Award of Shorebased Course Completion Certificates

Nautical Costa Blanca is a recognised teaching establishment of the RYA. The authority to award certificates of satisfactory completion of shorebased courses is delegated to the RYA recognised teaching establishments, which may be evening classes, clubs, schools or correspondence colleges.

All instructors either hold a professional; seagoing qualification and have experience of cruising or offshore racing yachts, or be Yachtsman of considerable experience.

The school provides a suitable classroom where all students can undertake chartwork simultaneously.

Certificates of satisfactory completion of courses are, as the name implies, awarded only following completion of the course. There is no theory or written exam which can be taken as a separate entity. However anyone who has the necessary qualifying experience may take the full examination for Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster offshore.

A standard set of assessment papers for each course is provided. While many of these papers are used informally, some are worked under invigilation to provide an objective test of ability at the end of the course.

An indication of the minimum recommended teaching time for each subject accompanies each syllabus. The total for each syllabus is approximately 40 hours. The course also include assessment papers which involve an additional 14 hours work. Sufficient time should be allowed for completion of these exercises and subsequent discussion of them, together with additional exercises set by instructors and revision which may add anything up to 100% to the minimum recommended teaching times. An indication of the depth of knowledge required (DoK) is also given, the following:

Abbreviations being used :

Students are required to have a full knowledge of the regulations before completion of the shorebased course for Coastal.

Skipper and Yachtsman Offshore. There is, however, insufficient time available in the course to teach the subject fully. RYA booklet G2 or A Seaman's Guide to the Rule of the Road are useful books for study of the regulations.

The students assessment pack includes two forms requesting feedback about the course. Please help the RYA to improve the course by returning one to the school and the other to the RYA.