yachtmaster-coastal certificate

International certified yacht school – teaching experience since 2006

Yachtmaster Coastal IYT Course

Yachtmaster Coastal certificate 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 certificate 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 a VHF certificate or complete the IYT VHF / SRC course with the Yachtmaster Coastal course.
  • The Minimum age to obtain certification at Yachtmaster Coastal is 18
  • The Yachtmaster Coastal course concludes 7 days of 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, this time frame may be reduced for those who have recognized prior learning or boating/sea time experience.
  • 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.

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

You can complete ICC course along with the Yachtmaster Coastal course to obtain ICC certificate. 

How to get the Yachtmaster Coastal IYT certificate

1. You choose and agree with us on convenient dates and places for the Yachtmaster Coastal course from the schedule below.
2. We need your name, surname, phone number, and address to register you on our website.
3. You make an advance payment of 300 euros for the Yachtmaster Coastal IYT course in Estonia or 500 euros for courses in another place. You get access to the Yachtmaster Coastal Theory online course. 
4. You pay the balance one month before the beginning of the practice. You can see prices for the Yachtmaster Coastal IYT course in the different places in the schedule below.
5. You complete the practice. You have theory lessons during your practice. You pass the Yachtmaster Coastal exam (theory and practice) 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 a plastic card-style certificate. A temporary certificate is valid for two months before you receive a plastic card by post. IYT also offers a three-day review and courier delivery for an additional fee.

Yachtmaster Coastal exam (theory and practice) included:

  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 practical course price and dates 2025

Yachtmaster coastal course - Baltic sea - Estonia, Pärnu

May 18-28

Jun 01-11

Jun 23-Jul 02

Jul 14-24

Jul 27-Aug 10

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 practical Yachtmaster Coastal exam – certificate  IYT – €150

Yacht Oceanis 393

Yachtmaster Coastal training
Yacht practice - yacht knots

Yactmaster coastal course - Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean

Spain - France
15-22 March

Greece - Athens
22-29 March

Montenegro, Kotor
16 - 26 April

Venetian bay
Slovenia-Croatia-Italy 03-10 May

Atlantic France - Arzon
04-11 July

Italy - Naples bay
11-18 October

TURKEY - FETHIYE
25 October - 01 November

Course 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)

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

Yachtmaster Coastal IYT

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