International Bareboat Skipper (IYT) Course

Having received the International Bareboat Skipper Certificate, you can independently charter a yacht on a charter and operate it in the waters of any country.

Start and finish
Trašte, Montenegro
Dates
On request
Duration
15 days
Level
Experienced
Languages
Russian, English
Organizer

Oleg G

About the event

Having received the International Bareboat Skipper Certificate, you can independently charter a yacht and operate it in the waters of any country.

The recommended entry-level requirements for the International Bareboat Skipper course are to have logged over 200 nautical miles and 10 days at sea before advancing to this level. The candidate should be 16 years of age or over. 

Certificate Limitations:

  • Command of a vessel up to a maximum length of 78 ft /24 meters
  • 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, immigration
  • Pilotage 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

Price on request.

Offers and pricing

  • Bavaria 43, built 2018

    Victoria.

    4 cabins, 8 overnight guests

    OrganizerOleg G

    • One place in a team with accommodation on a yacht

      €2,100per person

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    • Paid separately

    • Shared expenses

      €100per person

    • Refundable security deposit

      €500per person

    What the price covers

    food, drinks

Questions before you book?

Taking part with your own boat?

Open event: skippers add their own boat and sell its places here. Staff check every offer before visitors see it.

Itinerary

  1. The course starts when there is a team of 4-6 people

Location

Montenegro

€2,100per person