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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-10/
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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ORGANIZER;CN="PYT Cape":MAILTO:info@pytcape.co.za
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270719T083000
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SUMMARY:PSCRB Refresher
DESCRIPTION:What this course covers\nThe PSCRB Refresher is a one-day course in Hout Bay that revalidates your Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats certificate before it expires. It’s designed for crew who already hold PSCRB and need to keep it current\, as it has to be revalidated at least every five years. \nYou’ll run through life-raft and rescue boat launching and handling\, man overboard recovery and distress procedures with an instructor. \nOn completion you’ll receive a revalidated PSCRB certificate\, so you can keep working with your safety qualifications up to date.
URL:https://pytcape.co.za/course-info/pscrb-refresher-5/
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:20270719T083000
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SUMMARY:Small Powerboat & RIB Master
DESCRIPTION:What this course covers\nThe Small Powerboat and RIB Master course is a five-day course in Hout Bay that teaches you to drive and take command of a RIB or small powerboat safely\, whether you’re running guests ashore\, collecting provisions or working a tender alongside a superyacht. It’s designed for complete beginners looking for a fast route into paid work on the water\, as well as crew already on board who want to be trusted with the tender\, and no previous experience is needed. \nYou’ll spend time on the water every day practising close-quarters handling\, coming alongside in wind and tide\, high-speed handling and man overboard recovery\, alongside navigation and passage planning\, collision regulations\, ropework\, anchoring and pre-departure engine checks. \nOn completion you’ll receive the IYT RIB Master certificate\, internationally recognised and MCA approved\, allowing you to command vessels up to 15 metres within 20 nautical miles of a safe haven\, and it’s a strong first ticket to have on your CV when applying through crew agencies.
URL:https://pytcape.co.za/course-info/small-powerboat-rib-master-7/
LOCATION:Hout Bay\, Shop 6\, The Passage\, Mainstream Shopping Centre\, Hout Bay\, Western Cape\, 7872\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Small Powerboat & RIB Master
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ORGANIZER;CN="PYT Cape":MAILTO:info@pytcape.co.za
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270719T083000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270723T153000
DTSTAMP:20261013T142142Z
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SUMMARY:OOW (Officer of the Watch) - General Ship Knowledge (GSK)
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-general-ship-knowledge-gsk-6/
LOCATION:Simon’s Town\, 127 Queens Rd\, Simon's Town\, Cape Town\, Western Cape\, 7995\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:OOW (Officer of the Watch)
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ORGANIZER;CN="PYT Cape":MAILTO:info@pytcape.co.za
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270719T083000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270723T153000
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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-6/
LOCATION:Simon’s Town\, 127 Queens Rd\, Simon's Town\, Cape Town\, Western Cape\, 7995\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:ECDIS
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20270719T083000
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SUMMARY:Master 500gt / 3000gt - Advanced Navigation & Radar
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-500gt-3000gt-advanced-navigation-radar-3/
LOCATION:Simon’s Town\, 127 Queens Rd\, Simon's Town\, Cape Town\, Western Cape\, 7995\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:Master 500gt / 3000gt
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ORGANIZER;CN="PYT Cape":MAILTO:info@pytcape.co.za
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