Yachtmaster Exam Pass Rate

Pass rates, like all statistics are meaningless unless you have the supporting information. Here is an insight.

When we ran our first ever Yachtmaster Preparation Week there were three candidates on board the yacht and they all passed. We were then able to boast a 100% pass rate. As time went on we ran more courses and managed to maintain this perfect pass rate. Then the devastating day came and two candidates failed at once. They were both re-examined within a week and passed but none the less our first time pass rate was down to approximately 96% (we could still have claimed a pass rate of 100% as they did pass a few days later but we felt this would have been misleading).

What had happened? Well maybe exam nerves got the better of the two candidates or maybe we had misjudged if they were quite ready. Either way if you run enough courses, eventually someone will fail. So when you see a RYA training centre that boasts a 100% pass rate be suspicious and ask “How many students have passed with you and have they all been first time?”

So that you can compare us with others, our first time pass rate is just over 96%, spread across more than 360 candidates on the four MCA Certificate of Competence Exams

• Yachtmaster Coastal Certificate of Competence
• Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence
• Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate of Competence
• Advanced Powerboat Certificate of Competence

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