Commercial Endorsment
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Commercial Endorsment for professional skippers
Commercial endorsment, authorizing the management of vessels up to 200gt for commercial uses, may be obtained for all types of RYA certificates – RYA Day Skipper, RYA Coastal Skipper, RYA Yachtmaster Coastal, RYA Yachtmaster Offshore and RYA Yachtmaster Ocean. Commercial endorsment is issued by the British government's Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).
Certificates to RYA Yachtmaster Coastal with commercial endorsement are valid for recreational and commercial vessels up to 24 meters length, permissions differ in navigation and distance from shore.
RYA Yachtmaster Offshore and RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Certificates with
commercial endorsement are valid for recreational and commercial vessels up to
200gt, distance of 150 miles from a safe haven, respectively indefinitely.
This certificate is then used as a basis for further qualification levels (MCA
Officer of the Watch, MCA's Chief Mate, Master 500GT and 3000GT) that allow you
to work professionally on vessels up to 3000gt.
This is the British system, officially valid on ships under the British flag. Higher certificates (Yachtmaster Offshore and Ocean) with commercial endorsement are commonly recognized as sufficient qualification in many other states. To obtain internationally recognized commercial endorsement it is necessary to complete STCW courses. But it is always necessary to ask the local authorities about specific conditions of the flag state and the territorial waters.
Commercial endorsement is valid generally for 5 years (skippers over
65 years must renew their medical certificate more often).
Toobtain the commercial endorsement you will need:
- Completed application RYA / MCA
- A certificate of medical examination according to the standards of MCA
- Survival at sea course. Recognised courses are RYA Basic Sea Survival, ISAF Sea Survival Training or standard STCW courses.
- „Professional Practices and Responsibilities“ online course (more infoabout the online course)
If you are interested in obtaining the Commercial endorsment please contact
us.
For
more detailed informations about the Commercial endorsment visit the RYA
website
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