| 1st Level---Basic---International Crew | This course is for beginners and people who would like to become an active crew member rather than just passengers. By the end of the program, we expect the participant to be able to steer, handle sails, keep a watch and assist in all the day to day routines.
International Crew (Sail)
- Pre-course Experience: None
- Minimum Duration: 5 days.
Course outline:
- Nautical terminology
- Safety briefing
- Passage planning
- Rope work
- Basic rules of the road
- Introduction to weather
- Basic sail handling
- Basic handling under power
- Man overboard procedures
- Vessel equipment and instruments
- Engine checks and maintenance
|  | | | | | 2nd Level---Intermediate---International Watchkeeper/Flotilla Skipper | This program is aimed at increasing a student’s knowledge sufficiently to be a watchkeeper or a flotilla skipper on board a bareboat yacht, in fair weather, in daylight hours within sight of land.
International Watchkeeper/Flotilla Skipper
- Pre-course Experience:
- It is recommended to have successfully completed the International Crew course and the VHF radio operator’s courseMinimum
- Duration: 5 days.
Course outline: - Responsibilities of a watchkeeper / flotilla skipper
- Man overboard procedures
- Charts and chartwork
- The magnetic compass
- Buoyage
- Engine, tools, spares, safety equipment
- Crew safety briefing
- Galley and provisioning
- Sailboat handling skills
- Basic first aid
- Collision regulations
- Preparing a short passage
- Anchoring
|  | | | | | 3rd Level---Advanced---International Bareboat Skipper | This program is for those who have knowledge of sailing and navigation, wanting to undertake coastal passages by day and night. The participant is expected to learn more about passage planning, pilotage by day and night, boat handling, safety and emergency situations.
International Bareboat Skipper
- Pre-course Experience
- It is recommended to have successfully completed the International Watchkeeper/Flotilla Skipper course and the VHF radio operator’s course The participant must have logged over 200 nautical miles and 10 days at sea before advancing to this level.
Course outline: - Responsibilities of a bareboat skipper
- Crew safety checks
- Hull and rig checks
- Machinery and systems checks
- Fuel and water capacity and range
- Float plan
- Sources of meteorological information
- Weather patterns
- Pilotage and passage planning
- Vessel handling
- Mooring, anchoring, coming alongside
- Ropes, knots, care and use of lines
- Tides and currents theory”
- Position fixing, running fixes
- Collision regulations
- Lights, shapes and sounds
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| | | | | Master of Yachts Coastal: | When it comes to facing the elements at sea, textbook knowledge is no substitute for practical experience. There is no doubt that aspiring yachtsmen and women must prepare themselves as much as possible before being able to truly take full responsibility for themselves, their vessels and their crews. IYT Master of Yachts certification is of vital importance because it is an established and globally recognised measure of competency for the commanding of power and sail vessels. This certification not only makes yachting a pleasure, as it should be, but also a safer pursuit for all those who wish to participate now and in the future.
People who have a Master of Yachts Coastal certification can command of a Yacht up to 24 m (80’).
Please check the details about the validity of IYT certifications from www.yachtmaster.com
Master of Yachts Coastal
- Pre-course experience
Candidates should have logged 30 days and 800 miles at sea including 2 days as watch leader/skipper and 12 hours underway on watch at night Candidates may sit the course prior to obtaining the minimum sea time. However, they will not be issued their Master of Yachts Coastal Certificate until all the requirements have been met.
- Minimum Duration 6 days.
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