RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Practical Preparation & RYA Exam

Place: Golfe Juan, France

Duration: 4 days practical preparation + 1 day Exam

Price: 1500 euros + RYA exam fees £260

Candidates for the course must:

1. Be at least 18 years old; 

2. Hold RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Theory Certificate 

3. Hold a VHF Marine Radio Short Range Certificate

4. Have a valid First Aid certificate (STCW 95 or other recognised certificate; the course must be completed in a classroom; online Elementary First Aid certificates are not accepted)

5. Have sea time: 2,500 NM* (half of it must be in tidal waters, outside of the Mediterranean) including at least five passages over 60 miles acting as a skipper for at least two of these passages; two of the passages must have involved overnight passages, a minimum of 50 days at sea.

6. To obtain your license commercially endorsed, you will need you take your PPR online course.  

Full information on the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Exam PRE-REQUISITES are to be found on the RYA official website: RYA Yachtmaster Offshore exam 

The Yachtmaster pre-exam preparation runs over four days with the Offshore exam on the fifth day and night. The course covers all aspects of the Yachtmaster Offshore syllabus including night passaging, engineering, safety equipment and manoeuvres.

Our training vessel, a 10m twin screw motor yacht, is RYA coded and located in the Port of Golfe Juan, only 5 minutes walk from our office and classrooms.

The RYA Yachtmaster Practical Preparation course is for experienced skippers. We encourage the students to meet our instructor for prior assessment of their eligibility for the course.

Before booking, please make sure you comply with the course pre-requirements. If you would like to discuss this with our Training Manager,  please send and email to info@seascopefrance.com