For sailors wishing to gain practical department of marine certification we run special weeklong yachtmaster offshore practical exam prep courses.

This course is run in a live aboard capacity.The course goes through all elements of the exam both theory and practical maneouvres, however it is strongly recommended that each candidate has undertaken the yachtmaster shorebased course prior to attempting the exam.

Prerequisite requirements
1. The following logged in a sailing yacht within 10 years of the exam.
a. 3000 miles.
b. 50 days at sea, of which 6 days must have been as skipper.
c. 30 night hours on watch.
d. 6 varied passages greater than 60 miles in length, on 2 of which you must have been skipper.
2. Where a candidate holds a course completion certificate from an ISA Yachtmaster Offshore shorebased course, then the logged requirements are as follows:
a. 2500 miles.
b. 50 days at sea, of which 6 days must have been as skipper.
c. 30 night hours on watch.
d. 6 varied passages greater than 60 miles in length, on 2 of which you must have been skipper.
3. Mileage completed during ISA certified sea based courses may be included in the logged requirements
4. Restricted Certificate of Competency in Radiotelephony (VHF only) or SRC Module 1
5. Approved Sea Survival Course Completion Certificate.
6. Approved current First Aid Certificate
7. The candidate must be at least 18 years of age at the time of assessment.

These courses are run over a weeklong period with practical examination by an ISA Yachtmaster Examiner on the final day/night.

Course dates for 2007