The IYT Worldwide Yachtmaster Coastal certificate is a recreational certificate of competency for command of sailing and/or power vessels up to 24 metres in length up to 60 nm offshore. It is a comprehensive live aboard course consisting of six days for sail or five days for power, which includes the practical on water examination. The minimum age to obtain this certification is 18.

IYT’s Yachtmaster Coastal Sail Certificate covers command of a sailing vessel with a sail area of greater than 80 square metres/861 square feet. Please see the official statement here.

What Does The Exam Consist Of?

The examination is an oral and practical test onboard a yacht. Candidates must demonstrate that they have sufficient ability to handle, dock, and anchor the boat with a required level of confidence. Candidates can expect to be examined on any subject contained within the syllabus and to be questioned on any of their yachting experience to date.

In the event that the examiner considers an examinee not to have achieved the required standards, a certificate will not be issued. In this case, a confidential report will be sent to the candidate outlining the reason or reasons for failure and suggesting remedial action that could lead to the successful completion of the course. Completion of the IYT Worldwide Yachtmaster Coastal course is not a guarantee of passing the examination and receiving your certificate.

How Do I Apply For Enrollment?

Candidates may apply to any of the participating IYT Worldwide Partner Schools worldwide who offer this course.

In order to apply for the IYT Worldwide Yachtmaster certification courses, a detailed yachting resume must be sent to your IYT training school for evaluation.

Next Steps

As you advance and become more proficient as crew or skipper you take on bigger challenges that require proper training to ensure the safety of your family and friends. The bigger the boat or length of adventure the more training you require.

Spend time on the water and properly log your seatime.

Most of us prefer to spend our time on the water and not in a classroom. To facilitate this, IYT has a series of E-learning courses available for the theoretical part of sail and powerboat training.

Course Outline

• International collision regulations
• Navigational charts and publications
• Dead reckoning and estimated position
• Position fixing
• Tides and currents
• Pilotage
• Safety at sea
• Meteorology
• Ropework
• Anchoring
• Boat handling
• Docking
• Passage planning

NOTE ABOUT POWER OR SAIL ENDORSEMENTS:

• If you undertake this course on a sailboat and later wish to obtain the IYachtmaster Power you may do so by attending any IYT Partner school approved to offer the Yachtmaster Power course and do the power training (Module 14 in the Passport Training Programme). 
  • This can usually be accomplished in 2 to 4 days depending upon the candidate’s experience as skipper of a sailing vessel.  This will be left to the discretion of each school based on the cv and sea time of the candidate.  
• If you undertake this course on a power vessel and later wish to obtain the International Bareboat Skipper Sail you may do so by attending any IYT Partner school approved to offer the Yachtmaster Sail course and do the sail training (Module 15 in the Passport Training Programme). 
  • This can usually be accomplished in 2 to 4 days depending upon the candidate’s experience as skipper of a power vessel.  This will be left to the discretion of each school based on the cv and sea time of the candidate.