IYT Bareboat Skipper Course

Name: Aloha Diving Phuket | Scuba Diving in Phuket
Price range: $$

Please contact JavaYachting at [email protected] for course inquiries.

Note – The Powerboat / RIB Master course is currently not available.

฿35,000.00

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. The certification fee of USD 48 is not included and has do be paid directly to IYT.

ALL COURSES AS LIVEABOARD

RAYMARINE / B&G / GARMIN ELECTRONICS

RADAR AND AIS

E-LEARNING PURCHASED THROUGH IYT

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