Recreational Courses.

The very successful and worldwide proven "IYT International Certificates" recreational course program has been developed over the years, by an experienced worldwide team of highly qualified prestigious marine professionals.
It is quite unique in that it´s principle objective is to develop your very own boating skills, opinions and judgements through a flexible modular learning programme, with a strong emphasis placed upon "safety at sea."
Unlike other marine training organisations, they do not tell you "this is the correct and only way" nor do they prejudge a candidate/student for "thinking or doing something in a different way." As a training organisation, IYT is not influenced by local or national opinions.
The IYT Recreational International Certificates are currently recognised by 21 countries, with the list being added to all the time.

Qualification Status.
Ability & Knowledge Level.

In command as Captain/Skipper;

Length of yacht; up to 33 feet (10,00 metres) either sail or power.
Weather conditions; up to force 4, in good visibility.
Navigation Area; inland waters, harbour areas, inshore waters (no more than 3 miles from the coast).
Other; day navigation, stand-by shore assistance at all times.

Acting as crew;

Length of yacht; up to 50 feet (15,00 metres) either sail or power.
Weather conditions; up to force 4, in moderate to good visibility.
Navigation Area; inshore & coastal waters.
Other; day navigation, a competent experienced captain/skipper must be in command.

Required experience ?

None, for absolute beginners including for someone who has never been on a boat before. Only enthusiasm to learn is required.

About the course ?

Ask any experienced professional or recreational skipper and they will tell you that finding good well trained crew is like digging for gold!

The objective of this comprehensive course is to give you a thorough background knowledge to enable you to go onto any boat, power or sail, and be able to crew it efficiently and safely.

This busy but enjoyable weeks´course is a vital starting point for all the IYT qualifications whether for recreational or for professional purposes.

On the course, your IYT Professional Instructor will teach you everything that a good crew should know from...... the safe use of an inflatable dinghy to engine checks and electronic equipment to mooring procedures and weather checks .......

Qualification Status.
Ability & Knowledge Level.

In command as Captain/Skipper;

Length of yacht; up to 50 feet (15,00 metres) either sail or power.
Weather conditions; up to force 6, down to moderate visibility.
Navigation Area; inshore & coastal waters (no more than 20 miles from the coast).
Other; day & night basic coastal navigation with basic pilotage.

Acting as crew;

Length of yacht; up to 80 feet (24,00 metres) either sail or power.
Weather conditions; in all wind strengths, sea states & visibilities normally found in offshore waters.
Navigation Area; inshore, coastal & offshore waters.
Other; day & night navigation, acting as watchkeeper or second in command.

Required experience ?

Either you have had some experience of crewing on boats or you have the International Crew Certificate.

About the course ?

Want to be in charge of a watch on board a big boat ? Do you wish to charter a boat for the summer on your own with friends or family ? Or maybe you are a small boat sailor who likes to day cruise along the local coast ?

Well, this practical course is for you.
It covers in depth to an intermediate level, a range of practical subjects, from how to do a preliminary equipment check on an unknown boat, to basic first aid on board, to what to look for when mooring/anchoring in unknown waters, to the rules of the road, signals, shapes and lights, to how to provision a boat for a trip, to how to identify coastline features.

This course is a crucial building block to the International Captain/Skipper Certificate, as it covers nearly all the same subjects but at an intermediate level for coastal day cruising.

Qualification Status.
Ability & Knowledge Level.

In command as Captain/Skipper;

Length of yacht; up to 80 feet (24,00 metres) either sail or power.
Weather conditions; up to force 6, down to moderate visibility.
Navigation Area; inshore, coastal & offshore waters (no more than 60 miles from the coast).
Other; day & night intermediate offshore navigation with intermediate pilotage.

Required experience ?

You are reasonably experienced, and you have to have logged a minimum of 200 Nm and 10 days at sea (24 hours.)

About the course ?

Everybody at some point in time, achieves a reasonable level of ability but as we all know, there are just somethings which you just cannot learn by yourself no matter how much you try. And there are other things which you either have doubts about, or you feel the need to be shown how to do it by a professional instructor. And this is what this course is all about.

5 days on board a boat with an IYT Professional Instructor will teach you more than 5 years asking around at the local club or marina!

On this course, your IYT Professional Instructor is not only there to teach you advanced subjects such as, tides and currents, berthing in currents, visual weather indications, pilotage, etc etc; but also to teach you specific topics, that you need for your normal sailing or power boating, resolving any doubts or concerns you had before. (time and weather permiting.)