Bareboat Skipper Course from zero to hero

To become a competent Powerboat Skipper is straight forward with International Yacht Training. Our partner Java Yachting is a IYT Partner School with a vast experience in teaching all levels of Powerboat Courses like the Bareboat Skipper Course. The online theory can be taken conveniently prior signing up for the practical part with us. Module 1 to 11 covers all the boat crew tasks. Module 12 is a stand alone course with separate e-learning covering marine communication VHF-SRC. Module 13 to 25 is covering the bareboat skipper theory. All 3 sections have an online final exam. The VHF final exam has to be purchased online for (95 USD). Everything else is free of charge available. When successfully completing the theory and practical part including skipping a boat for 200 nautical miles you may have the possibility to obtain an ICC. This depends on your nationality and country of residence. Please find detailed information on the IYT Website.

Course Options and Prices

From zero to hero course	THB 65’000
International Crew	THB 28’000
Marine Communications VHF	THB 15’000
Bareboat Skipper Course	THB 35’000

Included

Experienced instructor form Java Yachting Phuket
Workshops with the chief engineer of the dive vessel
All Courses with eLearning (digital learning)
Certification

Excluding

Certification fee collected by IYT approx USD 200
Mile building

Your first boating license

Theory Module 1-11

IYT International Crew

This is a certificate of excellence for those candidates who wish to train to become an active crew member on a power or sailing yacht. It includes Introduction to Boating for power and sail yachts. The International Crew course is part of our Dive Boat Crew Training.

The International Crew Course consists of Modules 1 – 11 in the IYT International Boating & Sailing Passport and is a pre-requisite course for the Bareboat Skipper Course.

Certificate Limitations

Crew on a vessel up to a maximum length of 24 metres in coastal waters up to 20 miles offshore in daylight hours and in fair conditions with moderate wind and sea conditions. It is the level of competence that someone needs either when acting as watchkeeping crew on a yacht and as a skipper of a small yacht in protected waters where help is immediately available in calm conditions.

Course Outline

Nautical terminology
Safety briefing
Passage planning
Rope work
Basic rules of the road
Introduction to weather
Basic sail handling
Basic handling under power
Man overboard procedures
Vessel equipment and instruments
Engine checks and maintenance
Deck seamanship
Sailing vessels handling skills
Sailing vessels under power
Power vessel handling skills
Dingy handling under power

Theory Module 12

Marine Communications VHF

The course provides VHF Radio for the entire spectrum of VHF radio communications for recreational and professional boating. You will learn how on board radios and handheld radios, EPIRBs, SARTs, AIS and DSC-enabled radios, are used effectively in marine communications.

Theory Module 13-25

IYT Bareboat Skipper Course

This certificate is the level of competence that one needs when chartering a boat in the Mediterranean or West Indies where there are restrictions in terms of cruising area and distance from the base and the vessel has to be safely moored in a marina or anchored before dark. The International Bareboat Skipper Course consists of Modules 13 – 25 in the IYT International Boating & Sailing Passport.

Certificate Limitations

Command of a vessel up to a maximum length of 78 ft /24 metres
In coastal waters up to 20 miles offshore
In daylight hours and in fair conditions with moderate wind and sea conditions

Course Outline

Responsibilities of a bareboat skipper
Crew safety checks
Hull and rig checks
Machinery and systems checks
Fuel and water capacity and range
Menus and quantities
Float plan
Sources of meteorological information
Weather patterns
Sea and land breezes
Cloud types and formations
Pilotage and passage planning
Considerations when planning a passage
Routine for navigating a coastal passage
Passage strategy
Port regulations, customs, immigrationPilotage plans
Vessel handling in confined quarters
Mooring, anchoring, coming alongside
Ropes, knots, care and use of lines
General deck work
Tides and currents theory
Tidal heights, springs and neaps
Rule of “twelfths”
Position fixing, running fixes
Plotting the effect of tides and currents
Collision regulations
Lights, shapes and sounds
Application of the regulations
Advanced dingy handling

ICC