With the new internationally recognised YA/RYA joint Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate

You could be working as Master of a super yacht up to 200 tonnes, anywhere in the world*

• If you've logged 

To be a Coastal Skipper           - 30 days on board - 2 days as skipper -   800 miles  - 12 night hours                                                           

To be a Yachtmaster Offshore  - 50 days on board - 5 days as skipper - 2500 miles  - 5 passages over 60 miles  (2 overnight  and 2 as skipper)

• Then you are eligible to sit the internationally recognised YA/RYA practical exam

• Before you sit the practical exam, you'll need to hold the combined Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore theory certificate.

In Sydney this is run as:

5 separate evening class modules: Meteorology - Chart-work - Tides - Pilotage/Passage planning - Electronic Navigation/Safety/VHF

each module runs from 18.30 to 21.00 over three evenings and costs $190.

Throughout Australia:

An intensive 1 week theory course at your yacht club ($950 per person, minimum 6 people). No travel costs, anywhere in Australia. 

To learn more about RYA theory certification or to arrange a course for your yacht club

Email yachtschool@optusnet.com.au  or phone 0405 430525

* Applies to any British flag super yacht, up to 150 miles from a safe haven, subject to the MCA's codes of practice