Wild West Sailing

15 Day Training Program

Module 3 - Commercial RYA Yachtmaster Course

This WWS 3 week program is designed to bring competent sailors to the Commercially Endorsed RYA Yachtmaster Offshore level - the gold standard in sailing qualifications.

Course Outline

Week 1 Day Skipper & Coastal Skipper Recap

Diesel Engine Maintenance Day

RYA Passage Planning Day

Week 2 Yachtmaster Prep Week 1

Skills & Drills

Week 3 Yachtmaster Prep Week 2

Skills & Drills

Exam Schedule

Exam 1 20th & 21st Nov

Exam 2 22nd & 23rd Nov

(exact schedule tbc.)

Quality Instruction from an Experienced Skipper

YACHTMASTER OFFSHORE REQUIREMENTS

YACHTMASTER COASTAL REQUIREMENTS

All Candidates must have...

VHF SRC

Valid First Aid

Valid Sea Survival (Irish Sailing Yachtmaster only)

Completed Logbook

Essential Skills for Professional Mariners

ADVANCED PASSAGE PLANNING & PILOTAGE // Day & Night Pilotage. APEM Planning . Tidal Gate Tactics

ADVANCED NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES // Position Fixing . DED Reckoning . Couse-to-Steer

MARINA MOORING AND MANOEUVRES // Power & Sail

BLIND NAVIGATION // Fog Simulation

RADAR

PRACTICAL METEOROLOGY // Low Pressure Systems . Interpreting Forecasts . Surface Pressure Charts

DIESEL ENGINE MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING

COL REGS (IRPCS) // Rules of the Road . Lights, Sounds & Shapes

MAN OVERBOARD RECOVERY // Power & Sail

Buy Logbooks & Textbooks

Reeds Skippers Handbook

Logbook

Other Downloads

Skipper's Handbook

Equipment List

WWS Terms & Conditions

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