Master Of Power Yacht 100GT

Course Name: Master Of Power Yacht 100GT
Minimum Age: 18 years old
Experience Required: Logged 28 days at sea as a skipper of yachts size 15 meters and above (letters of experience can be provided) + 12 hours on watch at night + Valid medical fitness.
Certification Required: Offshore Power Yacht Skipper + STCW BST 2010 + VHF Radio + Medical Fitness certificate
Duration: 7 days (5 days theory class + 2 days practical training + exam)
Course Competence: To command yachts above 24 meters and up to 100GT, day and night, 60 sea miles offshore.

Day 1 (Theory)
Day 2 (Theory)
Day 3 (Theory)
Day 4 (Theory)
Day 5 (theory)
Day 6 (Practical)
Day 7 (Practical)
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Course Calendar

Day 1 (Theory) - Time 09:00 – 16:00

Safety at sea and use of safety equipment aboard

Familiarization with electronic navigational aids
Types of luxury yacht tenders
Types of engines
Types of hulls
Types of mooring up (Docking).
Ropework, knots, and bends

Man overboard procedure & Anchoring technique

Possible situations for M.O.B.
Types of anchors
Considerations before anchoring
Preparation for the sea

Emergency procedure and preparedness

Fire
Sinking & Abandon ship
Flooding
Aground
Collision

Day 2 (Theory) - Time 09:00 – 16:00

Compass and magnetism

Variation & Deviation

Marine Navigation

Types of charts
Common chart projection
Nautical publication
Chart work instruments
Reading chart symbols
Longitude & Latitude scale familiarization
Plotting a position on chart
Measuring distances
Plotting a course
Speed, time, distance calculation
Dead reckoning & Estimated positions
Point fix & Running fix
Course to steer to counteract a tidal stream
Pilotage & Passage planning

Day 3 (Theory) - Time 09:00 – 16:00

International Regulations for Preventing Collision at sea

Rules application
Definition
Responsibility
Steering and sailing: Look out, safe speed, risk of collision, etc.
Lights and shapes
Sound and light signals

Aids to navigation

Channel lateral marks & cardinal marks
Safe water mark & special marks
Isolated danger mark & Emergency wreck buoy.

Day 4 (Theory) - Time 09:00 – 16:00

Tides & Current

Tides and its causes
Spring tide & Neap tide
Tidal definitions
How to read tide tables
Tidal streams
Rule of twelfth calculation
Tidal curve
Currents and its causes

Day 5 (Theory) - Time 09:00 – 16:00

Weather study

Effect of weather on sailing
Sources of weather information
High and Low pressure
Barometer and Barograph
Weather front
Warm and Cold front
Sea breeze & Land breeze
Beaufort scale
Types of clouds
Types of fog
Cyclones and Hurricanes

Day 6 (Practical) - Time 10:00 – 18:00

Vessel preparation for sea

Vessel pre departure safety checks
Familiarization with the fire plan on board
Performing basic checks to the engines & generator
Familiarization with the engines’ throttle and how it works
Procedure to depart the dock
Maneuvering the vessel in a confined space
Executing a short Passage plan
Anchoring

Day 7 (Practical) - Time 12:00 – 21:00

Vessel handling under power

Vessel preparation for sea
Performing basic checks to the engines & generator
Fire & abandon ship drills
Executing a short passage plan
Berthing alongside & astern
M.O.B. Procedure
Anchoring

Night navigation & use of Radar

Certificate

Course Calendar

Course dates will be posted soon

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Summary

After 30 days theory and “stay on board” practice with real guests (private/charter), students might be offered a permanent contract, due to basic requirements and results. However, each student will get a written references from the captains on duty. Every 10 days there will be a shift to another vessel (18m-40m). Students will practice as a Solo, Junior, Second Stew/Stewardess.

Rules application
Definition
Responsibility
Steering and sailing: Look out, safe speed, risk of collision, etc
Lights and shapes
Sound and light signals