Not another sailor visiting stink-land!

[andy_wilson]

Alway a pleasure to look in, but now I need to join in too.

I have been sailing for the last few years, though prior to that had a selection of small power-boats up to 20'.

Now a mate of mine has gone and bought a rather pleasant sounding motor yacht in the Trader stylee, and the bloomin thing is based in the Med.

As he suffers total distrust of the Missus (and me for that matter) when it comes to reasonable competence, he's hiring a teacher and having a course on his boat soon.

Of course me and the lads are coming too (no we're not gay - see I do read the threads) and I was just wondering what qualifications are required to charter a motor yacht, because that's what I want to get out of the week aboard if possible.

PS I'm not talking about Sunsail (if they had a Solent motor-yacht charter arm) as I know a driving licence would do as long as it was provisional or better. But maybe a qualification sufficient to charter something in the Med or Caribbean in a year or few.

I've got Yachtmaster theory, a few thousand miles logged as owner / skipper of sports cruisers, and several thousand miles logged at a rather more sedate pace under sail (including a few with Coliholic, and no - he didn't fall in, but then again he did fall off the pontoon on another occasion after steering a pint pot around the table in Harpers one night).

Would a Dayskipper course Completion Cert. be any good? Do they have tidal and non-tidal for powerboats 'cos there's hardly any difference whether you go downhill or uphill afterall.

'Preciate any guidance.

 

[whisper]

I've a foot in both camps as well. Did my Coastal Skipper theory and practical and the RYA gave me a course completion certificate for Sail.
Following a lot of Motor hours they added Motor classification to it. This then allowed me to get an International Certificate of (in)Competence which is accepted by most power boat charterers in the Med.
I suspect that a Day Skipper completion certificate along with a resume of your experience may enable you to get an ICC. Suggest you contact the RYA.

Always fancied a Trader!

 

[tcm]

Reoer quick - look intelligent everyone!

An ICC is seen as "needed" to "prove" that you can er switch the engines on and off and know one or two bits and pieces. Yachtmaster theory indeed! I would iamgine you will be able to get someone to write ticket for ICC in about an hour, but praps have someone show you around a bit first for a day.

Main quakifications comes in the form of a very experienced credit card.

 

[coliholic]

Yes it's the ICC that you need to hire a boat in the Med and as tcm says it's really hard to get. You'll need at least a month's full time practical course, several evenings spent in intense and uninterrupted study and a credit card.

Or alternatively I can give you the name of the bloke who did mine. It was a tenner and we went for a nice little evening cruise 15 mins up the river to a pub. 2 pints and then back again and then he gave me the pass certificate. Then you send it off to the RYA along with £29, or you join the RYA for £25 and they give it to you for free.

 

[RayB]

A legit way is to do RYA Powerboat 1 & 2, combined course is 2 days. Bout £250 sqid and a "legal" Cert and ICC at the end of it!

"Hopefully that won't be too expensive to fix?"