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Yachtmaster Offshore (Full Package, RYA, USCG or other)

Professional yachtmaster offshore.

• Isle of Wight, UK

13,520 GBP (£)

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UKSA's all-inclusive 16-week Professional Yachtmaster Offshore course will equip you with the training, practical experience and qualifications required to work within the maritime industry as a yacht skipper or as superyacht crew. The comprehensive training will provide you with the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore certificate which is recognised around the world and is the ultimate aim of many skippers looking for employment opportunities in deliveries, charter, flotilla, and instruction. For those looking to start a career in the superyacht industry, the course also includes additional training and certification to open up employment opportunities. Alongside the STCW Basic Safety Training certification the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore qualification is fast becoming the entry-level requirement. UKSA has fantastic facilities, an extensive fleet of yachts, a simulation suite and inspirational professional instructors. All food and accommodation are included in the price and there are no hidden extras. We will prepare you for your first steps in the industry thanks to our unrivaled guidance and teaching and unique links with the maritime industry.

Course overview: • 16 weeks training • 70 days afloat • 2,500 tidal miles • Navigation training • Radar training • Basic engineering and safety training Exclusive benefits: • Food and accommodation included • Networking within the industry • Careers mentoring and CV guidance • One-to-one mentoring from your instructors • Use UKSA’ swimming pool, gym and sports hall

Entry requirements: • Students must have an ENG1 seafarer medical fitness certificate to work at Sea

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We don't just offer certification and training, as a youth maritime charity, we can offer that something extra. We really look after our young people. Our careers students benefit from mentoring, access to our careers network, realistic careers advice and help with CVs. We have a fantastic fleet, a waterfront 4-acre campus, inspirational instructors, and great facilities.

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Professional Yachtmaster - 16 weeks...

This course involves both theory and practical learning.

*70 days afloat covering a minimum of 2,500 tidal miles, including one week's self skippering

*Navigation training

*Radar training in our state-of-the-art simulation suite

*Basic engineering and safety training

*Careers guidance

Whether you want to sail commercial yachts under 24m for employment opportunities in flotilla, charter, deliveries, and instruction, or you would prefer to work on large ocean-going yachts and superyachts, our Professional Yachtmaster provides a fast and effective way to enter the industry and start your career.

the requirements for this course

You must have an ENG1 seafarer medical fitness certificate to work at sea and to enable you to apply for your RYA Commercial Endorsement. There are no other pre-requisites necessary to start the course.

why choose us for your gap year

UKSA's Professional Yachtmaster course is all-inclusive with no hidden extras. Course fees include all training, food and accommodation, examinations, certification, logbooks and internet access for the full duration of the course. Our careers students benefit from mentoring, access to our careers network, realistic careers advice and help with CVs. While on site you can take advantage of our indoor heated swimming pool, bar and study areas. Course start dates: * 7th October 2024 * 31st October 2024 * 22nd November 2024

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We don't just offer certification and training, as a youth maritime charity, we can offer that something extra. We really look after our young people. Our careers students benefit from mentoring, access to our careers network, realistic careers advice and help with CVs. We have a fantastic fleet, a waterfront 4-acre campus, inspirational instructors, and great facilities.

a typical day on this course

Professional Yachtmaster - 16 weeks...

This course involves both theory and practical learning.

*70 days afloat covering a minimum of 2,500 tidal miles, including one week's self skippering

*Navigation training

*Radar training in our state-of-the-art simulation suite

*Basic engineering and safety training

*Careers guidance

Whether you want to sail commercial yachts under 24m for employment opportunities in flotilla, charter, deliveries, and instruction, or you would prefer to work on large ocean-going yachts and superyachts, our Professional Yachtmaster provides a fast and effective way to enter the industry and start your career.

the requirements for this course

You must have an ENG1 seafarer medical fitness certificate to work at sea and to enable you to apply for your RYA Commercial Endorsement. There are no other pre-requisites necessary to start the course.

why choose us for your adventure training

UKSA's Professional Yachtmaster course is all-inclusive with no hidden extras. Course fees include all training, food and accommodation, examinations, certification, logbooks and internet access for the full duration of the course. Our careers students benefit from mentoring, access to our careers network, realistic careers advice and help with CVs. While on site you can take advantage of our indoor heated swimming pool, bar and study areas. Course start dates: * 7th October 2024 * 31st October 2024 * 22nd November 2024

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Increased demand for RYA Yachtmaster Offshore CoC

The qualification is increasingly being required of entry-level superyacht crew….

Junior deckhands working on board the average superyacht are not expected to perform command duties; however, the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competency, which enables the holder to skipper a vessel of up to 200gt, is increasingly cited as a prerequisite for crew starting out in the industry. UKSA has recently reported a growing demand for its Professional Yachtmaster Offshore programme, believed to be in response to more captains and senior crew requesting entry-level candidates with the qualification.

“We hire [Yachtmasters] because we believe after a crewmember has invested the time and money into a Yachtmaster course, they are more serious about making a career in the industry,” an anonymous superyacht officer told UKSA. “Also, from experience, a Yachtmaster is far better on deck as they have a good base knowledge of line handling, weather, boat handling etc., compared to someone with just an STCW. For the reasons above I personally believe Yachtmaster is an entry-level programme to our industry now.”

While the UKSA’s Yachtmaster programme provides candidates with a thorough training process to ensure they have suitable experience going into the qualification, it is important to note that some entry-level crew may not be experienced enough to be considering the CoC. The RYA itself has raised concerns in the past about the number of unsuitable Yachtmaster candidates coming from the superyacht sector, who are prematurely rushing through the qualification without the relevant command experience. The association is concerned that the pressure on entry-level crew to have the qualification is having a detrimental impact on the value of the ticket.

In previous coverage of the topic, training providers have also spoken out about the potential negative effects of this rising trend. “The Yachtmaster qualification is essentially a leisure qualification – an awkward fit in the superyacht industry,” commented Colin Schwegman, principal and chief instructor at Professional Yachtmaster Training. “To require the Yachtmaster as a qualification for entry-level deckhands is to seriously diminish its value as a CoC and this surely has a knock-on effect on the standards of the other MCA yachting qualifications such as OOW and Master.” To read the previous coverage of this issue in full, click here . 

The MCA and RYA also recently announced a new pathway to the UK Officer of the Watch (OOW) yacht certification via the RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Certificate of Competency (CoC). While the conventional route to OOW via the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore still applies, this new route intends to offer an alternative for crew who have little or no previous experience on vessels less than 24m to be able to progress to the next stage of their careers without them gaining a Master 200gt command qualification. The key benefit of this new pathway is that it will hopefully prevent crew from gaining the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore CoC without adequate experience. For more information about this new pathway, click here .

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UKSA is a leading maritime training institution known for its comprehensive Professional Yachtmaster Offshore qualification. With a reputation for excellence in the yachting industry, UKSA offers an all-inclusive training package that includes top-notch course content, expert instruction, and state-of-the-art facilities. Students benefit from modern accommodations and daily meals, ensuring a comfortable learning environment. UKSA not only provides exceptional training but also offers career support to help graduates launch successful careers in professional yachting.

Role Summary

• Receive extensive training to achieve the Professional Yachtmaster Offshore qualification.
• Gain essential skills to start your career in the maritime industry.
• Enjoy comprehensive course content designed for unbeatable training outcomes.
• Experience world-class training facilities and modern shore-based accommodation.
• Benefit from freshly prepared daily meals throughout your training period.

Role Requirements

• A desire to advance your maritime career.
• Commitment to professional development through rigorous training.
• Interest in obtaining a respected yachting credential.
• Looking to benefit from career support in the yachting industry.

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Advance your maritime career.

UKSA’s Professional Yachtmaster Offshore qualification is a bespoke, ALL-INCLUSIVE, comprehensive training package that will provide you with the skills you need to start your career in the maritime industry.

Our yachting career students will tell you that we provide unbeatable course content, training and facilities. You will also enjoy modern shorebased accommodation and freshly prepared daily meals while you are training with us.

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“The course is very professional, the instructors are experienced and highly motivated, and everyone is friendly and keen to help you succeed. The key reason I joined UKSA is to get my yachting ticket from an organisation that is well respected in the yachting industry. I also wanted to benefit from the careers support to be able to break into a career in professional yachting.”

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RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased Course

Develop your skills and understanding.

Whether you’re a competent navigator planning an ocean passage, or you’re interested in offshore navigation techniques, the RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased Course will help you develop skills in celestial navigation, worldwide meteorology and voyage planning.

About the course

This course will introduce you to the principles of celestial navigation, the practical use of the sextant, the measurement of time, position fixing by the sun and stars, compass checking and great circle sailing.

You’ll also study concepts of worldwide meteorology, including tropical revolving storms, and passage planning for ocean voyaging.

Upon completion of the course, you’ll have a firm understanding of the theory of astronavigation and be able to fix a position using sun, moon and star sightings. You’ll be awarded RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Theory Certification.

Course Syllabus

• The Earth and the Celestial Sphere
• The PZX Triangle
• The Sextant
• Measurement of Time
• Meridian Altitudes
• Sun, Star and other Sights
• Compass Checking
• Satellite Navigation Systems
• Great Circle Sailing
• Meteorology
• Passage Planning
• Passage-making
• Communications

Prerequisites

To complete this course, you’ll need:.

• To be competent in coastal navigation skills
• RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Shorebased certificate is also recommended

What’s included

This course is offered both residential (all-inclusive) or non-residential (lunch included).

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The testimonials below from previous students, give you an insight into the benefits of the Yachtmaster Ocean course and the outcomes you can expect.

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Primorsky Krai - Overview

Primorsky Krai (informally Primorye ) is a federal subject of Russia located in the south-eastern part of the country, in the south of the Far East, part of the Far Eastern Federal District. Vladivostok is the capital city of the region.

The population of Primorsky Krai is about 1,863,000 (2022), the area - 164,673 sq. km.

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18 August, 2011   / A shark attacked a 16-year-old youth in Russia's Primorye region, officials said, a day after a man lost his hands in a similar shark attack unprecedented for the region. What is wrong with the sharks all over the world?

9 January, 2011   / A bear apparently wounded by hunters broke into a school in the Primorye Territory in Russia's Far East, police said Sunday. Yeah, bears walking the streets of Russian cities.

History of Primorsky Krai

The first people settled in the region more than 30 thousand years ago. According to ancient legends, the coastal line was densely inhabited. In the Middle Ages, there were three empires on the territory of Primorye, which successively replaced each other: Bohai (698-926), Jin (1115-1234), Eastern Xia (1215-1233).

In the early 13th century, the territory of East Asia suffered the Mongol invasion. This led to the fall of the empire of Jin, but some provinces in the east preserved independence and formed an independent state known as Eastern Xia. In 1233, after another invasion this state ceased to exist too.

After that, the region was in ruins and attracted people persecuted in surrounding countries (bandits, adventurers, political dissidents). The first documented Russian presence in the region dates back to the summer of 1655, when the northern Primorye was visited by Russian Cossacks under the command of Onuphrius Stepanov.

In the middle of the 19th century, the Russian Empire began to strengthen its position in the north-west coast of the Pacific Ocean. In 1856, Primorskaya oblast was formed from the coastal parts of Eastern Siberia and Kamchatka. The territory of present Primorye was incorporated into the Russian state on the basis of Aigun (1858) and Beijing (1860) peace treaties that legalized the border between Russia and China.

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Since then, the southern part of Primorye took its current shape. In 1860, Vladivostok was founded as a military post. Russian migration in the region began. In 1899, the Oriental Institute was opened in Vladivostok - the first higher educational institution in Eastern Siberia and the Far East, and one of the oldest in East Asia.

Further strengthening of Russian positions in the Far East was limited by the small size of the Russian population and remoteness from populated parts of the empire. Regular communication between St. Petersburg and Vladivostok was established after the completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway in 1903.

From 1861 to 1917, about 250,000 peasants arrived in Primorye and founded 342 settlements. In 1917, the population of Primorye amounted to 307,000 people. By the mid-1920s, the local population reached 600,000 people. In the 1930s, forced industrialization and collectivization began which led to another wave of migration. The migration was both voluntary and forced (prisoners).

In 1937-1938, about 200,000 people of Korean and Chinese nationalities were forcibly deported from the region. Until the end of the 1980s, as a result of ethnic deportations, the Chinese and Koreans disappeared from the national composition of the population of Primorye.

In the summer of 1938, on the southern boundary of Primorye, in the area of Lake Khasan, there were military clashes between Manchukuo (a puppet state under Japanese control) and the Soviet Union. After two weeks of fighting, the USSR was able to repel the aggression. On October 20, 1938, Primorsky Krai with the capital in Vladivostok was formed.

After the end of the Second World War, Primorsky Krai continued to develop as a major industrial and agricultural region of the Far East also specializing in the extraction of natural resources. Rail and sea transport played a significant role in the local economy. Migration from the European part of Russia and Siberia continued, which led to an increase of population of the region from 1,381,000 people in 1959 to 1,978,000 in 1979.

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the region’s economy went into decline, reverse migration in the European part of Russia began. At the beginning of the 21st century, the social and economic situation in Primorsky Krai improved.

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Primorsky Krai - Features

Primorsky Krai is located in the south of the Far East, in the south-eastern part of the Russian Federation. It is bordered by Khabarovsk Krai in the north, China in the west, North Korea in the south-west, and is washed by the Japan Sea in the south and east. The largest cities are Vladivostok (601,300), Ussuriysk (172,000), Nakhodka (140,200), Artyom (104,500).

The maximum length of Primorsky Krai (from the mouth of the Tumannaya River to the source of the Samarga River) is about 900 km, the maximum width (from the valley of the Ussuri River to the coast of the Sea of Japan) - about 280 km. The highest peak is Mount Anik (1,933 meters) located in the north-easton of the region, near the border with Khabarovsk krai.

The climate of Primorye is temperate monsoon. Winters are dry and cold with sunny weather; springs are long, cool, with frequent changes of temperature; summers are warm and humid; autumns as a rule are warm and dry.

The main peculiarity - lots of precipitation and fog in summer. Summer is the period of typhoons. The average temperature in July is about plus 17-21 degrees Celsius, in January - minus 8-23 degrees Celsius.

Primorsky Krai - Economy

A number of large and unique deposits of various minerals have been discovered in Primorye. This region has the most powerful mining industry in the Far East of Russia. There are about 100 coal deposits (2.4 billion tons), 30 deposits of tin, 15 deposits of complex ores containing zinc, lead, copper, and silver. Gold deposits are located both in the south of the region and in the north.

The largest in Russia deposit of boron is located near the town of Dalnegorsk. Several phosphorite deposits are discovered on the shelf of the Sea of Japan. There are also several small oil fields, large deposits of germanium. Mountain rivers have significant hydropower potential. Diverse forests cover about 80% of the territory.

Primorsky Krai is the most developed region in the Russian Far East due to its favorable geographic location and abundance of various natural resources. The local economy is based on such industries as mining, timber, fisheries, trade, shipbuilding and repairing.

Primorye has a relatively well-developed transportation network. The main traffic artery is the eastern section of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Due to its proximity to Japan and the Republic of Korea (imports of relatively cheap used cars), Primorsky Krai occupies the first place in Russia in the number of vehicles in the population.

The seaports of Primorsky Krai play an important role in the economy of Russia. The largest container terminals in the Russian Far East are located here. Regional and international air flights are carried out from Vladivostok International Airport.

Attractions of Primorsky Krai

Primorsky Krai is known for its rich flora and fauna, the variety of landscapes, the warm sea in the south, springs with healing water. All this creates favorable conditions for tourism development.

In Primorye, there are more than 500 unique natural sites (lakes, waterfalls, ancient extinct volcanoes, caves, bays). There are six nature reserves and three national parks:

• Far East Marine Reserve in the Gulf of Peter the Great,
• “Kedrovaya Pad” Reserve,
• Lazovsky Reserve,
• Sikhote-Alin Reserve included in the UNESCO World Heritage List,
• Ussuri Nature Reserve,
• Khanka Reserve,
• “The Call of the Tiger”,
• “Udege Legend”,
• “The Land of the Leopard”.

The following places of interest are also noteworthy:

• The Rope Park in Andreevka - a sports-tourist trail that includes elements of sports tourism and mountaineering,
• Shanduyskie lakes - mountain lakes located in the north of Primorye,
• “Black Sand” beach located near the village of Zarubino in Aleut Bay - an interesting beach with volcanic black sand, which is considered to be curative,
• The lighthouse on the southern tip of Gamov Peninsula. Gamov Peninsula is the pearl of Primorye and the Far East.

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