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Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 10-03-2015, 04:48
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Views: 6,169
Posted By goboatingnow
Re: RYA Day Skipper Distance Learning

indeed , real life always trumps rules !!!!:thumb:
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 10-03-2015, 04:38
Replies: 42
Views: 6,169
Posted By goboatingnow
Re: RYA Day Skipper Distance Learning

Indeed I am aware of that incident. In my view and the view of many people, ( and I actually spoke to the HM in Portimao about this and there are a few unspoken issues around this) The harbour...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 10-03-2015, 04:21
Replies: 42
Views: 6,169
Posted By goboatingnow
Re: RYA Day Skipper Distance Learning

Id like to try in one post to address all the issues concerning the ICC and certification of competence in Europe. Id like to challenge those here that persistently mis quote pseudo official...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 10-03-2015, 03:27
Replies: 42
Views: 6,169
Posted By goboatingnow
Re: RYA Day Skipper Distance Learning

Just a note that ICC with inland qualifications requires a seperate CEVNI. Written exam.
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 10-03-2015, 03:25
Replies: 42
Views: 6,169
Posted By goboatingnow
Re: RYA Day Skipper Distance Learning

You only need to be a member for the year of issue by the way.
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 10-03-2015, 03:20
Replies: 42
Views: 6,169
Posted By goboatingnow
Re: RYA Day Skipper Distance Learning

It's an unfortunate side effect of commercial sailing schools, that its in their interest to obfuscate the purpose of the ICC and other certification. Various web sites over the years have contained...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 10-03-2015, 03:17
Replies: 42
Views: 6,169
Posted By goboatingnow
Re: RYA Day Skipper Distance Learning

While this rant against my view is misguided and I certainly don't intend to discuss my involvement in boating policy formation here etc.

Firstly countries " can readily accept " anything , that...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 09-02-2015, 07:34
Replies: 42
Views: 6,169
Posted By goboatingnow
Re: RYA Day Skipper Distance Learning

Please provide documentary proof backed by actual instances of a statutory requirement that you must have a ICC, exclusively , no country on the planet has such a requirement

Please note the words...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 09-02-2015, 04:51
Replies: 42
Views: 6,169
Posted By goboatingnow
Re: RYA Day Skipper Distance Learning

This is an entirely misleading post. No European country legally demands the ICC exclusively. You can get by on any reasonable domestic certificate like ASA 101-104 or the ASA certificate of...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 05-02-2015, 12:19
Replies: 42
Views: 6,169
Posted By goboatingnow
Re: RYA Day Skipper Distance Learning

Charter companies in the med will accept a wide range of certificates. The ICC is only one of them
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 01-10-2013, 07:01
Replies: 42
Views: 6,169
Posted By goboatingnow
There's no specific YM theory course. Even the...

There's no specific YM theory course. Even the one called " YM theory " is not the theory needed for the YM exam. Be very careful about RYA nomenclature , there's history to it.

If you like a...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 30-09-2013, 03:05
Replies: 42
Views: 6,169
Posted By goboatingnow
Just in case some think Im arguing against...

Just in case some think Im arguing against theory courses. no I'm not.

Merely that I would recommend One theory course like the RYA YM shore based theory course ( which should really be called...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 30-09-2013, 02:05
Replies: 42
Views: 6,169
Posted By goboatingnow
Sheesh...

Sheesh https://www.rya.org.uk/coursestraining/courses/sailcruising/Pages/Dayskipper.aspx

Read the minimum course duration. Day skipper is regularly done in 5 days flat. Yes it's challenging but can...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 29-09-2013, 14:49
Replies: 42
Views: 6,169
Posted By goboatingnow
As an ex-instructor and I used to teach the YM...

As an ex-instructor and I used to teach the YM shorebased. I'd put far more cred in doing the RYA day skipper as a complete practical course. Usually 5 days on board covering both theory and...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 29-09-2013, 13:44
Replies: 42
Views: 6,169
Posted By goboatingnow
Why would you bother with the theory only...

Why would you bother with the theory only courses. The process is only useful if you do the actual practical exams.

Why not just get a book on navigation

This particularly applies to the YM...
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