The ISSA Yachtmaster Offshore is a course designed for students who have completed the ISSA Offshore Skipper course and have gained years of sailing experience (2800NM). The aim of the course is to increase the candidates’ nautical knowledge to competently take on the duties of an Offshore Skipper on board a motor yacht – in daylight hours, at night, in busy sea lanes, or over 150NM offshore. YMO’s have a good understanding of motor sailing / boat handling, nautical terminology and safety at sea. This is a course for recreational and aspiring commercial skippers. Upon completion the students may be eligible to apply for commercial training at Nautical Colleges in Europe. This course is a very good starting point for a Career at Sea on Superyachts.
ISSA Master of Yachts – Motor Yacht
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The Yachtmaster Offshore (Motor Yacht) course is the highest level sailing course for recreational yachtsmen. The course is aimed at proficient Offshore Skippers who have the necessary skills, experience, knowledge and managerial qualities required to run a blue water sailing yacht effectively and safely.
The course covers the following topics:
- Safety
- Crew Management
- Handling Yacht under Sails and Power
- Man Over Board
- Mooring
- Navigation
- IALA Buoyage and Pilotage
- Tidal Heights and Streams
- Secondary Ports
- Position Fixing
- Passage planning
- Meteorology
- IRPCS
- Electronics
- VHF Radio
- DSC
- First Aid at Sea
COURSE AVAILABILTY: This course is 14 days duration – the date you select below is an indication, we will contact you directly to confirm availability
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