Yachtmaster time limit?

[Cymrogwyllt]

[cynic mode] It's a nice little earner having peeps pay to get bits of paper.

The BCU had/have a scheme with many levels of certification with fees. As a club we were lucky having several world class peeps within reach for sea stuff at little or no cost. When my wrokplace started asking me to kake pupils out on the Strait with very poor boats I stopped the paper trail and said "I no have the papers to do it". Too much danger. I gladly took the same pupils out on a canoe club based evening or day knowing that no kit no go.

I was at profficiency at sea and river. Next was trainee instructor then instructor.

I've acted as guinea pig where prospective TI or SI are assessed, deliberately got pinned on rocks to test them, and done more than my share of rescuing them.

Bit of a rant but the point is a paper is worth nothing without experience well above the minimum

 

[Bosun Higgs]

The other 2 papers are Met and chartwork. The Instructor must be satisfied that the student has understood the concepts taught and has sufficient knowledge to put the theory into practice.

These tests are graded with guidlines as to pass or fail.

For me, if you are tested and pass a subject, then you have qualified in that discipline.

Practical corses generate course completion certificates. Students may then opt to be tested at Yachtmaster Coastal, Offshore and Ocean.

A successful pass at these tests certifies competancy to that level. Sounds a bit like a qualification too.

From the dictionary - "qualifications - a requisite for an employment, position, right or privilege" ie a qualification qualifies you to do something and the theory course certificate of attendance doies not qualify you to do anything. The Yachtmaster certificate does qualify you to command boats up to a certain size limit.

 

[pyrojames]

Oddly, I easily satisfy the prerequisites for an Offshore YM, but put put far more value on the 20k miles that I did in the 10-20 years ago bracket than I do in the 10k odd miles that I have done in the last 10 years.

Does it make me want to do a YM anything? Yeah right, what do I get out of it, except a piece of paper that might get me bragging rights in a YC bar? Insurance forget it, if I put YM Offshore on a proposal, or 25k+ offshore miles, which do you think will do me best?

 

[capnsensible]

From the dictionary - "qualifications - a requisite for an employment, position, right or privilege" ie a qualification qualifies you to do something and the theory course certificate of attendance doies not qualify you to do anything. The Yachtmaster certificate does qualify you to command boats up to a certain size limit.

Except its not a certificate of attendance! Its a course that is examined.....

 

[capnsensible]

Oddly, I easily satisfy the prerequisites for an Offshore YM, but put put far more value on the 20k miles that I did in the 10-20 years ago bracket than I do in the 10k odd miles that I have done in the last 10 years.

Does it make me want to do a YM anything? Yeah right, what do I get out of it, except a piece of paper that might get me bragging rights in a YC bar? Insurance forget it, if I put YM Offshore on a proposal, or 25k+ offshore miles, which do you think will do me best?

You are quite right, as I pointed out, its not for everyone.

Be happy for those it is