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SUMMARY:OOW (Officer of the Watch) - PSCRB (Restricted)
DESCRIPTION:What this course covers\nThe Officer of the Watch (OOW) course is a 23-day programme made up of four MCA modules that cover the academic side of qualifying to stand a bridge watch on your own: Navigation\, Radar and ARPA\, General Ship Knowledge\, HELM (Operational) and PSCRB. It’s designed for experienced deckhands and ratings with qualifying sea service who are ready to move from crew into their first officer role\, and you can book the full block back to back or take the modules one at a time as your leave allows. \nYou’ll work through position fixing\, passage planning\, tides and pilotage\, radar and ARPA collision avoidance\, ship construction and stability\, bridge leadership and decision-making\, and the launching and handling of life-rafts and rescue boats. \nOn completion you’ll sit an external examination marked by the MCA towards your OOW Yachts 3000gt Certificate of Competency\, with the three core modules taught in Simon’s Town and PSCRB in Hout Bay.
URL:https://pytcape.co.za/course-info/oow-officer-of-the-watch-pscrb-restricted/
LOCATION:Hout Bay\, Shop 6\, The Passage\, Mainstream Shopping Centre\, Hout Bay\, Western Cape\, 7872\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:OOW (Officer of the Watch)
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270208T083000
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SUMMARY:PSCRB Refresher
DESCRIPTION:What this course covers\nThe PSCRB Refresher is a one-day course in Hout Bay\, Cape Town\, that revalidates your Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats certificate. It’s for crew who already hold PSCRB and need to keep it current\, since it has to be refreshed every five years to stay valid for officer roles and safety duties on board. \nYou’ll launch\, handle and recover a life-raft and rescue boat with an instructor\, practise man overboard recovery\, and go over distress signals and how to take charge of survivors in the water\, with practical assessment through the day. \nOn completion you’ll receive a revalidated PSCRB certificate\, good for another five years\, so your safety tickets are in order for your next contract or CoC application.
URL:https://pytcape.co.za/course-info/pscrb-refresher/
LOCATION:Hout Bay\, Shop 6\, The Passage\, Mainstream Shopping Centre\, Hout Bay\, Western Cape\, 7872\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:PSCRB Refresher
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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: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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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:20261013T142822Z
CREATED: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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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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