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Yachmaster  Ocean ~ Ocean Passagemaker

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 Yachtmaster Ocean:  Ocean Passagemaker  (500 mile course to cover a minimum of 200 miles while more than 50 miles offshore).

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International Certificate of Competency Yachtmaster Ocean (Sail)

  

The holder is certified as the skipper and navigator, to be responsible for the safety of his/her vessel and crew for ocean passages, where navigational and weather hazards exist, in any conditions, at any time day or night.

This is a live aboard course in tidal waters. Candidates must stand a rotational navigational watch as skipper, or watch-captain for the duration of the course.
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Pre-requisites:I

International Certificate of Competency Yachtmaster Offshore, Yachtmaster Ocean Ashore certificate. Standard First Aid including CPR.  2500 miles logged, SSB Radio.


Shorebased courses.

International Certificate of Competency, Astro/Celestial navigation completed by classroom correspondence or home study. Approximately 40 hours of study.
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Course cost
$3465 + GST
Includes 14 day circumnavigation of Vancouver Island,
(Vancouver Base)
700 miles sailing,
day and night
watch keeping,
Use of Celestial Navigation,
course materials and certification,
 provisioning.
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Contact:   Jim McLauchlan    Tel/Fax: (250) 598-3420     Cell: (250) 216-6866     
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