How do I become a licensed captain in the UK?

Question

Sorry, I mean a liscensed captain of a boat.

Answer 1

You will need to get your Boatmasters certificate from the MCA. This requires training, experience and money.

You can get appropriate training from existing companies who will hire you initially as a deck hand and get moved on from there or you go to a naval college and do one of the courses there to be a deck officer in the merchant marine.

The RYA will do yachtmaster etc if all you want are small private craft or yacht

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Assuming you are in the UK, you need to look to the RYA (Royal Yachting Association) for accreditation, without which you will not get very far.

If you get your Day Skipper Ticket you can apply for an ICC (International Certificate of Competence) and then you will be able to charter a yacht and get some experience before moving on to more advanced schemes.

Explore this link: http://www.rya.org.uk/Youth/

Good luck and safe sailing.

Answer 4

Depends entirely on what you want to captain. If you want to earn a living, minimum is RYA Yachtmaster with BoT endorsement. That does for small ships up to 200 foot long.

Answer 5

Hi do you mean for commercial reasons such as chartering,diving or just for pleasure?Have you any RYA certificates ,Day skipper coastal skipper etc?