To qualify for the Master (Yachts <500gt/3000gt) Certificate of Competency Oral examination you will be required to hold the pass certificates from the training courses above and also meet the following entry requirements.

Be at least 19 years of age
Hold either; An RYA Yachtmaster Offshore certificate and a certificate of successful completion of a shore-based Yachtmaster Offshore course or IYT Master of Yachts Limited
STCW Basic Safety Training
Hold a valid ENG1 (medical fitness certificate)or accepted equivalent

Since the age of 16 have obtained a minimum of 36 months’ onboard yacht service. This must include at least 365 days seagoing service on vessels of 15 metres or over in load line length, made up of:

A minimum of 250 days’ ACTUAL sea going service and
115 days of any combination of the following:
Actual sea service
Stand-by service – A maximum of 14 consecutive days may be counted at one time, but on no occasion may a period of standby service exceed that of the previous voyage;
Yard service – up to a maximum of 90 days continuously or in separate periods;

Please Note: The above entry requirements are not required to attend the training courses for Master (Yachts <500gt/3000gt), However are required to apply for your Notice of Eligibility (NoE) and sit the final CoC Oral Examination. Full details can be found on the MCA Oral Examination Form MSF 4343.

For full Training and Certification Guidance of the UK requirements of Deck Officers on Large Yachts (over 24m) please refer to MSN 1858.

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