SKIPPER AND YACHTMASTER TRAINING

GMDSS - ROC license included

7/11/15 Days

This course is a complete package for professional skippers. It includes boat 

experience and all certification needed for the work in the yacht industry. 

Our instructors are certified captains, and our system is combined by high 

level certification (STCW) and practical experience.

Accommodation is included as a part of the practical course, giving you a 

feeling of life at the sea. 

You will start in the area of Rijeka and change places for overnight in 

different marinas and anchorages.

The theoretical part will be done in our classrooms in Rijeka.

Course will be combined on:

-cruiser sailing boats 44 ft and 49 ft

- regatta boat 35 ft

-speedboat up to 25 ft

 

You can choose between three options:

1.Skipper training  7 days total

2.Skipper C + training 11 days total (certified)  

3.Yachtmaster A +training 15 days total (certified)

(GMDSS ROC certificate is included in all three options)

1.

7 DAYS PRACTICAL

NAVIGATION SKILLS

• Chart basics 

• Passage planning 

• Day and night navigation

• “Blind” navigation

• Low visibility navigation and signals

• RADAR and ARPA basics

• AIS basics

• Navtex

MECHANICS and ELECTRONICS

• Introduction to boat mechanics

• Engine part and basic service

• Engine and propeller shaft check 

• Solving engine problems and other mechanical systems on the boat

• Anchor winch

• Bow thruster

• Navigational instruments

MANEUVERING

• Side docking

• Ropes and knots

• Reverse docking

• “European mooring”

• “Mediterranean mooring”

• Anchoring

• Buoy

• Spring on and off

SKIPPER SKILLS

• Responsibilities of a skipper

• Decision making

• Client relations

• Crew relations

• Maintenance

SAILING

• Sailing trim

• Reefing sails

• Classic and furling sails

• Regatta sailing

• Spinnaker 

MOTORBOAT

• Outboard engine maneuvering

• Trim control

• Balance and stability

• Towing

SAFETY

• Firefighting equipment

• First aid equipment

• MOB maneuver

• Heavy weather skills

• Damage problem solving

• Distress situations

GMDSS (STCW LICENSE INCLUDED)

• VHF

• VHF DSC

• NAVTEX

• EPIRB

• SART

• RADAR

2.

4 DAYS THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL (SKIPPER C LICENSE)

skipper - category C

Course duration: 31 hours (25 hours of lectures + 6 hours of practical 

navigation)

+ PRACTICE every afternoon after theory classes.

A certificate of qualification for a C class motorboat can be acquired by a 

person who is at least 18 years of age, meets the prescribed health conditions, 

completes the training and passes the exam according to the prescribed 

program.

Validity of the Certificate: all boats can be operated as well as yachts up to 18 

meters (and for professional purposes) and are issued for a period of 5 (five) 

years. It is renewed with a valid health certificate.

3.

8 DAYS THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL (YACHTMASTER A LICENSE)

YACHTMASTER A category (yachts up to 100 BT)

+ PRACTICE every afternoon after theory classes.

course duration: 75 hours (lectures 33 hours and exercises 17 hours + 

practical navigation 25)

At the end of the Course, the yachtmaster A (yachts up to 100 GT) will be 

trained to skipper yachts up to 100 GT for all purposes and in all areas of 

navigation.

The certificate of the Yachtmaster A (yacht up to 100 gross tons) is issued for 

a period of 5 (five) years. It is renewed with a valid health certificate .

 

What's included:

• Class material (book, charts,)

• ARPA and RADAR Simulator 

• Accommodation on boat

• Fuel

• Base marina fee’s

• Sheets and bed linen

• Towels

• Certification

Not included:

• Food

• Another marina fee (shared by the crew, approximately 40 e total)

• Medical check (100 e)

• Exam fee: Croatian language (Skipper C 72 e, YM A 136 e, GMDSS 49 e)

 English language (Skipper C 136 e, YM A 269 e, GMDSS 104 e)

PRICE

SKIPPER TRAINING 7 DAYS – 1200 EURO

SKIPPER C TRAINING 11 DAYS – 1600 EURO

YACHTMASTER A TRAINING 15 DAYS – 2000 EURO

 

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