COURSES & CERTIFICATIONS
We can provide the following courses and certifications. Please see below for more details on each course:
IYT Small Powerboat & RIB Master
IYT International Bareboat Skipper Power & Sail / MCA ICC 24m Power & Sail -Coastal & Inland
IYT International Crew Power & Sail
IYT International Watchkeeper Flotilla Skipper Power & Sail
IYT VHF Marine Communication Master SRC
IYT Master of Yachts Limited (Power & Sail)
IYT Small Powerboat & RIB Master
This three-day course includes two days of theory and one day of practical learning. Students will become proficient and confident regarding safety at sea, VHF Radio operations, small powerboats and rigid inflatable boats, launching and recovery, anchors and anchoring, nautical terminology, boat handling under power, man overboard procedures, ropes and rope-work, basic rules of the road (collision regulations), and a glossary of terms.
With this certificate, you are competent to handle vessels up to 15 meters length in coastal regions (i.e. in sight of land) and in fair weather conditions. The vessel can be driven by outboard or inboard motors and there are no horsepower limitations.
This is a commercial certificate that does not need a commercial endorsement.
IYT International Bareboat Skipper Power & Sail
MCA ICC 24m Power & Sail - Coastal and Inland
This five-day course is conceived for boaters whose recommended entry level includes an International Crew certificate or a Small Powerboat & RIB Master certificate and the VHF Maritime Radio Operators certificate. Applicants should have registered or be able to substantiate at least 200 traversed nautical miles and ten days at sea. They need to be 18 years of age. If students have not yet collected 200 nautical miles, they can do so during the course.
If a student has acquired the IYT International Bareboat Skipper qualification, they can inclusively obtain the “International Certificate of Competency” (ICC).
This certificate qualifies students to command a vessel up to a maximum length of 78 ft /24 meters in coastal waters up to 20 miles offshore, provided it is daylight with moderate wind and sea conditions.
IYT International Crew Power & Sail
The International Crew Course is a five-day course for students who are interested in acting as crew or a watchkeeper of a small yacht in protected waters. It is a prerequisite for the Powerboat & Sail up to 24m course unless the student can exhibit an equally expert certificate from another training association.
After completing the final theoretical test of the course, students will receive a certificate clearing them for the practical training course after which they will receive a Crew Certificate of Competence.
IYT International Watchkeeper Flotilla Skipper Power & Sail
This five-day course aims at increasing a students’ knowledge sufficiently to be a watchkeeper or a flotilla skipper on a live-aboard sail or power boat.
The recommended entry level requirements are the International Crew Course and the Marine Communications VHF/SRC radio operator’s course. The candidate should be 16 years of age or over.
The course qualifies students to command a vessel of up to 24 meters length as part of a flotilla in coastal waters up to 20 miles offshore in fair conditions with moderate wind and sea conditions. After completing the course, you are qualified to be an active crew member and leader of a watch.
IYT VHF Marine Communication Master SRC
This one-day course is conceived for students who wish to reach a thorough understanding of and ability to handle maritime radio communication at sea. It follows international standards for all marine environments by providing VHF Radio and SRC training for the entire spectrum of VHF radio communications for recreational and professional boating. Students will learn how on-board radios and handheld radios, EPIRBs, SARTs, AIS and DSC-enabled radios can be used effectively in marine communications.