STCW 95 Pro Yacht Crew Training is a six week foundation course for professional skippers and crew. Recreational sailors will also benefit from the professional approach, technical skills, and best practice taught at Flying Fish.
This six week course is the first part of our Yachtmaster traineeships. For a complete training programme leading to a Yachtmaster Offshore or Yachtmaster Ocean qualification, please search again and select one of our Yachtmaster Traineeships.
The course is eligible for UK Armed Forces resettlement funding for service leavers.
Periods of training ashore in Cowes alternate with time spent living and learning on board our sailing yachts. You visit the main ports in the Solent and some quiet hideaway anchorages, as well as making trips along England's South Coast or across to France and the Channel Islands. Towards the end of the course you will experience working in a watch system.
The shorebased syllabus includes: Vessel familiarisation / Navigation and pilotage/ Rules and regulations / Safety and seamanship / Food safety and hygiene on board / Basic yacht maintenance / Diesel engine maintenance / Marine radio techniques / Weather forecasting. You will also complete five days of STCW 95 Basic Safety Training which includes: Simulated emergencies / First aid at sea / Sea survival techiques / Safety and social responsibility / Fire prevention and fire fighting.
On completing this course you will be an accomplished crew member with a practical understanding of the principles of sailing a yacht. You will be growing confident in the role of skipper in sheltered waters and have experienced some short offshore passages. You will also have achieved a list of useful qualifications, including the radio operator and first aid certificates required to enter an RYA Yachtmaster exam, and STCW95 certificates to support your commercial endorsement as Master of Yachts 200gt.
For more information about Cowes, your accommodation and sailing in the Solent use the Destinations link above left.
Briefing at 17:00 on the start date, Sunday - Training starts on Monday - Course finishes by 18:00 on the end date, Saturday - Depart Saturday
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What you get
Resettlement funding for UK Forces 600 sea miles logged RYA Competent Crew RYA Day Skipper Shorebased Theory RYA Day Skipper Practical Yacht maintenance course RYA Diesel Engine certificate CIEH Food Safety Level 2 STCW 95 Elementary First Aid STCW 95 Personal Survival Techniques STCW 95 Personal Safety & Social Responsibilities STCW 95 Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting RYA Short Range Radio (GMDSS/DSC) RYA Powerboat Level 2 RYA qualifying passage(s) Free online recruitment service
Before you start
The course is suitable both for beginners and for more experienced sailors who want to revise skills and achieve commercial qualifications
What next
You will be ready to join Yachtmaster Passages and Skipper Training in the UK or Australia
If you are looking for work as professional crew you now have all the required qualifications, as well as the basic certificates you need for skipper training in future
To achieve the MCA Yacht Rating Certificate you need evidence of two months service on a vessel over 15m, to be presented to the MCA with your STCW 95, Day Skipper and Competent Crew qualifications
Included in the price
Shared, self-catering accommodation ashore in Cowes, meals on board, equipment, publications, tuition and exam fees
If you don't need our accommodation ashore, pay only GBP 3,120
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