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Course entry requirements: you must hold the "IYT
Yacht Master Offshore". The endorsement you hold for the
Offshore will be the same for the Ocean, unless you have both
endorsements. |
Languages: we welcome all students / candidates of all
nationalities, you need to be able to speak English or Spanish
reasonably fluently, however English is the primary language and
is used for all tests and exams. |
Course dates: due to the specialisation of these
courses, if we do not reach the minimum number of students /
candidates required to safely run the requested course, we will
suggest another course date for you to do the course. |
Payment terms: a deposit of 50% of the course fees is
payable at the time of booking, which is non-refundable, unless we
cancel a course. The remaining 50% of the course fees, is payable
30 days before the course start date. |
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Experience: this advanced recreational course does
require a minimum sea time and experience. You have to have logged
and done... A non-stop qualifying ocean passage of at least
600 Nm, of which 400 Nm has to be at least 150Nm from land. During
the ocean passage, you must have acted as captain, skipper or
watch keeper. And also you had taken a full part in the navigation
and passage making decisions. You must submit the actual
passage plan for this qualifying ocean passage, as well as the
sights, compass checks and notes for assessment. |
Your personal expenses: we are not liable for any
personal expenses such as travel costs, loss of earnings etc, for
whatever reason or cause, including change of course schedules or
course cancellations.
Contact person: can be a family relative or close
friend. |
Course cancellation made by you: if you have to cancel
your course booking, we will suggest other dates for you to do the
course on, and paid course fees will be transferred to the new
course, if it is done more than 30 days before the course start
date. If you you do not want to or cannot do the course, or you
cancel within 30 days of the course start date, you will lose your
course booking deposit of 50%, or 50% of the total course fee if
paid in full. |
Course cancellation made by us: if we have to change a
course start date due to unforseen circumstances or for safety
reasons, we will suggest other course dates for you to choose
from. If none of the dates are suitable, we will refund any course
fees you have paid, in full. |