SKIPPER AND YACHTMASTER TRAINING

GMDSS - ROC license included

7/11/15 Days

This course is a complete package for professional skippers. It includes boat experience and all certification needed for the work in the yacht industry. Our instructors are certified captains, and our system is combined by high level certification (STCW) and practical experience.Accommodation is included as a part of the practical course, giving you a feeling of life at the sea. You will start in the area of Rijeka and change places for overnight in different marinas and anchorages.The theoretical part will be done in our classrooms in Rijeka.

Course will be combined on:

cruiser sailing boats 44 ft and 49 ft
regatta boat 35 ft
speedboat up to 25 ft

You can choose between three options:

1.Skipper training 7days total

2.Skipper C + training 11 days total (certified)(GMDSS ROC certificate included)

3.Yachtmaster A +training 15 days total (certified)(GMDSS ROC certificate included)

7 DAYS PRACTICAL

NAVIGATION SKILLS

• Chart basics

• Passage planning

• Day and night navigation

• “Blind” navigation

• Low visibility navigation and signals

• RADAR and ARPA basics

• AIS basics

• Navtex

MECHANICS and ELECTRONICS

• Introduction to boat mechanics

• Engine part and basic service

• Engine and propeller shaft check

• Solving engine problems and other mechanical systems on the boat

• Anchor winch

• Bow thruster

• Navigational instruments

MANEUVERING

• Side docking

• Ropes and knots

• Reverse docking

• “European mooring”

• “Mediterranean mooring”

• Anchoring

• Buoy

• Spring on and off

SKIPPER SKILLS

• Responsibilities of a skipper

• Decision making

• Client relations

• Crew relations

• Maintenance

SAILING

• Sailing trim

• Reefing sails

• Classic and furling sails

• Regatta sailing

• Spinnaker

MOTORBOAT

• Outboard engine maneuvering

• Trim control

• Balance and stability

• Towing

SAFETY

• Firefighting equipment

• First aid equipment

• MOB maneuver

• Heavy weather skills

• Damage problem solving

• Distress situations

GMDSS (STCW LICENSE INCLUDED)

• VHF

• VHF DSC

• NAVTEX

• EPIRB

• SART

• RADAR

7+4 DAYS THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL (SKIPPER C LICENSE) total 11 days

Course duration: 31 hours (25 hours of lectures + 6 hours of practical navigation) + PRACTICE every afternoon after theory classes.

A certificate of qualification for a C class motorboat can be acquired by a person who is at least 18 years of age, meets the prescribed health conditions,

completes the training and passes the exam according to the prescribed program.Validity of the Certificate: all boats can be operated as well as yachts up to 18 meters (and for professional purposes) and are issued for a period of 5 (five) years. It is renewed with a valid health certificate.

7+8 DAYS THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL (YACHTMASTER A LICENSE) total 15 days

Course duration: 75 hours (lectures 33 hours and exercises 17 hours + practical navigation 25) + PRACTICE every afternoon after theory classes.

At the end of the Course, the yachtmaster A (yachts up to 100 GT) will be trained to skipper yachts up to 100 GT for all purposes and in all areas of navigation.The certificate of the Yachtmaster A (yacht up to 100 gross tons) is issued for a period of 5 (five) years. It is renewed with a valid health certificate .