Yachtmaster Ocean Course
The Yachtmaster Ocean Course equips you to skipper safe bluewater voyages. Gain skills in celestial navigation using sextants, offshore route planning, watchkeeping, metocean analysis, and emergency procedures to meet professional standards for confident ocean passages.

flexible workload from 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course teaches practical skills for planning and executing bluewater passages. Master sextant use, celestial routines, sight reductions, route planning, watchkeeping, risk assessment, yacht performance, safety gear, metocean planning, and emergency procedures for real-world voyages.
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Develop skills
- Ocean celestial navigation: reduce sextant sights and plot accurate positions at sea.
- Offshore route planning: design safe great-circle and trade-wind passages quickly.
- Ocean passage management: build watch systems, dead reckoning tracks, and daily navigation routines.
- Metocean strategy: use GRIB files, currents, and trade winds for faster crossings.
- Emergency seamanship: handle gear failure, medical emergencies, and SAR communications.
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