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 which there RYA fee is £224 for YM and £193 for CS.
Yachtmaster Offshore prep and exam Minimum age 18.
| 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. |
RYA/DoT Yachtmaster Offshore Exam (8-12 hour exam for one candidate, 10-18 hours for two.) Required experience and certification.
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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 |
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Coastal Skipper elegibility is: 15 days at sea: 800nm: 2 x qualifing passages: VHF & current First Aid certificates.Refere to your G15/08 log book for more information.
Exam fee is £193