Canadian Recreational Yachting Association Training Syllabus
The Canadian Recreational Yachting Association syllabus includes
certificates for the beginner up to including certificates for
recreational boaters who wish to obtain knowledge and skills to
cross the oceans. The syllabus offers a program for both sail
and power boat operators.
Canadian Recreational Yachting Association Schools, Instructor
Evaluators and Instructors guarantee the delivery of the
syllabus and will certify candidates only when the required
prerequisites and standards established by the Association are
achieved. Maintaining the theoretical and practical skill levels
for each course completed is the sole responsibility of the
candidate.
The syllabus is based on a matrix of standards, endorsements and
certificates that collectively form the Canadian Recreational Yachting Association’s Program.
Specified standards when understood and/ or demonstrated by a
student are an “endorsement” of a student’s competency in a
category of standards. The standards for each endorsement are
listed in the Association logbooks.
The Association logbooks are a personal record of International
Sail and Power Association shore/ home study and practical
courses completed and registered with the Association. In
addition sail and/or power boating experience can also be
recorded in the logbooks. Each completed course must be
registered with the Canadian Recreational Yachting Association in
order to be certified. When needed (i.e. lost logbook,
confirmation of training, etc.) the Association can provide the
respective details of registered courses.
A student achieves their endorsements through a combination of
shore/home study and practical course work. A specific group of
endorsements when completed, together with prerequisites,
mandatory course sea time and registration is a “certification”
of a students competency at a specified level of sail or power
boat operation and/or navigation. The requisite endorsements for
each certification are identified on the respective certificate
in the logbook. As an alternative, if a student believes they
already have the necessary prerequisites, knowledge and
proficiency for anyone certificate they can choose to challenge
a certification.
There are no prerequisites for the entry-level certificates, but
all other certificates have a combination of sail and/or power
and navigation certification prerequisites. Each certification
must also be registered with the Canadian Recreational Yachting Association. Certificates for Sail and/ or Power must be
completed in the following sequence:
1. Competent Crew
2. Day Skipper / Flotilla
3. Coastal Skipper
4. Yachtmaster Offshore
5. Yachtmaster Ocean (Sail Certification only)
Challenge Procedures
If a student believes they already have the prerequisite
certification, knowledge, sea-time and competencies for any one
certification as Competent Crew, Day Skipper/ Flotilla, Coastal
Navigation or Coastal Skipper they can challenge the
certification. Advanced Navigation, Celestial Navigation,
Yachtmaster Offshore and Yachtmaster Ocean cannot be challenged.
Procedures to challenge a certification are as follows:
- Present certificates indicating the challenger has the
prerequisite certifications;
- Present documents indicating the challenger has sea-time
experience equivalent to or exceeding the prerequisites
listed below;
- Complete the respective Canadian Recreational Yachting Association
shore/ home study assessments and exercises;
- Complete the challenge exam for the respective
certification;
- On a sail or power boat, demonstrate to an
Canadian Recreational Yachting Association Instructor, competency in the
practical course standards prescribed in the Association
logbook for the respective certification. Note: for a
certification challenge, challengers must demonstrate their
competency and will not be instructed by the Instructor in
the respective standards.
- On successful completion of the above mentioned
procedures, register the course challenge by following
course registration procedures.
Certification Challenge: Pre-requisites
Competent Crew or Day Skipper/ Flotilla
-
Sea-time of 10 days and distance • of 200 nautical miles,
living aboard as crew of a boat.
Inland Waters or Coastal Navigation
- Sea-time of 10 days as navigator of a boat
Coastal Skipper
- Sea-time of 15 days and distance of 300 nautical miles
in tidal waters; a Canadian Restricted Operators’
Certificate (Marine) for VHF radio, and from a recognized
course provider a valid first aid certificate that includes
certification in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation.
Additionally there are prerequisite navigation
certificates as follows:
1. Inland Waters Navigation and/ or Coastal Navigation must
be completed prior to Coastal Skipper;
2. Advanced Navigation must be completed prior to Yachtmaster
Offshore; and,
3. Celestial Navigation must be completed prior to
Yachtmaster Ocean.