An introduction to the basic skills required before taking a small boat to sea or taking an active part in running a boat
Online interactive or 2 days or 1 night/week for 5 weeks
Theory course, no experience necessary
Content: Pilotage & navigation, safety & seamanship. Click here for more info...
To gain the theory knowledge required to skipper a yacht safely & competently on short passages in sheltered water
1 night/week for 14 weeks or 5 days + 1 night
Theory course, no experience necessary
Content: Pilotage & navigation, Rules of the Road, Theory of Sailing, Boat handling, Yacht construction, Safety equipment & Meteorology. Click here for more info...
To gain the theory knowledge required to skipper a yacht safely & competently offshore
1 night/week for 14 weeks or 5 days and 2 nights
Theory course, Day Skipper/ Inshore Skipper ticket or previous high level navigation experience is essential.
Content: Coastal navigation, Safety & meteorology, Yacht design, construction, maintenance & stability, Collision regulations & GPS. Click here for more info...
To gain the knowledge of astro navigation required to skipper a yacht safely & competently across oceans.
6 days
A thorough understanding of the RYA Coastal Skipper/ Yachtmaster Offshore syllabus.
Content: Celestial navigation, GPS systems, world meteorology, passage and route planning. Click here for more info...
To learn the correct operation of VHF & HF radio
1 day, exam on the afternoon of the course
Theory course, no experience necessary
Content: Rules and regulations and the correct procedure for distress and urgency calling
Remember that if you operate this equipment without a license you are breaking the law. Click here for more info...
To give an awareness of the main systems of a marine diesel engine
1 day
Theory course, no experience necessary. Click here for more info...
Safety & emergency planning, use & maintenance of safety equipment, liferafts, flares & storm equipment
2 days
Theory course, no experience necessary. Click here for more info...
Developed by trained paramedics who are experienced offshore yachtsmen. Using the Red Cross Australian Intermediate Syllabus as the core content you will focus on injuries which are marine specific.
1 day
Theory course, no experience necessary. Click here for more info...
This valuable and versatile tool can mislead those who don't know how to use its controls or interpret its picture. Get the most our of your set, improve your skills as a crew or learn before you buy.
1 day
Theory course, no experience necessary. Click here for more info...
From September 2005 the master of any recreational vessel with an engine greater than six HP (4kw) in Queensland must hold a marine drivers license issued by the Queensland Department of Transport. We specialise in training the owners of multihull and monohull yachts for this qualification.
1 day
Theory + practical course, no experience necessary
This is a mandatory entry level safety qualification for anyone who wishes to work as a professional seafarer internationally. The course is intended for those who wish to work on all classes of vessels internationally and includes: Personal Safety Techniques, Elementary First Aid for Seafarers, Fire Fighting and Fire Prevention, Personal Safety and Social Responsibility. This unique course allows you to complete the STCW95 training as well as receive the YA/ RYA/ MCA & ISAF recognised Sea Survival training and the Marine First Aid which is Australian Work Cover accredited, RYA/ YA compliant and meets training requirements for the Australian Master V.
6 days
Theory course, no experience necessary. Click here for more info...
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