RYA Yachtmaster Offshore/Coastal Package

Place: Golfe-Juan, South of France

Price: 2150 euros + RYA exam fee £260 ( paid by credit card on the Exam Application Form)

The RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Package requires minimum sea time in tidal and non-tidal waters. This qualification is a stepping stone towards a career on the water. 

To be elligible for the course, candidates must:

1. Be at least 18 years old. 

2. Hold a VHF Marine Radio Short Range Certificate

3. Have a valid First Aid certificate (STCW 95 or other recognised certificate)

4. Have sea time required: 2,500 NM*. Half of this sea time must be in tidal waters (outside of the Mediterranean) and include at least five passages over 60 miles with two passages acting as a skipper and two overnight passages. A minimum of 50 days at sea is required.

The RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Package includes the following courses:

• RYA Yachmaster Shorebased Course (6 days)

An in-depth advanced training that covers the questions of meteorology and interpretation of forecasts, fixing positions, navigation in restricted visibility, offshore navigation, pilotage, use of almanacs and admiralty publications etc. 

• Yachtmaster Practical Preparation (4 days) &  Exam (1 day)

The course covers all practical aspects of the Yachtmaster Offshore syllabus including night passaging, engineering, safety equipment and manoeuvres.

• RYA VHF Marine Radio Short Range Certificate (online)

To obtain your license commercially endorsed, you will need you complete PPR Course.