SailQuest IYT International Crew Certificate

 SailQuest Sailing School in Pattaya, Thailand is a partner school with IYT Worldwide and will issue internationally recognized certificates on their behalf to qualified sailors. Students who successfully complete the SailQuest 5 day IYT International Crew course will receive the IYT International Crew certificate with sail or power endorsement.

IYT Crew Cover

International Crew Training

This is a certificate of excellence for those candidates who wish to train to become an active crew member on a power or sailing yacht. it includes an Introduction to Boating for power and sail yachts.

 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 that someone needs either when acting as watchkeeping crew on a yacht and as a skipper of a small yacht in protected waters where help is immediately available in calm conditions.

Course Outline

  • Nautical terminology

  • Safety briefing

  • Passage planning

  • Rope work

  • Basic rules of the road

  • Introduction to weather

  • Basic sail handling

  • Basic handling under power

  • Man overboard procedures

  • Vessel equipment and instruments

  • Engine checks and maintenance

  • Deck seamanship

  • Sailing vessels handling skills

  • Sailing vessels under power

  • Power vessel handling skills

  • Dingy handling under power