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Helmsman Course

Helmsman Course
from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country

What will I learn?

The Helmsman Course builds precise steering confidence through focused training in compass use, wheel handling, and helm orders. You practice standard turns, collision avoidance using key COLREGs, and safe recovery to planned track. The course also covers coastal navigation with radar, AIS, and visual marks, plus watchkeeping, reporting routines, and a personal training plan for ongoing skill development.

Elevify advantages

Develop skills

  • Precision compass steering: hold tight headings with small, confident corrections.
  • Collision avoidance with COLREGs: apply Rules 5–8, 13–17 in real traffic.
  • Radar, AIS, and visual nav: combine sensors for safe coastal passage control.
  • Professional helm orders: use standard phrases, readbacks, and clear reports.
  • Watchkeeping discipline: maintain lookout, log deviations, and report risks fast.

Suggested summary

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

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