A comprehensive live aboard course consisting of six days for sail or five days for power, which includes the practical on the water examination. The course covers subjects such as navigational charts and publications, dead reckoning and estimated position, position fixing, tides, tidal levels and data, pilotage, safety at sea, meteorology and much more.

The IYT Master of Yachts Coastal/Mate 200 Ton course/certification is recognised by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency of Great Britain (MCA).

As of December 2024, the IYT Master of Yachts Coastal “Sail” or “Power & Sail” CoC is also accepted by the Australian Maritime Safety Administration (AMSA) as part of the prerequisites to obtain the AMSA “Sailing Master Coastal (NC) CoC”.  Please refer to this link for more information.

Because the Master of Yachts Coastal course is conducted on board a yacht it also covers such practical seamanship skills as ropework, anchorwork, boat handling, docking, yacht presentation, navigation, passage planning and much more.

Note: To obtain a power certificate/endorsement, training and examination may not take place on a sailboat under auxiliary engine.

“Critical Information – Please do not disregard this note – MCA/IYT no longer certifying candidates who are color blind”

The MCA are no longer allowing Deckhands, Officers of the Watch, Mates or Masters who have color blindness to hold MCA certification. In the past, those who were diagnosed with color blindness were issued certificates with the endorsement” no solo watch” or “dual watch only”.

Because the IYT/MCA Master of Yachts certificates are commercial in nature, IYT will be complying with the same MCA requirements and will be unable to issue any commercial certificates to those who have color blindness. It is imperative that students undertake a color blindness test BEFORE they enroll in any IYT/MCA commercial courses as we will not be able to certify them.

Also, it is important to note that a ‘lantern test’ for color blindness is no longer accepted. The test must be an Ishihara or CAD test.

Those who already hold IYT/MCA commercial certificates with a color blindness endorsement “no solo watch” will be able to renew with the same endorsement”.

If you hold this certificate you are qualified for work as;

• Master of <24m vessel up to 60 nautical miles offshore
• Chief Mate of 500 ton vessel up to 60 nautical miles offshore
• Chief Mate of 200 ton vessel up to 150 nautical miles offshore.