ONLINE THEORY
A comfortable format — study at a time that suits you
MASTER CLASSES
Reinforce the theory on board our yacht in Baku Bay
SEA PRACTICE
The practical part of the course takes place in the Mediterranean — in Turkey or Croatia
A comfortable format — study at a time that suits you
ONLINE THEORY
MASTER CLASSES
Reinforcing the theory you have covered on board our yacht in Baku Bay
SEA PRACTICE
The practical part of the course takes place in the Mediterranean Sea
Sailing School in Baku
Learn to handle a yacht. Skipper training.
Our course covers:
- Yacht anatomy and sailing theory
- Navigation for sailors
- Meteorology basics
- Marine radio communication (VHF)
- Sea practice
After the course you will:
- Know how to handle a yacht under sail and engine
- Receive an international yacht skipper certificate
- Be able to charter a yacht on your own anywhere in the world
International certificate
Upon completion of the course you receive the international IYT International Bareboat Skipper certificate, accepted by charter companies worldwide.
The certificate allows you to skipper and charter a sailing yacht up to 24 m and a motor yacht up to 10 m, no more than 20 nautical miles from the shore.
If you wish, an ICC can be issued on its basis. With the CEVNI test it also opens up Europe's inland waterways.
COURSE STRUCTURE
Theory
Basics of maritime law
Collision regulations (COLREGs)
Radio procedures
Navigation:
- Navigation terms and units
- Working with charts
- Plotting a course
- Fixing the vessel's position
- Navigation marks and lights
- Electronic navigation
Tidal navigation:
- Theory of tides and currents
- Height of tide, springs and neaps
- The rule of twelfths
- Course plotting for currents and tides
Meteorology:
- Sources of weather information
- Weather charts
- Sea and land breezes
- Cloud types and cloud formation
- Terminology. Examples
Rigging, knots
Mooring theory
Emergencies
Port rules, customs, immigration control
Collision regulations (COLREGs)
Radio procedures
Navigation:
- Navigation terms and units
- Working with charts
- Plotting a course
- Fixing the vessel's position
- Navigation marks and lights
- Electronic navigation
Tidal navigation:
- Theory of tides and currents
- Height of tide, springs and neaps
- The rule of twelfths
- Course plotting for currents and tides
Meteorology:
- Sources of weather information
- Weather charts
- Sea and land breezes
- Cloud types and cloud formation
- Terminology. Examples
Rigging, knots
Mooring theory
Emergencies
Port rules, customs, immigration control
Practice
Yacht handling skills in coastal sailing by day and by night
Preparing to put to sea
- Crew safety (safety briefing)
- Checking the hull and rigging
- Checking engines and systems
- Fuel, water and provisions
- Organising the crew
Offshore passage experience (150–200 miles)
Getting a weather forecast, analysing it and planning passages accordingly
Mooring alongside, bow-to and stern-to; entering and mooring in unfamiliar harbours and wild anchorages; anchoring
Handling an inflatable dinghy with an outboard engine
Rescue at sea
Preparing to put to sea
- Crew safety (safety briefing)
- Checking the hull and rigging
- Checking engines and systems
- Fuel, water and provisions
- Organising the crew
Offshore passage experience (150–200 miles)
Getting a weather forecast, analysing it and planning passages accordingly
Mooring alongside, bow-to and stern-to; entering and mooring in unfamiliar harbours and wild anchorages; anchoring
Handling an inflatable dinghy with an outboard engine
Rescue at sea
CASPIAN YACHT SCHOOL IN BAKU
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