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SUMMARY:4 Week Superyacht Deckhand Course
DESCRIPTION:What this course covers\nThe 4 Week Superyacht Deckhand Course is a four-week course in Hout Bay\, Cape Town that gives you the core qualifications and practical skills crew agencies and captains look for before hiring an entry-level deckhand. It’s designed for school leavers\, career-changers and anyone serious about starting a career in yachting\, with no previous sea time required. \nYou’ll learn to drive and handle RIB tenders\, including close-quarters work\, coming alongside and man overboard recovery\, complete your STCW Basic Safety Training with sea survival\, firefighting and personal safety modules\, and cover watchkeeping\, ropework\, safety equipment and safe working practices for your Yacht Rating. \nOn completion you’ll hold the IYT RIB Master ticket\, your STCW Basic Safety certificates and an MCA Yacht Rating course-completion certificate\, ready to apply for work in time for the Mediterranean or Caribbean season.
URL:https://pytcape.co.za/course-info/4-week-superyacht-deckhand-course-2/
LOCATION:Hout Bay\, Shop 6\, The Passage\, Mainstream Shopping Centre\, Hout Bay\, Western Cape\, 7872\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:4 Week Superyacht Deckhand Course
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DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270226T153000
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SUMMARY:4 Week Superyacht Deckhand Course
DESCRIPTION:What this course covers\nThe 4 Week Superyacht Deckhand Course is a four-week course in Hout Bay\, Cape Town that gives you the core qualifications and practical skills crew agencies and captains look for before hiring an entry-level deckhand. It’s designed for school leavers\, career-changers and anyone serious about starting a career in yachting\, with no previous sea time required. \nYou’ll learn to drive and handle RIB tenders\, including close-quarters work\, coming alongside and man overboard recovery\, complete your STCW Basic Safety Training with sea survival\, firefighting and personal safety modules\, and cover watchkeeping\, ropework\, safety equipment and safe working practices for your Yacht Rating. \nOn completion you’ll hold the IYT RIB Master ticket\, your STCW Basic Safety certificates and an MCA Yacht Rating course-completion certificate\, ready to apply for work in time for the Mediterranean or Caribbean season.
URL:https://pytcape.co.za/course-info/4-week-superyacht-deckhand-course-6/
LOCATION:Hout Bay\, Shop 6\, The Passage\, Mainstream Shopping Centre\, Hout Bay\, Western Cape\, 7872\, South Africa
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ORGANIZER;CN="PYT Cape":MAILTO:info@pytcape.co.za
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270208T083000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270212T153000
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SUMMARY:STCW
DESCRIPTION:What this course covers\nThe MCA STCW Basic Safety Training course is a five-day course in Hout Bay that gives you the mandatory safety training every seafarer needs before they can legally work on board a vessel. It’s designed for anyone starting out in yachting or the wider maritime industry\, whether you’re heading for deck\, interior\, engineering or the galley\, with no previous experience or sea time required. \nYou’ll learn sea survival in the pool and open water\, including launching and righting life-rafts\, fight real fires in a live burn facility\, practise first aid and CPR for injuries that happen at sea\, and cover shipboard safety\, emergency procedures and life on board\, with practical assessment after each module. \nOn completion you’ll receive your STCW Basic Safety certificates\, the first thing crew agencies look for.
URL:https://pytcape.co.za/course-info/stcw-2/
LOCATION:Hout Bay\, Shop 6\, The Passage\, Mainstream Shopping Centre\, Hout Bay\, Western Cape\, 7872\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:STCW
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ORGANIZER;CN="PYT Cape":MAILTO:info@pytcape.co.za
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270208T083000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270212T153000
DTSTAMP:20261013T142822Z
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SUMMARY:Master Celestial
DESCRIPTION:What this course covers\nThe Master 500gt/3000gt course is a 30-day programme made up of five separately examined MCA modules that cover the academic side of stepping up from Officer of the Watch to Master: Advanced Navigation and Radar\, Seamanship and Meteorology\, Stability\, Business and Law\, and Masters Celestial. It’s designed for qualified OOWs and Chief Mates with the right sea service who are working towards command\, and you can book the full block back to back or take one module at a time around your time on board. \nYou’ll work through advanced radar and ARPA\, passage planning and blind pilotage\, heavy weather handling and ocean weather routing\, stability calculations\, the legal and commercial duties of a master\, and sextant-based celestial navigation\, taught by lecturers who know what the examiners are looking for. \nOn completion you’ll have passed the MCA modules needed for your Master 500gt/3000gt CoC\, with the four core modules taught in Simon’s Town and Celestial in Hout Bay.
URL:https://pytcape.co.za/course-info/master-celestial/
LOCATION:Hout Bay\, Shop 6\, The Passage\, Mainstream Shopping Centre\, Hout Bay\, Western Cape\, 7872\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Master Celestial
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ORGANIZER;CN="PYT Cape":MAILTO:info@pytcape.co.za
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270208T083000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270212T153000
DTSTAMP:20261013T143307Z
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SUMMARY:ECDIS
DESCRIPTION:What this course covers\nThe Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) course is a five-day\, 40-hour course in Simon’s Town that teaches you to navigate safely on ECDIS and\, just as importantly\, to recognise when the system is showing you something wrong. It’s designed for Officers of the Watch moving up to Chief Mate or Master 500 and 3000gt\, and for any watchkeeper on a vessel that navigates primarily on ECDIS. \nYou’ll spend most of the week hands-on at the workstation\, setting safety depths and contours\, configuring alarms\, planning and monitoring routes\, managing chart updates\, and working through sensor errors and system failures. \nOn completion you’ll receive the internationally recognised generic ECDIS certificate\, delivered to IMO Model Course 1.27\, which keeps your officer progression on track.
URL:https://pytcape.co.za/course-info/ecdis-2/
LOCATION:Simon’s Town\, 127 Queens Rd\, Cape Town\, Western Cape\, 7995\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:ECDIS
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270208T083000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270212T153000
DTSTAMP:20261013T143356Z
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SUMMARY:AEC 2
DESCRIPTION:What this course covers\nThe Approved Engine Course (AEC 2) is a five-day\, 35-hour course in Simon’s Town that builds on AEC 1 and shifts the focus from how marine engines work to keeping them running\, with routine servicing\, fault diagnosis and practical repairs at sea. It’s designed for crew who already hold AEC 1 and want to take on engineering responsibility aboard yachts and other small vessels\, or captains of smaller boats who need to be confident opening the engine hatch themselves. \nYou’ll work through planned maintenance schedules\, diagnosing faults from changes in temperature\, pressure\, noise and vibration\, servicing generators\, pumps and compressors\, electrical and steering systems\, and hands-on workshop skills\, with continuous practical assessment and a written exam on the final day that needs 60% to pass. \nOn completion you’ll receive the MCA-approved AEC 2 certificate\, which together with AEC 1 lets your sea service start counting towards higher engineering qualifications and opens up work on workboats\, tugs\, research vessels and patrol craft as well as yachts.
URL:https://pytcape.co.za/course-info/aec-2-2/
LOCATION:Simon’s Town\, 127 Queens Rd\, Cape Town\, Western Cape\, 7995\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:AEC 2
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270208T083000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270213T153000
DTSTAMP:20261013T142457Z
CREATED:20261013T142457Z
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SUMMARY:Master of Yachts 200gt Limited - Theory
DESCRIPTION:What this course covers\nThe Master of Yachts 200gt Limited course is a two-week course\, run in Cape Town and Knysna\, that prepares you to take command of a commercial yacht up to 200 gross tons operating within 150 nautical miles of the coast. It’s designed for experienced crew and skippers ready for their first command ticket\, with at least 3\,000 logged miles\, 50 days aboard and solid twin-screw powerboat handling behind them. \nYou’ll spend the theory week on collision regulations\, meteorology\, tides\, navigation and chartwork\, and business and law\, each with its own exam\, then head out on the water for a practical week covering close-quarters handling\, berthing\, anchoring\, man overboard recovery and emergency procedures under assessment. \nOn completion you’ll receive the IYT Master of Yachts 200gt Limited Certificate of Competency\, MCA approved and assessed by an independent external examiner.
URL:https://pytcape.co.za/course-info/master-of-yachts-200gt-limited-theory-3/
LOCATION:Hout Bay\, Shop 6\, The Passage\, Mainstream Shopping Centre\, Hout Bay\, Western Cape\, 7872\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Master of Yachts 200gt Limited
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270208T083000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270213T153000
DTSTAMP:20261013T142541Z
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SUMMARY:Master of Yachts 200gt Limited - Practical
DESCRIPTION:What this course covers\nThe Master of Yachts 200gt Limited course is a two-week course\, run in Cape Town and Knysna\, that prepares you to take command of a commercial yacht up to 200 gross tons operating within 150 nautical miles of the coast. It’s designed for experienced crew and skippers ready for their first command ticket\, with at least 3\,000 logged miles\, 50 days aboard and solid twin-screw powerboat handling behind them. \nYou’ll spend the theory week on collision regulations\, meteorology\, tides\, navigation and chartwork\, and business and law\, each with its own exam\, then head out on the water for a practical week covering close-quarters handling\, berthing\, anchoring\, man overboard recovery and emergency procedures under assessment. \nOn completion you’ll receive the IYT Master of Yachts 200gt Limited Certificate of Competency\, MCA approved and assessed by an independent external examiner.
URL:https://pytcape.co.za/course-info/master-of-yachts-200gt-limited-practical-2/
LOCATION:Hout Bay\, Shop 6\, The Passage\, Mainstream Shopping Centre\, Hout Bay\, Western Cape\, 7872\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Master of Yachts 200gt Limited
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