We also offer SST Specials, such as Junior Helmsman, Emergency Helmsman and Introduction to Sportsboating, for those who do not wish to undertake full, certificated, courses. We also offer Transition Training , for owners moving to different boats, Refresher Training, and for any other area where our expertise may be of use to you, please get in touch.
Click on the course type for more information. For a personal quotation, email or telephone: (01323) 470844
Powerboat. Level 1: This one-day course covers basic boat handling, safety and theory. Level 2: This two-day course provides the skills and background knowledge needed to drive a powerboat and is the basis of the International Certificate of Competence. It includes Close quarters handling, high speed manoeuvres, man overboard recovery and collision regulations. The course can be taken inland or on the coast and your certificate will be endorsed accordingly. Intermediate: This two-day course covers practical use of navigation and passage planning by day on coastal waters, using both traditional and electronic navigational techniques. Advanced: This two-day course provides the skills and background knowledge needed to drive a powerboat by day or night in known or unfamiliar waters, the skipper’s role and boat handling in more demanding conditions. Safety Boat: This two-day course provides the skills required when acting as an escort craft, safety boat or coach boat for a fleet of dinghies, windsurfers or canoes, and for racing or training activities. Prior to the course you will need to hold the Level 2 Powerboat certificate. Back to Top.
Motor Cruising. (These courses are run in association with Hayling Sea School). Helmsman: This two-day course covers basic boat handling, helmsmanship, safety and basic engine maintenance. It is ideal for the new owner who is conscious of the difficulty and potential hazards of boat handling in the marina. Day Skipper: This four-day course gives you the chance to take charge on short passages under instruction. You will concentrate on pilotage, boat handling, seamanship and navigation. The course can be taken in tidal or non-tidal waters and your certificate will be endorsed accordingly. Following the course you should be competent to skipper a motor cruiser in familiar waters by day. Coastal Skipper: This five-day course is for the more ambitious motor cruising skipper wanting to undertake coastal passages by day and night. On the course each trainee will skipper a passage in a variety of situations and learn more about safety, passage planning, pilotage by day and night, boat handling and emergency situations. The course can be taken in tidal or non-tidal waters and your certificate will be endorsed accordingly. Yachtmaster exam preparation: Talk to us. Back to Top.
Personal Watercraft: This one-day course teaches you how to use your PW safely, responsibly and with confidence, ensuring that you get the best out of your craft. It covers high and low speed riding skills, essential safety information, collision avoidance and orientation at sea. Back to Top.
The ICC and ICC assessment: The International Certificate of Competence is NOT a qualification. A UK ICC allows UK Citizens and bonafide UK residents in UK registered pleasure craft (up to 24m in length) to visit the waters of foreign states that, without the need to comply with those states’ Cabotage laws, particularly their national certification requirements which in many cases are compulsory. Some states may accept a UK ICC as an alternative to their national qualification on their nationally flagged vessels, but this should NEVER be assumed. The onus is on ICC holders to determine its acceptability by foreign states. The ICC was never intended to be an alternative to individual national qualification requirements.
The RYA is the UK issuing
authority for the International Certificate of Competence (ICC). To obtain
an ICC you must prove your competence. If you have attended an RYA practical
training course presenting your certificate with your ICC application form
may be sufficient, otherwise you will need to take a practical test at an
RYA recognised training centre. The ICC has six categories. When an ICC
certificate is issued, only the categories for which competence has been
proven will be validated. Coastal: The RYA practical training course
or practical test must have been taken on coastal waters. Inland: The
applicant must have passed the CEVNI test at a RYA recognised training
centre. Power up to 10m. Power up to 24m. Sail up to 24m.
Which of these categories are validated, depends on which certificates the
applicant presents with their application form or in the case of a practical
test, is related to the vessel on which the test was completed. (See the
back of the ICC application form for details). Personal Watercraft.
This category will only be validated if a RYA Personal Watercraft
Proficiency Certificate is presented as proof of competence. The practical
test is not available for PW.
Once you have established how to prove your competence to ensure you receive
an ICC validated for the categories you require, you need to complete an ICC
application form. This should be sent, together with a passport sized
photograph, and payment (see the application form for the current charge) to
the Certification Department. Issue of the ICC is free of charge for RYA
members. Back to
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