Yachtmaster Offshore - 5 Day Prep/Exam (RYA, USCG or other)

The Yachtmaster is an experienced yachtsman, competent to skipper a cruising yacht on any passage during which the yacht is no more than 150 miles from the harbour. The main aspects of this examination are: Seamanship, offshore and coastal navigation, pilotage and meteorology. We can prep you for this exam.

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Assumed Knowledge: Navigation to YM theory level with extensive hands on experience

Prep Content: Offshore & coastal navigation, pilotage & meteorology, boat handling, navigation aids, skippering skills, delegation skills, Safe operating procedures.

Minimum Seatime within ten years of exam:

50 days, 2,500 miles, including at least 5 passages over 60 miles measured along the rhumb line from the port of departure to the destination, acting as a skipper for at least two of these passages, and including two which have involved overnight passages

Certificates required:

A restricted (VHF only) Radio Operators Certificate

First Aid qualification

£125 per day plus RYA exam fee £168 (YM Coastal) or £194 (YM Offshore)