With no previous sailing experience necessary, the RYA Competent Crew course is an ideal introduction to yachting. Over 5 days, you will learn how to steer a yacht, put up the sails and handle them, become familiar with nautical terms and learn how to live on a yacht, among other things. In sailing, safety is …
As an aspiring skipper, 2 Oceans Maritime Academy will introduce you to the fundamentals necessary to take a yacht to sea. You will be taught basic navigation and pilotage, which includes chart work, position fixing, plotting a course to steer, weather forecasting, understanding tides and the international regulations for preventing collisions at sea. You will …
Taking charge of a yacht can be a daunting yet highly rewarding experience. Under the guidance of our expert instructors, you will gain the knowledge and hands-on experience you need to confidently skipper a yacht in a variety of sailing conditions. By completing short passages as skipper, each student practices weather forecasting, victualling, engine maintenance, …
This advanced course in navigation and meteorology is perfect for those who are working towards taking the Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster offshore exam. It is also ideal for those wishing to skipper a yacht on longer coastal passages. Navigation aspects of the course include position fixing, course shaping and plotting, tidal knowledge and the use …
RYA COASTAL SKIPPER / YACHTMASTER SHORE-BASED THEORY Read More »
During this practical course you will be guided through navigation – both offshore and in limited visibility conditions. You will also learn advanced weather forecasting and passage planning in addition to watch-keeping and preparation for sea. Each student will have an opportunity to plan and execute passages while taking complete command of the yacht. At …
The programme takes place in the tidal waters of Saldanha Bay and Langebaan Lagoon and includes advanced skippering and boat handling techniques in preparation for the Royal Yachting Association exams. It includes navigation, pilotage, man overboard recovery and overall confident yacht management skills. 2 Oceans Maritime Academy ensures that each and every one of our …
Learn the basics of marine radio operation, frequencies, distress, emergency and medical assistance procedures, making ship to shore telephone calls, Digital Selective Calling, Global Maritime Distress Safety System. The RYA Short Range Certificate (or similar) is also a requirement for all the RYA Yachtmaster Certificates of Competence.
This comprehensive package provides students with no previous experience the opportunity to get the practical and theoretical training, as well as the mileage required to achieve an RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence – a 200-ton limited commercial license. The mileage module of the Offshore programme is a return leg from Cape Town to Durban. …
12-WEEK FAST TRACK TO RYA YACHTMASTER OFFSHORE C.O.C Read More »
This well-rounded programme provides novice students with the opportunity to gain the practical and theoretical training required in to achieve a commercially endorsed RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Coastal Certificate of Competence. Sailing takes place around the scenic Cape Peninsula and up and down the lower West Coast of South Africa. You will also round the Cape of …
8-Week Fast Track to RYA Yachtmaster Coastal C.O.C Read More »
This basic 3-week programme gives you the minimum requirements for starting out in the Super Yacht Industry, or to charter a yacht in the Mediterranean. Modules included: RYA Competent Crew, RYA Day Skipper, RYA Short Range Radio Certificate, RYA Power Boat Level II.
Hout Bay Yacht Club Marina
Harbour Road, Hout Bay
Cape Town, South Africa, 7806
CONTACT
+27 (82) 854-9789
info@2oma.com
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