Yachtmaster Ocean Theory

£798.60 GBP (incl. VAT)

Course Type:

Superyacht courses

Training School:

Palma Sea School

Location:

Palma, Spain

Duration:

5 days

Language:

English

Palma Sea School's Yachtmaster Ocean Theory course aims to give all persons intending to go to sea a basic induction into safety procedures & accident prevention, and to familiarise them with employment conditions & working environment on board merchant vessels.

This course covers: passage planning, astro-navigation and worldwide meteorology, which also reveals the mysteries of the sextant. Yachtmaster Ocean certificate is also a pre-requisite for the MCA’s Chief Mate, Master 500 and Master 3000 qualifications.

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Entry Requirements

Pre-course experience and requirements:
- The Earth & the celestial sphere
- The PZX triangle
- The sextant
- Measurement of time
- Meridian altitudes
- Sun, star & other sights
- Compass checking
- Satellite navigation
- Great circle sailing
- Meteorology
- Passage planning
- Passage making
- Communications

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