RYA / ISAF Offshore Safety Course

Aims:

This course satisfies the training required by ISAF Offshore Special Regulation 6.01 for category 0, 1 and 2 offshore races such as the ARC Race ,  RORC Fastnet and RORC Round Ireland Race. Please note since the release of the latest Offshore Special Regulations certain crew members are now required to undergo separate First Aid training . This course is also known as the ISAF Offshore Course, The ISAF Offshore safety Course or the ISAF Offshore Race Crew Course.

Course Duration:

1 Day 0930 to 1600

Pre Requisites:

You must hold either the RYA Sea Survival Certificate (or the STCW ‘95 Personal Survival Techniques Certificate) that was taken in the last 5 years. These courses are normally held consecutively so that you can complete all of the training in 2 days (or a weekend). The ISAF certificate will be valid for 5 years from the date of your Sea Survival Course. If you have previously taken a 2 day ISAF course then you only require a one day ISAF Offshore Safety Refresher

Course Content:

Weather forecasting, practical use of fire extinguishers, use of storm sails, storm tactics while racing, affixing emergency repairs and person overboard recovery.

Booking:

If the dates below do not suit you we can set up a bespoke 1:1, 2:1 or group course at a time that suits you. We have run bespoke courses in Italy, Greece, Ireland, Portugal and France and are happy to travel further if you need us to.

Why choose Stormforce Coaching for this course?:

Our ISAF courses are taught by full time yachtsmen who all have a racing pedigree, Our two lead ISAF Tutors are both Ocean Yachtmaster Instructors who have competed in countless offshore events in various yachts. Our Principal, Doug Innes and the crew aboard Chieftain won the RORC Round Britain and Ireland race, the RORC Cowes to Cascais race, the RORC Cervantes Trophy, the RORC Myth of Malham Race and the RORC Series in class and overall.

Meanwhile our other lead ISAF Instructor, Adam Smith has skippered several RORC Fastnet Campaigns, countless offhsore races and is our in house weather guru. Both Doug and Adam have owned yachts, managed race boats and skippered Trans Atlantic Races.

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