An RYA qualification is known and respected the world over. We work constantly to ensure that the highest standards are maintained.
FOR ALL AGES, ABILITIES AND GOALS Everything you need to begin or continue your learning is here, whether you are a recreational boater, a globetrotting professional or are looking to become an RYA training centre, in the UK or abroad.
The water may not have changed much in more than a century, but the way we use it certainly has. RYA training is forward thinking and designed for whatever level of skill, professionalism and knowledge you want to achieve. We can help you go a long way on the water.
We have been around for 130 years, but our approach is fresh and up to date. RYA courses never stop developing to take into account the dynamic world of boating. We deliver over 100 courses to professional mariners and recreational boaters. We’re right up to date with your needs, new safety issues and regulations, and emerging trends.
There are:
- over 2,200 RYA recognised training centres in more than 23 countries
- 18,000 RYA instructors across the world
- 11,000 professionals working on commercial vessels using RYA Certificates of Competence
- 155,000 people completing RYA courses every year
- 500,000 expert RYA publications are added to the personal libraries of recreational and professional sailors
- over 100 professional and recreational courses
CREDENTIALS TO BACK US UP, AND BACK YOU UP TOO
We work closely with Governments and official organisations just about everywhere, but we are given our responsibility for issuing certificates of competence for sail and power vessels by the British Government through the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), an agency of the Department of Transport.
