ISSA Inshore Sailing Skipper Course

The course includes about 30 hours of theory and about 150 nautical miles of practice.

Busy from about 10 to 18 every day (with a break for lunch), overnight stays at home (in a hotel).

Course outline:

• Navigation and cartography.
• Calculation of total compass error.
• Observational techniques (methods of reckoning and observed positions).
• General information of the mercatorial chart.
• Characteristics of lighthouses and navigation marks.
• Charting a route and working with pilots.
• MPSS-72.
• Tidal waters (tables, almanacs, calculation rules, atlases of currents and rhumbas).
• VHF radio communications and use of a half duplex station;
• Basic Maritime English with application of the phonetic alphabet.
• Introduction to synoptic meteorology and analyzing weather forecasts.
• Yacht handling under motor and sails.
• All basic maneuvers of the vessel, including MOU.
• Practical mooring skills.
• Crew organization, logbook keeping, watch planning and emergency situations. General planning of sea crossings in all times and weather conditions up to 6 Beaufort.
• Interaction with charter company representatives and port authorities. Handling of insured and non-insured claims.

According to ISSA standards, this certificate entitles its holder to operate a sailing-motor vessel up to 24 meters long in day and night time at a distance from the coast at 20 nautical miles and wind force up to 27 nautical knots.

Certificates:

Inshore Skipper Sail 150 euro,

Inshore Skipper Power 150 euro

VHF Radio Operator (Short Range Certificate) 100 euro.