ISSA · Professional
Offshore Skipper
Master the skills to navigate coastal waters with confidence. Advanced course for experienced sailors ready to venture offshore with comprehensive navigation and safety training.
Courses
Professional
Duration
7 days
Level
Advanced
Certification
ISSA licence
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International Sailing Schools Association
Course Requirements
01
Experience Required
20 days at sea
As skipper or watch leader in at least 3 voyages, at least in 2 sea areas
02
Prior Certification
ISSA Inshore Skipper
SRC, First Aid Certificate required
03
Minimum Age
16 years old
Must be met at time of certification
04
Training Hours
40 hours
Comprehensive course duration
05
Who Can Run
ISSA Instructor
Who holds at least MoY certificate
06
Examination
ISSA Examiner
8 hours including 2 at darkness. 3 candidates at a time
07
Application
Via ISSA School
To authorized ISSA school only
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Scope of Required Knowledge and Skills
01
Yacht Handling under Power
- Controlling handling and position in wind and current
- Vessel propeller effects
- Boarding a MOB (Man Over Board)
- Running in large waves
- Man overboard, use of Dan Buoy
02
Yacht Handling under Sails
- Tacking
- Jibing
- Running in large/short Wave Board
- Provisual skills
03
Dead Reckoning Navigation
- Correction of the compass
- Keeping track of course, speed and direction
- Practical skills
04
Fixing Lines
- Sources of fixing (two, Sextating lights, bearings, depth contours)
- Keep navigable Electronic positionment
- Practical skills
05
Magnetic Compass
- Computation of magnetic deviation through a timmy and azimuth
- Effect of compass iron inaccs
- Compensation of deviation
- Practical skills
06
Tides
- Predictions of height of tide and Depths
- Tidal tables
- Tidal constants and Time tables
- Sets and effect of tidal stream
- Seasonal tides
- Practical skills
07
Tidal Currents
- Tidal current atlases
- Tidal current diamonds
- Understanding and using tidal Navigation publications
- Compensation of tidal currents when calculating courses
- Currents with no tides
08
Buoys and Beacons
- Recognition IALA A and B system
- Chart use lateral and cardinal and isolated, safe
09
Lights
- Shore beacons
- Range – sector and isolated
- List of lights
10
Pilotage
- Familiarize regulations and signaling systems
- Planning and strategy to unknown harbours
- Practical skills
11
Logs (measurement of speed and distance)
- Different types and application
12
Logbook
- Logbook as an official document
- Knowing of a logbook
13
Meteorology
- Iso bars, wind, Barometric trends
- Highs and Lows
- Fronts and characteristics
- Interpretation of weather forecasts
- Sources of weather forecasts
- Effect of Geography on local Winds
- Sea and land breezes
- Fog
- Use of Barometer
14
Anchoring
- Types of anchors and selection
- Holding Grounds/sea bed
- Techniques of anchoring
15
Safety at Sea
- Personal safety, use of lifejackets, harnesses
- Fire prevention and fighting
- Leaks and flooding
- Rigging failures
- Preparation to heavy weather
- Pyrotechnics and rescue signals
- Search and rescue procedures
16
Navigating in Restricted Visibility
- Restricted COLREG provisions
- Precautions and procedures
- Practical skills
17
Passage Planning
- Planning a passage
- Estimation a route when navigating in shallow waters
- Strategy to tidal passages
- Emergency alternative routes
- Practical skills
Dates on request
We run this course to demand rather than to a fixed calendar. Tell us roughly when suits and we will confirm a date that works.
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- Duration
- 7 days
- Level
- Advanced
- Base
- Hondarribia · Gipuzkoa