SAMSA Category C up to 9m (no sea hours)

The course will be conducted over 7 days starting on a Monday in the Waterfront and we aim to ensure enough hours on board at sea are achieved and there is a day for SAMSA Short Range radio certificate.

Course Content

Day 1: Introduction and communication of what is required including examination preparation.

• General Legal Requirements
• Nautical Terms, Vessel construction, Equipment and General Seamanship

Day 2: Motors

• Safety and Emergency
• Rule of the Road (Colregs) and distress signals
• Marine environment, weather, currents and pollution

Day 3: Radio and Penguin procedure

• Elementary 1^staid
• Practical orientation of small vessels. Pre-launch and launch procedures. 6 hrs at sea.  Haul out and flushing procedures

Day 4: Navigation and chart work

• Launch and complete Man Over Board procedures. 6 hrs at sea.  Haul out and flushing procedures

Day 5: Early Launch 8 hrs at sea

Day 6: Early launch 5 hours at sea. Theory and practical exam.

Day 7: SAMSA SRC

SAMSA Category C up to 9m (with 25 sea hours already acquired)

The course will be conducted over 8 days in order to ensure sufficient hours on board at sea are achieved and an alternate day for SAMSA Short Range radio certificate.

Day 1: Introduction and communication of what is required including examination preparation.

• General Legal Requirements
• Nautical Terms, Vessel construction, Equipment and General Seamanship

Day 2: Motors

• Safety and Emergency
• Rule of the Road (Collision regulations) and distress signals
• Marine environment, weather, currents and pollution

Day 3: Practical orientation of small vessels. Pre-launch and launch procedures. Launch and complete Man Overboard procedures, haul out and flushing procedures

Day 4: Radio and Penguin procedure, Elementary 1^st aid, Navigation and chart work.

Course Description

This course is conducted over 13 days in order to ensure sufficient miles on board at sea are achieved and 1 day set aside for the mandatory SAMSA VHF Radio Certificate.
During this course students will learn the principles of boat handling, rules of the road, sailing, crewing, navigation and watch keeping. You will also learn rope work, knots, rigging, maintenance and seamanship skills.

After successful completion of the SAS Day Skipper course you will be able to operate a sail or power vessel under 24m at sea from sunrise to sunset. Local waters are defined as 15 nautical miles from the skippers home port, or 25 miles from their home port provided they are no more than 15 nautical miles from an approved safe haven. This licence will be recognised for use in South African waters.

A South African national or a South African resident with a valid South African ID document may apply for an International Certificate of Competence (ICC) should they require this licence for use in International waters.

Course Description

15 days at sea, 2 days as skipper, 300 miles, 8-night hours. Boat handling to the standard of Day Skipper and navigation to shore based Coastal.

• 15 days (13 nights onboard)
• Sailing areas: Cape Town to Langebaan, South Africa
• Successful candidates will have the knowledge needed to skipper a yacht on coastal cruises during day and night.

Course Description

The RYA Exam for Sailing is an intensive 2-day practical test of the candidate’s competency. Candidates will be assessed by an independent RYA Examiner.

A commanding knowledge of boat handling, passage making, collision regulations, meteorology, navigation and boat safety is expected. Candidates are responsible for providing documentation confirming that they have met the requirements necessary to be eligible for the exam.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE OFFSHORE EXAM, CANDIDATES REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING:

• 50 days sea time
• 5 days as skipper
• 2500nm (on vessels under 24m in length)
• 5 passages over 60nm
• 2 overnight passages
• 2 passages over 60nm as skipper
• VHF ticket
• First Aid Certificate
• Commercial & STCWendorsements require further courses and an ENG1 medical.

The RYA Exam Prep course assumes that students have taken the RYA Yachtmaster Theory course prior to embarking on the rya exam prep. While it is not mandatory, we highly recommend that students do take the theory course.

Course Description

Preparation for sea, deck work, navigation, pilotage, meteorology, rules of the road, maintenance and repair work, engines, victualing, emergency situations, yacht handling under power, yacht handling under sail, passage making, night cruising.

• 5 day (4 nights onboard)
• RYA Day Skipper Ticket (upon passing)
• Assumed Knowledge: Candidates should have previous sailing experience of at least 100 sea miles and have accumulated 4+ night hours.
• Successful candidates will have the knowledge needed to skipper a yacht on short, coastal cruises during daylight.
• *This course is not the equivalent of a South African Local Waters Certificate. We are accredited to instruct Local Water Day Skippers, details upon request.

Additional courses that we highly recommend complimenting the Day Skipper Course:

• RYA VHF (Radio)
• Competent Crew (if no previous experience)
• RYA Diesel Engine Course
• RYA RADAR

RYA Day Skipper Theory:

Material covered: Chart features, Interpreting Charts, Plotting your position, Variation, Deviation, Tidal theory, Tidal streams, Dead reckoning position, Estimated position, Course to steer, Fixing your position, Waypoints, Pilotage, Lights, Making and following a pilotage plan, weather and passage making, Emergency services, Cold shock, Raising the alarm, Rules of the road, Anchoring, Mooring, Fire Safety, Stability and sailing Theory.

Course Description

Course Description

This is a 5-day course; 4 nights of which you live on board the vessel.

Course Breakdown: Nautical terms, different types of Yachts, Parts of a sailing vessel, parts of a motor vessel, Knots, Rope work, Preparing the sails for the sea, Hoisting a main sail, Reefing the main sail, Changing the Headsail, Stowing the main sail, Stowing the Jib, How and why sails work, Wind awareness, Points of sailing, Sailing on the wind, Sailing up-wind- tacking, sail trim on a reach, sailing downwind, steering, mooring, leaving a berth, Anchoring, Rules of the road, Keeping a look-out, Watch keeping, using a dingy, Personal comfort, Personal safety, Mayday, Other distress signals, Abandoning to the life raft, living abroad the boat, Weather forecasts and Beaufort Wind Scale.

Course Information

• 5-day, 4 night practical on yacht
• Beginners Course
• RYA Competent Crew completion certificate