Documented minimum sea time completed on a seagoing sailing or motor yacht (as appropriate) in the last 10 years:
which may be reduced to 25 days if the candidate already holds an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence ; ; , which may be reduced to 1250 miles if the candidate already holds an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence if the candidate already holds an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence
At least half the qualifying sea time should be gained in tidal waters and on vessels less than 24m LOA, and all seatime must be on vessels of the same discipline as the exam to be taken, i.e. sail or power.
Contact if your sea time is on a yacht greater than 24m and 500gt.
For example, an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Sail wishing to be examined for RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Power
You may use your own boat or a boat that you have chartered or borrowed. You will be responsible for ensuring the boat is seaworthy and suitable for the area in which the exam takes place and equipped as shown below.
The boat used must be between 7m and 18m (LOA) and be in sound, seaworthy condition, equipped to the standard set out in the RYA Boat Safety Handbook 2nd Edition (code G103). The boat must be equipped with a full up to date set of charts and navigational publications along with working instruments and either plotter or GPS. In addition to the candidate there should be two crew on board as the examiner will not take part in the management of the boat during the exam.
There may be vessels that will meet the guidelines outlined above but by virtue of their layout, construction, handling characteristics or other factors may be unsuitable for use for an RYA Yachtmaster Practical examination. The RYA reserves the right to refuse an exam on a vessel that, in the view of the RYA Chief Examiner, will not allow the examiner to conduct an examination to the standard required by the RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Qualification Panel.
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If you need your Certificate of Competence in order to work on board a commercial craft subject the MCA's codes of practice, you will need to get it commercially endorsed .
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The RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtsmaster Offshore Theory is an advanced course in navigation, meteorology and Collision Regulations for candidates wishing to do the RYA Coastal Skipper course or the Yachtmaster Coastal and Yachtmaster Offshore Preparation weeks.
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1. International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea Questions will be confined to the International Regulations and although candidates must be aware of the existence of Local Regulations, they will not be expected to memorise specific local regulations.
2. Safety Candidates will be expected to know what safety equipment should be carried on board a yacht, based either on the recommendations in the RYA Boat Safety Handbook (C8), the ISAF Special Regulations or the Codes of Practice for the safety of Small Commercial Vessels. In particular, candidates must know the responsibilities of a skipper in relation:
3. Boat Handling Candidates for Coastal Skipper examinations will be expected to answer questions or demonstrate ability in simple situations only. Candidates for Yachtmaster Offshore will be expected to answer questions or demonstrate ability in more complex situations and will also be expected to show a higher level of expertise: Coming to and weighing anchor under power or sail in various conditions of wind and tide All berthing and unberthing situations in various conditions of wind and tide Recovery of man overboard Towing under open sea conditions and in confined areas Boat handling in confined areas under sail Boat handling in heavy weather Helmsmanship and sail trim to sail to best advantage Use of warps for securing in an alongside berth and for shifting berth or winding
4. General Seamanship, including maintenance
5. Responsibilities of skipper
6. Navigation
7. Meteorology
8. Signals
6 days of expert tuition from europe’s leading adventure sailing school, introduction.
The RYA Yachtmaster theory course teaches you the skills you need to pass your Yachtmaster Coastal or Yachtmaster Offshore certificate. It is a pre-requisite to taking the practical exams that you have passed this course. While not obligatory, it is also highly recommended that you have taken this course before taking the Coastal Skipper course.
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What’s not Included
All teaching is in a classroom, led by an expert JVN instructor. Class sizes are limited to 8 students, to ensure that you have proper levels of interaction with the instructor. Students come with all different levels of prior knowledge, but do not worry. The entire syllabus is taught from the beginning, and no knowledge of the syllabus is expected prior to starting
Quality of the instructors
The simple truth is that shore based courses in the sailing industry are often taught by people who have done very little sailing outside of their local area. This hugely limits their skills and experience, beyond repeating the same anecdotes and lines lesson after lesson.
We are constantly learning, evolving and improving our approach to sailing and navigation. When you learn with us, you will be getting expert instructors teaching the latest approaches to the theory.
Frequent asked questions, in order to provide you with all the information that we can offer you, you can find in this section the answers to the most frequently asked questions., what time does my sailing course start and finish.
Start: 0900hrs on Monday
Finish: 1600hrs on Saturday
Yes, unless you live nearby. These are not residential courses.
Yes. Your course comes with all the course notes you will need. You do not need to bring any other equipment. It is all provided.
Yachtmaster ocean theory syllabus.
This is a course in astro-navigation and worldwide meteorology which also reveals the mysteries of the sextant. It assumes you already have a knowledge of all subjects covered in introductory course Day Skipper Shorebased Course and the more advanced RYA Yachtmaster Offshore theory syllabus. If you are not sure you can check the content of the more advanced Yachtmaster Offshore here:
Pre Requisite Knowledge – RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Theory Syllabus
1. The earth and the celestial sphere
Definition of observer’s zenith and position of a heavenly body in terms of latitude, longitude, GHA and declination Right angle relationships, latitude and co-lat, declination and polar distance Relationship between GHA, longitude and LHA Tabulation of declination in nautical almanac Rate of increase of hour angle with time
2. The PZX triangle
The tabulated components of the triangle, LHA, co-lat and polar distance The calculable components, zenith distance and azimuth Relationship between zenith distance and altitude Introduction to the tabular method of solution in the Air Navigation Tables and the basic sight form The use of calculators for the solution of the PZX triangle
3. The sextant
Practical guide to the use and care of a sextant at sea Conversion of sextant altitude to true altitude Application of dip, index error and refraction Correction of side error, perpendicularity, index error and collimation error
4. Measurement of time
Definition of, and relationship between, UT, LMT, standard time and zone time Rating of chronometers and watches
5. Meridian altitudes
Forecasting time of meridian altitude Reduction of meridian altitude sights
6. Sun, star and other sights
Reduction and plotting of sun sights using Air Navigation Tables Awareness of use of calculator for sight reduction The plotting of sun-run-sun meridian altitude Awareness of the reduction and plotting of sights obtained from stars, moon and planets
7. Compass checking
Use of amplitude and azimuth tables systems and/or calculator
8. Satellite Navigation Systems
Principles and limitations of use of all systems
9. Great circle sailing
Comparison of rhumb lines and great circles Vertices and composite tracks The computation of a series of rhumb lines approximating to a great circle by use of gnomonic and Mercator projections
10. Meteorology
General pressure distribution and prevailing winds over the oceans of the world Tropical revolving storms, seasonal occurrence and forecasting by observation
11. Passage planning
Publications available to assist with planning of long passages (routeing charts, ocean passages of the world and other publications) Preparation for ocean passage including survival equipment, victualling, water and fuel management, chafe protection, spares and maintenance
12. Passage making
Navigational routine Watchkeeping Crew management
13. Communications
Satellite and terrestrial systems Weather information
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Candidates may be given the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge of competence in the areas listed below. In each section the examiner will expect to see the candidate take full responsibility for the management of the yacht and crew. In Yachtmaster Offshore exams the candidate will be expected to demonstrate competence based on broad experience.
1. International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea Questions will be confined to the International Regulations and although candidates must be aware of the existence of Local Regulations, they will not be expected to memorise specific local regulations. General rules (1-3) Steering and sailing rules (4-19) Lights and shapes (20-31) Sound and light signals (32-37) Signals for vessels fishing in close proximity (Annex II) Distress signals (Annex IV) 2. Safety Candidates will be expected to know what safety equipment should be carried on board a yacht, based either on the recommendations in the RYA Boat Safety Handbook (C8), the ISAF Special Regulations or the Codes of Practice for the safety of Small Commercial Vessels. In particular, candidates must know the responsibilities of a skipper in relation: Safety harnesses Lifejackets Distress flares Fire prevention and fighting Liferafts Knowledge of rescue procedures Helicopter rescue
3. Boat Handling Candidates for Coastal Skipper examinations will be expected to answer questions or demonstrate ability in simple situations only. Candidates for Yachtmaster Offshore will be expected to answer questions or demonstrate ability in more complex situations and will also be expected to show a higher level of expertise: Coming to and weighing anchor under power or sail in various conditions of wind and tide All berthing and unberthing situations in various conditions of wind and tide Recovery of man overboard Towing under open sea conditions and in confined areas Boat handling in confined areas under sail Boat handling in heavy weather Helmsmanship and sail trim to sail to best advantage Use of warps for securing in an alongside berth and for shifting berth or winding 4. General Seamanship, including maintenance Properties, use and care of synthetic fibre ropes Knots General deck-work at sea and in harbour Engine operations and routine checks Improvisation of jury rigs following gear failure 5. Responsibilities of skipper Can skipper a yacht and manage the crew Communication with crew Delegation of responsibility and watch-keeping organisation Preparing yacht for sea and for adverse weather Tactics for heavy weather and restricted visibility Emergency and distress situations Victualling for a cruise and feeding at sea Customs procedures Standards of behaviour and courtesy 6. Navigation Charts, navigational publications and sources of navigational information Chartwork including position fixing and shaping course to allow for tidal stream and leeway Tide and tidal stream calculations Buoyage and visual aids to navigation Instruments including compasses, logs, echo sounders, radio navaids and chartwork instruments Passage planning and navigational tactics Pilotage techniques Navigational records Limits of navigational accuracy and margins if safety Lee shore dangers Use of electronic navigation aids for passage planning and passage navigation Use of waypoints and electronic routeing 7. Meteorology Definition of terms Sources of weather forecasts Weather systems and local weather effects Interpretation of weather forecasts, barometric trends and visible phenomena Ability to make passage planning decisions based on forecast information 8. Signals Candidates for Yachtmaster Offshore and Coastal Skipper must hold the Restricted (VHF only) Certificate of Competence in radiotelephony or a higher grade of certificate in radio telephony.
Candidates must also hold a valid first aid certificate from a specific list of approved first aid certificates by the RYA. Most first aid certificates are valid for 3 years.
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RYA Yachtmaster Offshore exam pre-requisites. 5 passages over 60 miles long, which must include 2 overnight passages and 2 as skipper, which may be reduced to 3 passages including 1 overnight and 1 as skipper if the candidate already holds an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence 3. 1 At least half the qualifying sea time should be ...
This is an advanced course in navigation and meteorology for candidates for the Coastal Skipper and RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased Certificate. The syllabus makes some provision for the revision of subjects in the Day Skipper Course, but those who have not acquired the knowledge set out in the Day Skipper Course are unlikely to be able to ...
Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Theory Course Ideal for candidates for the Coastal Skipper practical course & Yachmaster Offshore exam. Some revision of the Day Skipper shorebased course plus more advanced skills in offshore & coastal navigation by day & night, pilotage & meteorology.
Yachtmaster Offshore Theory Syllabus The RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtsmaster Offshore Theory is an advanced course in navigation, meteorology and Collision Regulations for candidates wishing to do the RYA Coastal Skipper course or the Yachtmaster Coastal and Yachtmaster Offshore Preparation weeks. Pre Course Knowledge
While alongside, put the engine astern and have a look which side the prop wash emerges. The stern will kick to the other side when engaging astern. We checked the boat's pivot point too in ahead and astern, and how long the boat needed to get steerage in either direction. All of this can be done in open water.
The RYA Yachtmaster online theory course takes your theory knowledge to the standard required for the Yachtmaster Coastal and Yachtmaster Offshore practical exams.. This course advances your skills as a skipper of a yacht or motor boat, with an emphasis on navigation and passage planning for more complex coastal or offshore passages by day and night
RYA Coastal Skipper and/or Yachtmaster offshore theory is a more advanced course that builds on the knowledge gained at the RYA Day Skipper Theory level. Its aim is to take your theory knowledge to the standard required for the Yachtmaster Coastal and Yachtmaster Offshore practical course. This course is open to anyone who has already completed ...
The syllabus is designed to take your theory knowledge to the standard required for sitting the Advanced CoC, Yachtmaster Coastal and Yachtmaster Offshore practical exams, concentrating on advanced navigation and meteorology skills. Assessment includes: chartwork assessment; collision regulations; passage making. 6 day course £495pp.
The YachtmasterTM Offshore is competent to skipper a cruising yacht on any passage during which the yacht is no more than 150 miles from harbour. Full details of the exam syllabus and requirements are shown in the RYA Yachtmaster Scheme Syllabus and Logbook (G158) available from the webshop (see right). YachtmasterTM Offshore practical exams ...
This document outlines the syllabus for an advanced course covering navigation and meteorology skills for candidates seeking the Coastal Skipper and RYA Yachtmaster Offshore certifications. The course builds upon knowledge from the Day Skipper course and assumes that level of baseline understanding. It covers topics like position fixing, compass use, tides, buoyage, rules of the road, safety ...
To qualify for the Yachtmaster Offshore Exam, you will need to have the following: 2500 miles at sea (50% in tidal waters) 50 Days Sea Time ... Yachtmaster Shore Based Course Syllabus The Coastal / Yachtmaster theory course requires pre-course knowledge to Day Skipper level theory. Assumed knowledge includes CTS, COG, EPs, knowledge of tidal ...
In Yachtmaster Offshore exams the candidate will be expected to demonstrate competence based on broad experience. Pre-requisites to the YM Offshore exams are: Candidates must be at least 17 years old. Candidates must hold a RYA VHF Short Range Certificate or higher. Candidates must hold a valid First Aid certificates dated within 3 years of the ...
Yachtmaster Offshore Exam Syllabus. Candidates may be given the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge of competence in the areas listed below. In each section the examiner will expect to see the candidate take full responsibility for the management of the yacht and crew. In Yachtmaster Offshore exams the candidate will be expected to demonstrate ...
The RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Sail exam is open to anyone who meets the minimum criteria, with all experience within the last 10 years. 18 years of age or older. 50 days spent at sea. 2500nm sailed, with at least 50% in tidal waters. 5 days as skipper.
RYA Yachtmaster Offshore exam pre-requisites. 5 passages over 60 miles long, which must include 2 overnight passages and 2 as skipper, which may be reduced to 3 passages including 1 overnight and 1 as skipper if the candidate already holds an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence 3. 1 At least half the qualifying sea time should be ...
Yachtmaster and coastal skipper theory courses are designed to take the novice skipper further to sail longer passages and sail by night ... This is an advanced course in navigation and meteorology for candidates for the Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate. The syllabus makes some provision for the revision of subjects in the ...
Yachtmaster Offshore shorebased course - syllabus The Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster shorebased course is an advanced course in navigation and meteorology for candidates for the Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate. The syllabus covers some revisions of subjects at Day Skipper level, but
Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Theory Syllabus. This is an advanced course in navigation and meteorology for candidates for the Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate. The syllabus makes some provision for the revision of subjects in the Day Skipper course but those who have not acquired the knowledge set out in the Day Skipper ...
The RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtsmaster Offshore Theory is an advanced course in navigation, meteorology and Collision Regulations for candidates wishing to do the RYA Coastal Skipper course or the Yachtmaster Coastal and Yachtmaster Offshore Preparation weeks.. Pre Course Knowledge. Assumed knowledge to the level of RYA Day Skipper Theory - this course will allow some time for revision of ...
Yachtmaster Offshore Exam Syllabus. Candidates may be given the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge of competence in the areas listed below. In each section the examiner will expect to see the candidate take full responsibility for the management of the yacht and crew. In Yachtmaster Offshore exams the candidate will be expected to demonstrate ...
Introduction. The RYA Yachtmaster theory course teaches you the skills you need to pass your Yachtmaster Coastal or Yachtmaster Offshore certificate. It is a pre-requisite to taking the practical exams that you have passed this course. While not obligatory, it is also highly recommended that you have taken this course before taking the Coastal ...
Yachtmaster Ocean Theory Syllabus. This is a course in astro-navigation and worldwide meteorology which also reveals the mysteries of the sextant. It assumes you already have a knowledge of all subjects covered in introductory course Day Skipper Shorebased Course and the more advanced RYA Yachtmaster Offshore theory syllabus.
Yachtmaster Offshore Exam Syllabus. Candidates may be given the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge of competence in the areas listed below. In each section the examiner will expect to see the candidate take full responsibility for the management of the yacht and crew. In Yachtmaster Offshore exams the candidate will be expected to demonstrate ...