Yachtmaster Ocean Course
Master bluewater passages with the Yachtmaster Ocean Course. Gain confidence in celestial navigation, ocean route planning, watchkeeping, and emergency procedures to skipper safe, efficient offshore voyages to professional maritime standards. The course delivers focused training in sextant use, sight reductions, yacht performance, safety equipment, metocean planning, and real-world application for confident voyages.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Yachtmaster Ocean Course equips you with practical skills to plan and execute confident bluewater passages. Master sextant use, daily celestial routines, and sight reductions, applying them to route planning, watchkeeping, and risk assessment. It covers yacht performance, safety equipment, metocean planning, and emergency procedures, ensuring focused, efficient training ready for actual voyages.
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Develop skills
- Ocean celestial fixes: reduce sextant sights and plot accurate ocean positions.
- Offshore route planning: design safe great-circle and trade-wind passages quickly.
- Ocean passage management: build watch systems, DR tracks, and daily navigation routines.
- Metocean strategy: use GRIBs, currents, and trade winds for faster crossings.
- Emergency seamanship: handle gear loss, medical events, and SAR communications.
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