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Offshore Power Yacht Skipper

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Short Course by Al Bateen Marine Training Institute

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The course takes seven days ( five days theory & 2 days practical) to be able to act safely as a skipper of a motor yacht up to 24 meters, operating in the coastal water (day & night), fair weather, and moderate sea condition.

The pre-requisites to join the course: The applicant must have VHF (SRC) Radio certificate,First Aid Certificate and Inshore Power Boat Skipper or any equivalent certificate from a recognized organization.

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DAY 1 (THEORY) - Time: 17:00 – 22:00

Safety at sea and use of safety equipment aboard

Familiarization with electronic navigational aids
Types of luxury yacht tenders
Types of engines
Types of hulls

Compass and magnetism

Variation & Deviation

DAY 2 (THEORY) - Time: 17:00 – 22:00

Aids to navigation

Channel lateral marks & cardinal marks
Safe water mark & special marks
Isolated danger mark & Emergency wreck buoy

Marine Navigation

Types of charts
Common chart projection
Nautical publication
Chart work instruments
Reading chart symbols

DAY 3 (THEORY) - Time: 17:00 – 22:00

Marine Navigation

Longitude & Latitude scale familiarization
Plotting a position on chart
Measuring distances
Plotting a course
Speed, time, distance calculation
Point fix & Running fix

Planning a short passage
DAY 4 (THEORY) - Time: 17:00 – 22:00

International Regulations for Preventing Collision at sea

Rules application
Definition
Responsibility
Steering and sailing: Look out, safe speed, risk of collision, etc
Lights and shapes
Sound and light signals

Tides & Current

Tides and its causes
Spring tide & Neap tide
Tidal definitions
How to read tide tables
Tidal streams
Currents and its causes

DAY 5 (THEORY) - Time: 17:00 – 22:00

Weather study

Effect of weather on sailing
Sources of weather information
High and Low pressure
Barometer and Barograph
Weather front
Warm and Cold front
Sea breeze & Land breeze
Beaufort scale
Types of clouds
Types of fogs

Man, overboard procedure & Anchoring technique

Possible situations for M.O.B.
Types of anchors
Considerations before anchoring
Preparation for the sea

DAY 6 (PRACTICAL) - Time: 8:00 – 13:00

Vessel preparation for sea

Vessel pre-departure safety checks
Starting the engines and generator
Familiarization with the engines’ throttle and how it works
Maneuvering the vessel in a confined space

Carrying out a short passage practically

DAY 7 (PRACTICAL) - Time: 8:00 – 13:00 & 18:00 - 20:00

Vessel handling under power

Vessel preparation for sea
Maneuvering in confined space
Berthing alongside & astern
M.O.B. Procedure
Anchoring

Night navigation for 2 hrs at the end of the day

Speaker/s

Approved Instructors ( Internationally and Locally)

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Special price for a group booking

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Al Bateen Marine Training Institute is the sole partner center to provide ISSA (International Sailing Schools Association) training courses and International certificates in U.A.E. and G.C.C. from beginner level all the way up to Master of Power Yachts 200 GT. The institute is approved by the Federal Transport Authority of U.A.E. & Dubai Maritime City Authority.

Our main focus is to provide students and customers with the best level of training service and get their utmost satisfaction.

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