If you want to cross to Sicily or sail around the Mediterranean basin, then this is the licence you need!
Description
Course Name:
Recreational Skipper
Course Aim:
This course is intended for persons who wish to operate a pleasure boat up to 24 metres in length when navigating outside Territorial waters up to 35Nm from the nearest safe haven for recreational purposes only, within the Mediterranean Sea.
Duration: 6 days (Part-time) – Hybrid delivery.
Schedule:
- Monday to Wednesday: 1700hrs – 2000hrs (In-class @ MaritimeMT)
- Survival Techniques, Search & Rescue, and MARPOL
- Thursday & Friday: 1700hrs – 2000hrs (Online via MS Teams)
- Theory & Technical Modules
- Saturday: 0900hrs – 1700hrs (In-class @ MaritimeMT)
- First Aid, Fire Fighting, and Oral Examination
Course Fee: €400 per candidate.
Course Structure
Tuition will be given over 3 days on the following units:
- Passage Planning
- Personal Survival Techniques
- Search & Rescue
- Introduction to MARPOL
- Basic Engineering
- Practical Sessions
Entry Requirements
To be eligible to attend this course, students must fulfil the following requirements:
- Be 18 years or older
- Must have held a valid TM Nautical License or international equivalent for a minimum of 12 months
- Must hold a valid VHF-SRC or GMDSS ROC/GOC
