Route to Certification - Deck

QUALIFICATION	ENTRY REQUIREMENTS	TRAINING / EXAMINATION
BASIC TRAINING		Х Personal Survival Techniques Х Fire Fighting & Fire Prevention Х Elementary First Aid Х Personal Safety & Social Responsibility
YACHT RATING	Х Age 16 years Х 6 months yacht service including 2 months sea service on vessels of 15m or more in length Х Basic Training OR Х 3 months sea service on vessels of 15m or more in length Х Basic Training	Х Yacht Racing Training Record Book Х Yacht Rating Training Record Book Х Yacht Rating Course completion Certificate
RYA YACHTMASTER (commercial)	Х 2,500nm including five passages over 60nms, two overnight and two as skipper	ХаRYA YAchtmaster Offshore Shorebased Х Elementary First Aid (or equivalent) ХаShort Range Radio / VHF Х Personal Survival Techniques Х ENG1 Medical
RYA YACHTMASTER OCEAN (commercial)	Х RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Х 600nm passage, the yacht must have been at sea continuously for at least 96 hours and the yacht must have been more than 50nm from land while sailing a distance of at least 200nm	Х RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased Х ENG1 Medical Х Oral Examination
MASTER 200GT LIMITED / OOW 500GT	Х RYA Yachtmaster Offshore (Commercial)	Х RYA Yachtmaster Offshore with commercial endorsement (ENG1 Medical) Х Basic Training Х GMDSS, Restricted Operators Certificate • Master less than 200gt Oral Examination
MASTER 200GT UNLIMIITED / OOW 500GT UNLIMITED	Х RYA Yachtmaster Ocean (commercial)	Х RYA Yachtmaster Ocean with commercial endorsement (ENG1 Medical) Х Basic Training Х GMDSS General Operators Certificate Х Master less than 200gt Oral Examination
	Please note: Seafarers successfully examined for Master 200gt Limited/OOW 500gt will not be required to take a further examination when upgrading to Yachtmaster Ocean
OFFICER OF THE WATCH (yacht less than 3,000gt)	Х RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased Х RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competency with commercial endorsement (ENG1 Medical) Х Basic Training Х Age 19 years or over Х Since the age of 16, a minimum of 36 months Onboard Yacht Service in vessels of any size, including not less than 12 months Sea Service in vessels of 15m or more where the Sea Service is: 1) A minimum of 250 days Actual Sea Service, and 2) The balance of 115 days any combination of: i) Further actual Sea Service ii) Stand-by Service to a maximum of 14 consecutive days in one period iii) Yard Service to a maximum of 90 days continuously or in separate periods	Х MCA Training Record Books Х MCA Sea Survival for Yachtsman Х GMDSS, General Operators Certificate Х Navigation and Radar (OOW Yachts) Х General Ship Knowledge (OOW Yacht) Х MCA Oral Examination
CHIEF MATE (yacht less than 3,000gt)	Х Holder of an OOW (yacht) Certificate of Competency	Х RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased Х RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate of Competency with commercial endorsement (ENG1 Medical) Х Proficiency in Medical First Aid
	Please note: No MCA Oral Exam Required
MASTER (yacht less than 500gt)	Х Age 21 years or over Х Minimum of 12 months Onboard Yacht Service as a Deck Officer, including not less than 120 days Watchkeeping Service, in vessels 15m or more whilst holding OOW (Yacht) Х Meet the requirements for issue of a Chief Mate (Yacht Certificate)	Х Proficiency for Persons in Charge of Medical Care on Board Ship Х Seamanship and Meteorology (Master Yacht) Х Stability (Master Yacht) Х Business and Law (Master Yacht) Х Navigation ARPA and Radar Simulator (Master Yacht) Х MCA Oral Examination
MASTER (yacht less than 3,000gt)	Х Age 23 or over Х Minimum of 24 months Onboard Yacht Service as a Deck Officer, including not less than 240 days Watchkeeping Service whilst holding OOW. All service must be completed in vessels 15m or more and include • 12 month in vessels 24m or more, OR • 6 months in vessels 500gt or more Х Hold a Master (yacht less than 500gt) or have passed all written examinations and short courses required for issue of that certificate	Х MCA Oral Examination
	NB: Applications for oral examination up to and including 30 September 2007 will be assessed if the Service is given and documented under the previous provisions in MGN 195 (M). MCA training modules and Oral Examinations have a period of validity of 3 years. Each must be in date at the time the certificate is issued. Master and Officers holding a Certificate of Competency are required to revalidate the certificate at intervals not exceeding five years.

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