Commercial Yacht (Deck) -
Certificate of Competency |
Please note that the OOW Navigation and Radar course is now 15 days. The course syllabus has not changed.
These courses have been developed to meet the requirements
of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and provide those serving
as an officer on a commercial yacht with the professional training
they need in order to meet the increasing demands of this market
sector.
Further details regarding qualification requirements
and certification routes can be found on our website. A copy of
the Training Record Book can be downloaded from the MCA website www.mcga.gov.uk
For further information on any Commercial Yacht -
Deck course please contact one of our course administrators:
Pamela Stevens on
+44 (0)1489 556214 or email pamela.stevens@solent.ac.uk
or Bernadette Smallshaw on
+44 (0)1489 556214 or email bernadette.smallshaw@solent.ac.uk
Warsash Maritime
Academy has approval from the UK’s Maritime & Coastguard
Agency (MCA) to offer yachtsmen all the course modules required
to obtain an internationally recognised certificate of competency.
Scroll down this page for information of the Officer of the Watch
and Master modules we offer including dates and fees.
Full details of the requirements are provided in MSN 1802, which
can be found on the MCA website: www.mcga.gov.uk
The training schemes are designed to satisfy the requirements
for harmonising deck and engineer officer certification on large
commercial sailing and motor vessels, in accordance with UK regulations
and the principles of STCW95.
Modules and short courses are provided for personnel
serving on:
- commercial yachts or sail training vessels of 24m
and over which do not carry cargo or more than 12 passengers:
and
- privately owned yachts of 24m and over which do
not carry cargo or more than 12 passengers.
Gaining a formal qualification will allow officers
to command and operate sophisticated ‘Super yachts’
and will ensure that they are fully conversant with modern navigational
techniques and the legal and technical aspects of operating a large
craft.
Participants in these courses will, where appropriate,
have the exclusive use of our full bridge simulator, which models
the handling characteristics of a super yacht.
The Deck certificate structure (limited to yachts)
is as follows:
| Capacity |
Limitations |
Officer of the Watch (Yacht)
STCW Reg. II/1
|
Officer of the Watch commercially and privately operated yachts
and sail training vessels less than 3000gt. Unlimited area. |
| Chief Mate (Yacht). STCW Reg II/2 |
Commercially and privately operated yachts and sail training
vessels less than 3000gt. Unlimited area |
Master 500 gt (Yacht)
STCW Reg. II/2 |
Master 500 gt commercial and privately operated yachts and
sail training vessels less than 500gt. Unlimited area. |
| Master (Yacht) STCW Reg II/2 |
Commercially and privately operated yachts and sail training.
Vessels less than 3000gt. Unlimited area. |
Warsash Maritime Academy works closely with the Hamble
School of Yachting, which delivers RYA Yachtmaster Offshore and
Ocean courses. These are prerequisites for the OOW and Chief Mate Certificate
of Competency.
As well as regularly conducting all of the course
modules below, special arrangements may be made for our staff to
carry out training aboard vessels or in overseas locations.
A range of ancillary STCW'95 short courses are
run at Warsash Maritime Academy. Information about theses
courses can be found by clicking on the relevant section on our
Course page.
| Course Code |
YONR |
| Approvals |
MCA to STCW’95 –A-II/1 |
| Course Duration |
15 Days |
| Prerequisites |
Successful completion of the RYA Yachtmaster
Offshore course, plus 36 months at sea service since age of
16. |
| Assessment |
Practical in-course assessment throughout. This
will allow students entry to a final written examination. |
| Teaching Methods |
Theory and Practical exercises including chartwork
and use of Electronic Navigation Aids. |
|
Course Description
The course consists of ten topics:
- Compass work
- Gyro compass
- Chartwork
- Chart correcting
- Notices to mariners
- Tides and tidal calculations
- International regulations for prevention of
collision at sea
- Buoyage system
- Navigation aids
- Radar
| Course Code |
YOGSK |
| Approvals |
MCA to STCW’95 –A-II/1 |
| Course Duration |
5 Days |
| Assessment |
Written 2.5 hour examination. Pass Mark is 60% |
| Teaching Methods |
Classroom based, guided study |
|
Course Description
The course is divided into four sections:
- Ship Construction
- Stability
- Meteorology
- Seamanship
The following topics are covered:
- Methods of yacht construction and local stresses
due to static and dynamic loading
- Bilge-pumping systems
- The functions of classification societies
- Basic principles of hydrostatics and related
terms
- The concept of initial stability
- Global and local meteorological effects
- Meteorological instruments and weather information
- The principles for safe navigational watchkeeping
Contact course administrators for further information.
| Course Code |
YMBL |
| Approvals |
MCA to STCW’95 –A-II/2 |
| Course Duration |
10 Days |
| Prerequisites |
Completion of the RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate.
12 months sea service since OOW yacht certificate. |
| Assessment |
In course practical assessment will allow entry
to a written examination. |
| Teaching Methods |
Classroom and Simulator based. |
|
Course Description
The course consists of five topics:
- Passage planning
- Knowledge of international regulations for the
prevention of collision at sea
- Search and rescue
- Radar
- ARPA
| Course Code |
YMBL |
| Approvals |
MCA to STCW95 –A-II/2 |
| Assessment |
Written 2 hour examination with a Pass mark
60% |
| Teaching Methods |
Self study and classroom based. |
|
Course Description
The course consists of five topics:
- Legal Framework
including arrival and departure, security and international
law
- Safety Management
including safety certificates and documents, statutory safety
duties, safety organisation, seaworthiness and safe manning
- Contracts
including contracts of salvage, contracts of employment (crew
agreements), yacht charter agreements and marine insurance
| Course Code |
YMSM |
| Approvals |
MCA to STCW95 –A-II/2 |
| Course Duration |
5 Days |
| Assessment |
Written 2.5 hour examination with a pass mark
of 60%. |
| Teaching Methods |
Classroom based, guided study |
|
Course Description
The course consists of five topics:
- Seamanship
Including heavy weather precautions, towing, ship handling, anchoring
and emergency situations.
- Navigation and Passage Planning
Including watchkeeping principles, record keeping and communications.
- Meteorology
Including regional and local weather, ice navigation, tropical
revolving storms and weather forecasts
- MARPOL
Including SOPEP and Oil Record Book, garbage and oil pollution
prevention and spillage procedures.
- Code of Safe Working Practices
Including personal safety, safe working practices, role of safety
officer and accident reporting.
| Course Code |
YMS |
| Assessment |
MCA to STCW’95 –A-II/2 |
| Course Duration |
5 Days |
| Assessment |
Written 2.5 hour examination with a pass mark
of 60% |
| Teaching Methods |
Classroom based, guided study |
|
Course Description
The course consists of five topics:
- Basic principles and transverse stability
Basic principles of hydrostatics and related terms. Fineness
of hull form and resistance to forward motion. The concept of
statical stability and the concept of initial stability.
- List and related problems
List, the inclining experiment and rolling test. The effect
of slack tanks on the centre of gravity.
- Curves of statical stability
- Loll and related topics
- Dry-docking and longitudinal stability.
Dry-docking, stability data supplied to yachts, Terms used in
longitudinal stability.
Contact Course Administrators for more information.
| Qualification Requirements |
See MSN 1802 for details.
|
