimum non-stop distance of 600 miles must have been run by the log, the vessel must have been at sea continuously for at least 96 hours and the vessel must have been more than 50 miles from land while sailing a distance of at least 200 miles

3. Hold a First Aid qualification as a Yachtmaster Offshore

Pre-course experience / requirements

Assumes knowledge of all subjects covered in previous shorebased courses (e.g. YM Offshore shorebased)

Useful Information

Duration 2 Hours+

Price 200€ Inc. IVA

Price Inc RYA Instructor, Certificate

Price Exc Food, Drink, Transport