IYT Bareboat Skipper Course
This is a 5-day/4-night liveaboard skipper training with Java Yachting in Krabi.
Bareboat Skipper Training with Java Yachting
Java Yachting offers a 5-day / 4-night liveaboard course for sailors with some crew experience and around 200 nautical miles of daylight sailing in coastal waters.
The course is not for beginners. It expands on the IYT Competent Crew course and includes practical sailing, theory, marina training, and assessment.
Clients should first complete the free online Bareboat Skipper course and the VHF course, for which a fee is paid directly to IYT Canada.
Course Format
- 5 days of sailing and theory
- Liveaboard training in the Andaman Sea
- Training around Phuket and Krabi
- Practical assessment and written exam
- Marina training at Krabi Marina
Boats & Training Style
The course can be conducted on monohulls, catamarans, or a combination of both. It focuses on practical sailing and gives trainees time to understand engines, electrical systems, domestic systems, and the responsibilities of taking charge of a vessel.
International Yacht Training (IYT) Course Outline
The Bareboat Skipper certificate allows you to take charge of a vessel yourself. The course combines ongoing practical assessments with theory examinations to assess the depth of your theoretical knowledge.
Pre-requisite
- At least 200 miles of logged experience (some of these can be accumulated during the course)
Aims and Objectives
Spend the first day of the course learning about navigation and passage planning in the classroom, then put this knowledge into practice during three days living on board the boat, culminating in one day in the marina practising manoeuvring and berthing.
You will gain the boat handling skills required to become a competent skipper before returning to the classroom at the end of the week to sit your theory examination.
Syllabus & Theory
- Introduction: aims and objectives of the course
- Taking over a vessel: hull, rig, instrument, engine, fuel, water and provisioning checks
- Tidal theory: causes and effects of tide, tide tables, diamonds, tidal streams atlas and rule of twelfths
- Chartwork: position fixes, estimated position and course to steer
- Responsibilities of the skipper: crew management, planning and safety briefing
- Safety briefing: safety equipment, fire safety, gas safety and preparing to sail
- Rules of the road: lights, shapes, sound signals and collision regulations
- Meteorology: forecasts, fronts, pressure systems, breezes, katabatic wind and fog
- Passage planning and pilotage: nautical publications, clearing bearings and pilotage tools
- Sailing theory: how a sail works, points of sail and sail controls
Practical Training
- Rope work: common sailing knots, winches, jammers and cleats
- Sail handling: hoisting, reefing, dropping and trimming on all points of sail
- Manoeuvres: man overboard recovery, mooring, tacking and gybing
- Marina berthing and unberthing in different conditions
- Close quarters boat handling, prop-walk and prop-wash
- Anchoring: selecting anchorages, dropping and weighing anchor
- Dinghy handling: safe loading, launch and recovery
- Passage making: passage plans, crew management, navigation and pilotage
- Heavy weather handling: reefing and seeking refuge
What can I do with this qualification?
The Bareboat Skipper certificate enables you to skipper boats up to 24M, no more than 20 miles from shore, in fair conditions and daylight hours.
This certificate qualifies you for an equivalent ICC certificate, depending on your nationality.
In real terms, this allows you to charter boats in some of the world’s best cruising locations, including Southeast Asia and many Mediterranean countries.
What next?
From here, you could join us for a regatta, build up your miles by cruising or chartering with friends, work your way up to Yachtmaster qualifications, or even buy your own boat.
If you would like advice on your next steps, contact Java Yachting, and we will help guide you.