Theoretical training Yachtmaster ocean IYT

Yachtmaster ocean theory course

Qualification requires Yachtmaster offshore certificate (IYT)

Place of the teoretical training:

Gibraltar region, Spain city of Manilva.

Trainer:

Alexey Trofimov

• Yachting experience since 1986
• Qualification: Master of Yacht 200 tonn Unlimited, Yachtmaster Ocean instructor.
• Passed regions: USA, Canada, Australia, Madagascar, Seychelles, Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand, Brazil, Caribbean, French Polynesia, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Baltic Sea.
• Repeated crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.
• Experience in preparing teams and yachts for transatlantic crossing.
• Experience in organizing regattas in different regions of our planet.
  More information on the site https://trofimovas.com/

Price:

760 euro

If accommodation is required – hostel from 30 euros per day.

A separate fee of 200 euros is payable for certificate processing and mailing.

The course includes the following topics:

• Study of the celestial sphere, the trajectory of the luminaries
• Determination of location by means of direct interceptors
• Working with the The Nautical Almanac
  Planning astronomical observations
• An emergency simplified method of determining your coordinates from the midday sun
• Meteorology for the Ocean
• Practicing with a sextant
• Commercial plan of passage

At the end of the study, a practical work on the calculation of coordinates using a nautical almanac and tables.