yachtmaster-coastal certificate

International certified yacht school – teaching experience since 2006

Yachtmaster Coastal IYT Course

Yachtmaster Coastal limitations:

The Yachtmaster Coastal IYT  is a recreational certificate of competency for command of vessels up to 24 m in length up to 60 nm offshore in moderate wind and sea conditions.

Yachtmaster Coastal requirements:

  • The Candidate for Yachtmaster Coastal course should have 800 nautical miles, 25 days on board at sea (2 days at least as captain), 12 hours on watch at night.
  • Applicants must have VHF certificate or to complete the IYT VHF / SRC course along with the Yachtmaster Coastal course.
  • Minimum age to obtain certification Yachtmaster Coastal is 18
  • Yachtmaster Coastal course must attend a 7 days practice and theory on board a yacht with practical assessment and written examination.

  • Yachtmaster Coastal course included 7 days (40 hours) of theory and practical skipper training, but this time frame may be reduced for those who have recognized prior learning or boating/sea time experience.

Scope for Yachtmaster Coastal theory and pravtice course:

  1. Safety & vessel checkout. Passage planning
  2. Work with charts, Tides and currents

  3. COLREG, lights and marks.Weather and forecasting

  4. Anchoring, docking, Man over board

Yachtmaster Coastal course can be taught in English, Estonian, Russian, and German.

How to became Yachtmaster Coastal IYT

1. You choose and agree with us convenient dates and places for Yachtmaster Coastal course from schedule below. If you are still not sure in your dates you can choose the dates later. 

2. We register you on our website https://yacht-challenge.com/my-account/ – we need your name, surname, phone number and address for this.

3. You make an advance payment of 300 euros for Yachtmaster Coastal IYT course in Estonia or 500 euros for courses in another place. You get access to Yachtmaster Coastal theory online course. 

4. You pay the balance one month before the beginning of the practice. Yachtmaster Coastal IYT price in the different places you can find in schedule below.

5. You complete the practice (during the practice you have theory lessons too). You pass the Yachtmaster Coastal theory and practical tests, and pay for the plastic card style certificate Yachtmaster Coastal IYT 150 euro.

6. You do IYT registration on www.iytnet.com and inform us about your ID.

7. We send you a digital temporary certificate and order plastic card-style certificate. Temporary certificate is valid for two months before you receive plastic card by post. IYT also offers a three-day review and courier delivery for an additional fee.

You can complete ICC course along with the Yachtmaster Coastal course. You can find info about ICC course here.

yachtmaster coastal iyt price and dates 2025

Estonia, Pärnu

May 18-28

Jun 01-11

Jun 23-Jul 02

Jul 14-24

Jul 25-Aug 04

Aug 04-14

Aug 30-Sep 08

Sep 20-30

Oct 01-10

Price – €890 Euro

Price included:

Captain-instructor, berth in DBL cabin, bed linen,, all necessary manuals.

Paid additionally:
Meals on the yacht, including meals for the captain-instructor,

Fuel, final cleaning,  insurance-100 euro, marina fees on islands – €37 per boat per night, after successful theory and practice exam – certificate Yachtmaster Coastal IYT – €150

Yacht Oceanis 393

spain - france

15-22 March 2025

Palamos – Estartit – Banyuls – Port-Vendres – Collurs – Cadaques – Palamos

Yachtmaster Coastal Price –

€1080 Euro

Price included:

Captain-instructor,

berth in DBL cabin, bed linen, 

all necessary manuals.

Paid additionally:
Meals on the yacht, including meals for the captain-instructor,

€100 –  fuel, final cleaning, yacht insurance,

marina fees,

after successful theory and practice exam – certificate Yachtmaster Coastal IYT – €150

montenegro, kotor

16 - 26 April 2025

Kotor-Herceg Novi-Budva-Bar-Rose-Perast-Kotor

Price – €1080 Euro

Price included:

Captain-instructor,

berth in DBL cabin, bed linen, 

all necessary manuals.

Paid additionally:
Meals on the yacht, including meals for the captain-instructor, fuel, final cleaning, yacht insurance,

marina fees – everything approximately 300 euro per person,

after successful theory and practice exam – certificate Yachtmaster Coastal IYT – €150

Atlantic France - La Trinite

04 - 11 July and 30 august - 06 september

La Trinite – Quiberon – Belle Illes – Concarneau – Groua – Port Luis – La Trinite

Yachtmaster Coastal price  – €1080

Price included:

Captain-instructor,

berth in DBL cabin, bed linen, 

all necessary manuals.

Paid additionally:
Meals on the yacht, including meals for the captain-instructor, marina fees, Fuel (all about 250€ per person per week)

  • Certificat Yachtmaster Coastal IYT – €150

Italy - Sicily

11-18 october 2025

Portorosa – Vulcano – Lipari – Salina – Stromboli – Milazzo – Portorosa

Yachtmaster Coastal price  – €1080

Price included:

Captain-instructor,

berth in DBL cabin, bed linen, 

all necessary manuals.

Paid additionally:
Meals on the yacht, including meals for the captain-instructor, marina fees, Fuel (everything about 300€ per person per week)

  • Certificat Yachtmaster Coastal IYT – €150

TURKEY - FETHIYE

25 october-01 november 2025

Fethiye -Gemilier island – Oludeniz – Batterfly Valley – Cleopatra Bay – Fethiye

Price – €1080 Euro

Price included:

Captain-instructor,

berth in DBL cabin, bed linen, 

all necessary manuals.

Paid additionally:
Meals on the yacht, including meals for the captain-instructor, fuel, final cleaning, yacht insurance,

marina fees – everything approximately 300 euro per person,

after successful theory and practice exam – certificate Yachtmaster Coastal IYT – €150

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