Course code:

Scope (Target audience) : This STCW compliant course is intended to prepare the candidate to assume command of a RMI commercial yacht of up to 350 GT by imparting a thorough understanding of the topics.

Objective : By the end of the course the student should be able to complete the RMI administered exam in a satisfactory manner and be, in all respects, prepared to assume command of a RMI commercial yacht up to 350 GT.

Course content : 

• Navigation
• Celestial navigation
• Passage planning
• Electric navigation aids
• Meteorology
• International Regulations for the Prevention of Collision at Sea
• Ship construction and stability
• Emergency procedures
• Operations

Duration: 63 hours

Prerequisite : 

• Coc for 200 GT Master – Yachts (or greater)
• 3 years service on vessels >15 meters, 1 year of which must be aboard vessel >200 tons in the grade of Master or Mate (i.e. Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch (OICNW), Officer of the Watch (OOW), Chief Mate, etc. (1 year = 365 days) 
• STCW BASIC SAFETY TRAINING
• MASTER OF YACHTS OFFSHORE – UNLIMITED OCEANS
• OOW NAVIGATION AND RADAR
• GENERAL SHIP KNOWLEDGE
• ADVANCED SEA SURVIVAL FOR YACHTMEN
• ADVANCED FIREFIGHTING
• MEDICAL FIRST AID
• AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTING AID (ARPA)
• ECDIS *
• BRIDGE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (BRM)
• HUMAN ELEMENT LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (HELM)
• SECURITY AWARENESS TRAINING
• Approved physical examination within the least two yeas
• National ID document (passport)
• Passport size photo
• Marshall Islands Seafarers ID Book (MI-272) or obtain letter of recommendation from RMI licensed master mariner
   

Approved by :

REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS

Note to client : After successful completion of the course and examination candidates will received COC for Master – Yachts not more than 350 gross tons / Mate – Yachts not more than 500 gross tons.

*Applicants without an approved ECDIS certificate will have a limitation added to their CoC to effect of: “NOT VALID FOR SERVICE ABOARD ECDIS EQUIPPED VESSELS”.