stan@seaschool.freeserve.co.uk Tel: Fax: Mobile: 01248 352 330 01248 352 415 077 66450922 Examinations – RYA/DoT Certificates of Competence Two months advance booking notice required to enable us to arrange the examiner attendance. The required experience must be gained within 10 years prior to the exam. The required previous experience is as follows: Yachtmaster • 2500 sea miles • 5 passages over 60 miles • 50 days • 5 days as skipper • 2 night passages with 2 as skipper • VHF Radio Operators Certificate • First aid certificate. Coastal Skipper • 800 sea miles • 30 days • 2 days as skipper • 12 night hours • VHF Radio Operators Certificate • First aid certificate For holders of the Coastal Skipper Practical Course Completion Certificate the sea time requirement is reduced to: • 400 sea miles • 20 days • 2 days as skipper • 12 night hours