| Examination
Level |
Minimum Seatime |
Examination
Type |
Prerequisites |
| RYA Coastal Skipper
(with Practical Completion Certificate) |
20 days, 2 days
as a Skipper, 400 miles, 12 night hours |
Practical |
SRC Operator's
Certificate
First Aid Cert.
|
| RYA Coastal Skipper
(without Practical Completion Certificate) |
30 days, 2 days
as a Skipper, 800 miles, 12 night hours |
Practical |
SRC Operator's
Certificate
First Aid Cert. |
| RYA Yachtmaster
Offshore |
50 days, 5days
as a Skipper, 2,500 miles, 5 passages over 60 miles including 2 overnight
and 2 as a skipper |
Practical |
SRC Operator's
Certificate
First Aid Cert. |
| RYA Yachtmaster
Ocean |
Ocean passage
as Skipper or Mate of Watch |
Oral |
RYA Yachtmaster
Offshore and Ocean Course Completion Certificate |