Yachtmaster Theory Exam

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Hi All,

I've worked through my Yachtmaster Theory online and have the final assessment passage to plan before requesting my assessment password to take the actual exam.

The assessment information suggests the exam is 8 hours long! I understand this is the maximum time limit allowed, can anyone advise me on how long it took them?

I had a search through the forums but couldn't find anything.

Thanks in advance.
 
KK1 said:
Hi All,

I've worked through my Yachtmaster Theory online and have the final assessment passage to plan before requesting my assessment password to take the actual exam.

The assessment information suggests the exam is 8 hours long! I understand this is the maximum time limit allowed, can anyone advise me on how long it took them?

I had a search through the forums but couldn't find anything.

Thanks in advance.
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I done mine a few years ago I think it too me about an hour and half.
 
Maybe things have changed.
But I thought that there isn't a specific RYA Yachtmaster Theory Exam.
I thought that you HAVE to do the theory and be competent at the theory but then assessed in the main Yachtmaster practical on everything.
So, perhaps, these tests on the theory are just set by the specific courses and may be different.
It has been a long time since my Yachtmaster so I may be wrong.
 
Hurricane said:
Maybe things have changed.
But I thought that there isn't a specific RYA Yachtmaster Theory Exam.
I thought that you HAVE to do the theory and be competent at the theory but then assessed in the main Yachtmaster practical on everything.
So, perhaps, these tests on the theory are just set by the specific courses and may be different.
It has been a long time since my Yachtmaster so I may be wrong.
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Here's the course - http://www.sailtrain.org.uk/yachtmaster_online.html
 
That included my passage planning, I had to do the theory test and then on my practical test I was asked a series of question and had to do a very quick passage plan a well including a verbal question and answer session
 
I'm a yachtmaster instructor on sail and I've never sat a theory paper in my life.

Do the exam to get the knowledge but it's not needed for the actual DOT test
 
I sat the exam on Friday night and it took me 6 hours.

There were three papers each with 3 sections so 9 pages in total.

There was a lot of chart related questions including measuring distances, working out CTS and time.

I appreciate all the replies from people but I can honestly say the exam must have changed since you took it because it definitely couldn't be done in 20mins or even 1 1/2 hrs.
 
KK1 said:
I sat the exam on Friday night and it took me 6 hours.

There were three papers each with 3 sections so 9 pages in total.

There was a lot of chart related questions including measuring distances, working out CTS and time.

I appreciate all the replies from people but I can honestly say the exam must have changed since you took it because it definitely couldn't be done in 20mins or even 1 1/2 hrs.
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Well done. Hope the marker agrees with your answers.

The amount of time taken will depend on your experience/amount of coffee drunk during the examination.
 
Thanks! I started at 7pm and finished around 1.30am, I was exhausted (I work full time so need to do it at nights).

So glad it's done, now on to my next problem - the lack of RYA power schools near me!
 
Hurricane said:
Maybe things have changed.
But I thought that there isn't a specific RYA Yachtmaster Theory Exam.
I thought that you HAVE to do the theory and be competent at the theory but then assessed in the main Yachtmaster practical on everything.
So, perhaps, these tests on the theory are just set by the specific courses and may be different.
It has been a long time since my Yachtmaster so I may be wrong.
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They changed it many years ago, amalgamating Coastal and Yachtmaster theory not practical into one qualification:

'RYA/MCA Coastal Skipper & Yachmaster Offshore'

I did mine in 2008 albeit in a classroom, I think the exam took several hours and was quite thorough. Well worth doing IMO.
 
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