- Course ID: Y345
- Discipline: Yachting
- Level: Yachtmaster Coastal
The Yachtmaster Coastal Skipper Certificate certifies a recreational sailor’s ability to skipper a sailing yacht under sail and auxiliary motor on coastal passages during daylight and at night. The assessment is a practical assessment run at sea in a cruising boat. When you have completed the Yachtmaster Coastal Preparation course, you book the practical exam with SailCork . The Examiner is external . Duration is 8-14 hours for 2 candiates.
Requirements on log within 10 years: ( purchase the RYA Yachtmaster Scheme Logbook)
- 800 miles
- 2 days as Skipper
- 12 night hours
Plus
- VHF radio licence
- Valid 1st aid
- Navigation to Yachtmaster standard
| Accreditation | RYA & IS Yachtmaster Coastal Certificate |
| Price | Examiner fee approx €200 pp + Examiner expenses approx €50pp |
| Boat | The boat used for assessments would normally be a sailing yacht with an auxiliary engine that is at least 7 meters in overall length and which is suitable for cruising. The yacht must be equipped to category B as defined in the ISA Yacht Safety Equipment list. SailCork recommends that you use |
| Length of Course | Duration of assessment: 8-14 hours per 2 candidates |
| Objective | You meet the standard of Yachtmaster Coastal Skipper and are capable of skippering a sailing yacht under sail and auxiliary motor on coastal passages during daylight and at night. |
| Location | Cork Harbour |
| Equipment Included | The Boat has full safety equipment, all nav. aids and powerful engines. The safety equipment includes lifejackets and harnesses for each crew member. |
| What to bring | Soft bag with change of warm clothes, toiletries, sleeping bag. Your own sailing waterproofs. |
| Meals | Breakfast + Lunches are provided plus some evening meals. |
| Syllabus | Passage planning, Preparation for sea, Pilotage, Passage making and responsibilities as skipper, Yacht handling under power and under sail, Adverse weather conditions, emergency situations, Rules of the road. |
| Pre Course | RYA Yachtmaster Shorebased cert. VHF Radio licence. 1st aid cert. Logbook up to date. |
| Pre Course Advice | We strongly recommend you compete a 5 day Yachtmaster Coastal Skipper preparation course immediately prior to the exam. |
