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International Crew

Course Description

This is a certificate of competency for those candidates who wish to train to become an active crew member on a power or sailing yacht.

Certificate Limitations

- Crew on a vessel up to a maximum length of 78 ft /24 metres

- in coastal waters up to 20 miles offshore

- in daylight hours and in fair conditions with moderate wind and sea conditions

It is the level of competence required when acting as an active crew member or watch keeper on a vessel in protected waters, daylight hours and in moderate weather.

Check in time

9:30

Pre-Requisites

14 years old
?

What's included?

Notebook
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Fee to our conservation project
?
Food onboard
?
Insurance
?
Online theory course
?
Sail on a Nautor Swan 411
?

➞ Combine this course with a sailing expedition!

What does this mean? Instead of doing this course in a fixed location, you can optionally opt to do it while being part of a sailing expedition with our partners in Atlantic Explorers! If you are searching for adventure and a unique learning experience, you should check this out.

Available combinations:

READ: Combining a course with a sailing expedition
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Important: Before booking

Before booking any of our expeditions, please make sure to have read all the relevant information showed above and understand all conditions that may apply when joining a sailing expedition. For a better experience onboard for all crew members, some basic rules should be understood and followed. You can find them in this links:

READ: What to expect?

READ: Terms and conditions

Upcoming dates for this course

2023
26
Mar
 - 
30
Mar
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Course Booking Form

International Crew
starting on
March 26, 2023

Please fill this form in order to book a place in our course! After completing, please wait up to 48 hours for further information and booking confirmation.

Personal and contact information
Expedition combination

When possible, we offer the possibility to combine courses with a sailing expedition! Please let us know if you are interested and we will confirm if it is possible for this date.

Would you like to combine the course with a sailing expedition?
Send us a message

Any thoughts? Something you want to tell us? Please write to us here!

All good, you are ready to send the application.

Before submitting this form, please understand that you are freely giving us your personal and contact information, which will be used only for booking purposes and won't be shared with other parties.

Thank you! Your submission has been received and we will be contacting you within the next 48 hours to guide you into the next steps in order to confirm the booking. If you have any doubts, please contact us here.

The Atlantic Explorers Team
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2023
5
Jun
 - 
9
Jun
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3
places Available
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Fully booked
cancelled

Course Booking Form

International Crew
starting on
June 5, 2023

Please fill this form in order to book a place in our course! After completing, please wait up to 48 hours for further information and booking confirmation.

Personal and contact information
Expedition combination

When possible, we offer the possibility to combine courses with a sailing expedition! Please let us know if you are interested and we will confirm if it is possible for this date.

Would you like to combine the course with a sailing expedition?
Send us a message

Any thoughts? Something you want to tell us? Please write to us here!

All good, you are ready to send the application.

Before submitting this form, please understand that you are freely giving us your personal and contact information, which will be used only for booking purposes and won't be shared with other parties.

Thank you! Your submission has been received and we will be contacting you within the next 48 hours to guide you into the next steps in order to confirm the booking. If you have any doubts, please contact us here.

The Atlantic Explorers Team
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

* Please fill in the required fields.

2023
19
Jun
 - 
23
Jun
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0
places Available
Departing soon!
Booking now
Postponed
Fully booked
cancelled

Course Booking Form

International Crew
starting on
June 19, 2023

Please fill this form in order to book a place in our course! After completing, please wait up to 48 hours for further information and booking confirmation.

Personal and contact information
Expedition combination

When possible, we offer the possibility to combine courses with a sailing expedition! Please let us know if you are interested and we will confirm if it is possible for this date.

Would you like to combine the course with a sailing expedition?
Send us a message

Any thoughts? Something you want to tell us? Please write to us here!

All good, you are ready to send the application.

Before submitting this form, please understand that you are freely giving us your personal and contact information, which will be used only for booking purposes and won't be shared with other parties.

Thank you! Your submission has been received and we will be contacting you within the next 48 hours to guide you into the next steps in order to confirm the booking. If you have any doubts, please contact us here.

The Atlantic Explorers Team
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

* Please fill in the required fields.

2023
6
Nov
 - 
10
Nov
Person line icon
Only 1 Place Available!
3
places Available
Departing soon!
Booking now
Postponed
Fully booked
cancelled

Course Booking Form

International Crew
starting on
November 6, 2023

Please fill this form in order to book a place in our course! After completing, please wait up to 48 hours for further information and booking confirmation.

Personal and contact information
Expedition combination

When possible, we offer the possibility to combine courses with a sailing expedition! Please let us know if you are interested and we will confirm if it is possible for this date.

Would you like to combine the course with a sailing expedition?
Send us a message

Any thoughts? Something you want to tell us? Please write to us here!

All good, you are ready to send the application.

Before submitting this form, please understand that you are freely giving us your personal and contact information, which will be used only for booking purposes and won't be shared with other parties.

Thank you! Your submission has been received and we will be contacting you within the next 48 hours to guide you into the next steps in order to confirm the booking. If you have any doubts, please contact us here.

The Atlantic Explorers Team
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

* Please fill in the required fields.

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* Shown above are the already fixed dates for this course that you can join straight away.
  If none is suitable for you, click here to request another date!

Structure of the course

The following are the main subjects to be taught during this course. After completion, the student should be competent at an acceptable level.

5 day course from 9:30-16:30. Accommodation ashore.

The objective of the course is for the student to develop the knowledge and skill sets to competently operate as a member of a crew and to understand the basic theory and practical application of nautical terminology, safety, vessel checkout, basic rope work, refueling, man-overboard procedures, capsizing, swamping, sinking, anchors, anchoring and running aground and responsibilities of the crew.

If you want to know more details about the course outline and subjects, please contact us here.

Requirements

Some of our courses require some qualifications or previous experience from the candidate due to the nature the course.

This are the pre-requirements to book and join this course:

14 years old
?

If you want to know more details about certifications and proven experience onboard, please contact us here.

Downloadable resources

Use this documents to start learning and preparing your course. Please note that you should go through all this information before you start your course with us.

If you need more details on course preparation, please contact us here.

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