The Yachtmaster® Ocean exam is an oral and written test of your knowledge of ocean passage making including planning, navigation, worldwide meteorology, crew management, yacht preparation, maintenance and repairs. You will also be questioned on your sights taken at sea during an ocean passage. Full details can be found in the Sail Cruising and Motor Cruising logbooks available from the webshop (ref codes G15 and G18).
If you need a Yachtmaster Ocean certificate of competence in order to work on board a commercial craft subject to the MCA's codes of practice, you will need to get it commercially endorsed - see the link above. You can then work worldwide as a Master of commercial vessels of up to 200gt.
The Yachtmaster Ocean certificate of competence can be used commercially in its own right. It is also a pre-requisite for the MCA's Chief Mate, Master 500 and Master 3000 qualifications.
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Yachtmaster Ocean exam pre-requisites |
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| Minimum seatime |
Ocean passage as skipper or mate of watch |
| Form of exam |
Oral and written assessment of sights take at sea. If you hold the Yachtmaster Ocean shorebased certificate you are exempt from the written assessment. |
| Certification required |
RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore certificate of competence |
| Minimum exam duration |
Approximately 1.5 hours |
