COMMERCIAL ENDORSEMENTS For companies requiring staff to fall in line with the current codes of practice

National Powerboat Level 2 certificate

This certificate allows skippers to operate a vessel up to 24 meters from a safe departure point up to 3 miles in day light hours only

Each candidate must have the following:-
SRC/DSC Marine Radio
Sea Survival
Medical ML5/ENG 1 or equivalent
First Aid certificate
Passport size photograph
Fee £32 made payable to RYA

Advance qualification

This qualification is suitable for vessels working commerically from a nominated departure point 20 miles out during daylight hours and during darkness

Pre Exam and qualification: You must have the Yachtmaster Coastal theory certificate and have a minimum seatime 2 years relevant experience including night pilotage.
(As a guide 30 days, 2 days as skipper, 800 miles, 12 night hours)
If you hold an RYA advanced powerboat course completion certificate the seatime is reduced to: 20 days, 2 days as skipper, 400 miles, and 12 night hours

Required for exam
Passport photo
SRC/VHF Operators licence
Valid first aid certificate
Fee of £168.00 made payable to RYA
Fee of £89 for partial retest

Commercial Endorsement
Sea Survival certificate
Medical report ML5/ENG1
Fee £32 made payable to RYA

Day Skipper Qualification

This qualification is suitable for vessels working commerically from a nominated departure point 20 miles out during day-light hours

Commercial Endorsement
Passport photo
SRC/VHF Operators licence
Valid First Aid certificate
Sea Survival certificate
Medical report ML5/ENG1
Fee £32 made payable to RYA

COASTAL SKIPPER

This qualification is suitable for vessels working commercially from a nominated departure point 20 miles out during daylight hours and during the hours of darkness.

Pre Exam and qualification:

Must have a minimum seatime 30 days living on board
2 days as skipper
800 miles – logged within 10 years
12 night hours

If you hold an RYA Coastal Skipper course completion certificate the seatime is reduced to:
20 days living on board, 2 days as skipper, 400 miles, 12 night hours

Required for exam
Aged 17 or over
Passport photo
SRC/VHF Operators licence
Valid first aid certificate
Fee £168 made payable to RYA

Commercial Endorsement
Sea Survival certificate
Medical report ML5/ENG1
Fee £32 made payable to RYA

YACHTMASTER PREPARATION AND EXAM

The Yachtmaster offshore is competent to skipper a motor vessel on any passage during which the yacht is no more than 150 miles from harbour and under 200T. There is no dedicated course for Yachtmaster however, we offer a week where candidates taking the exam at the end can hone up there established skills build up on missing time and prepare satisfactorily to take the exam at the end of their week. They will be expected to fit in with other course attendees from day skipper and coastal skipper level. This allows them to work with novice and experienced crews developing there skipper abilities at the same time. There is the opportunity to build up on missing hours with our mile building weeks and these are covering approx. 400miles at a time.


SEATIME
50 DAYS, 2500 MILES
At least 5 passages over 60 miles - measured from the rhumb line from the port of departure to the destination, acting as skipper for at least two of these passages and including two which have involved overnight passages.
5 days experience as skipper
Half the qualifying seatime must be done in tidal waters
 
Pre-exam requirements
18 years or over
SRC/VHF or above
A valid first aid certificate
Sea Survival Certificate
Fee £194 paid to the RYA

First aid and Medical care for Small Commercial Vessel personnel, Boatmaster licence holders and Fishing vessel personnel as set out in MGN 147 (M + F). 


Your attention is drawn to the change in training and certification in first aid and medical care for small commercial vessel personnel, boatmaster licence holders and fishing vessel personnel as set out in MGN 147 (M + F).

The training outlined in this notice replaces the two tier system of first aid and medical care training known as first aid at sea and ships captain medical with the three tier system listed below:

Elementary First Aid

Medical First Aid

Proficiency in Medical Care

full details of the courses can be found on the MCA website or contact Seatrek's office 01475 520381