ISSA · Recreational
Yacht Crew
Master the skills to navigate coastal waters with confidence. Entry-level course for beginners with no prior experience required - your first step into the world of sailing.
Courses
Recreational
Duration
3 days
Level
Beginner
Certification
ISSA licence
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
Your License
Preview both sides of your official certification
- 01Internationally RecognizedISSA certified and accepted worldwide
- 02Professional CertificationOfficial documentation for sailing
- 03Lifetime AchievementYour gateway to maritime adventures
International Sailing Schools Association
Course Requirements
01
Experience Required
None
No prior experience needed
02
Prior Certification
None
No previous certification required
03
Minimum Age
16 years old
As per ISSA certification (minimum 18 days)
04
Training Provider
ISSA Instructor
Or minimum Officers Skipper
05
Examination Provider
ISSA Examiner
Or minimum Officers Skipper
06
Application
Via ISSA School
Send to ISSA by the school
ExperiencesNo prior experience requiredEntry-level sailingBeginner certification
ISSA
Scope of Required Knowledge and Skills
01
Yacht's Construction
- Knows the basic parts of yacht: Cockpit, Billings, Heads, Galley, Bow, Stern, Hull, Mast, Rigging, Sail
- Can operate elementary yacht's systems: Trekis, Toilet room, Galley, Plumcell
- Can fill up the water and diesel tanks
- Can operate the inboard engine: Ignition, Switch off, Check cooling system, Check fuel & steering
02
Line and Spring Handling
- Can combine two lines of the same and different diameter
- Can make: Bowline, Hitch a line on a cleat, Hitch on a stand, Coil mooring lines
- Clove knot, Take, Needs tied on dock, Sheet cleaning lines
- Can describe different ways of lashing a mooring
03
Handling Sail Sheets and Halyards
- Ease, set and bring down the sails
- Reef down and shake off the reefs
04
Handling Fenders
- Can tie fenders on the yacht
- Effectively operate the (dis)mounting fender
05
Operating the Anchor
- Prepare anchor for weighing (switches and controls)
- Operate the windlass (letting out and raising the chain)
06
Operating the Dinghy
- Inflate the dinghy or the deck and put it when in the deck
- Secure the dinghy to the yacht
- Use paddles effectively
- Secure the dinghy to the stand
07
Safety
- Knows how's helped the deck
- Use the safety equipment
- Use the defense signaling equipment (pyrotechnics, mirror, flags etc.)
- Can apply hand and torch signaling (flashlights)
- Apply various methods to make a distress signal (at least 4 methods)
08
Other Skills
- Keep observation of the sailing crew and pass over information
- Knows the lights of that own yacht in the night
- Can swim the needed distance
- Effectively hold the helm
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
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- Duration
- 3 days
- Level
- Beginner
- Base
- Hondarribia · Gipuzkoa