JPMA & Hoylake Sailing School

We are very proud to announce the number of first attempt passes for our oral and written Deck & Engineering exams in 2016. Like last year, and many previous, our results have significantly improved as we continue to provide training for those in the Superyacht, Workboat and Merchant industries. This is all thanks to the […]

We’re celebrating 20 years! During 2017 JPMA will be running monthly competitions and offers to celebrate our 20th anniversary. January’s competition is ‘Who’s Who?’ – we’ve given you 20 photos of some of the JPMA crew from 20 years ago (or more, in some cases!). Can you guess who they are? There are multiple choice […]

2016 Winner Announced: On the final day of the busiest Monaco Yacht Show in many years, we were delighted to announce the winner of the 2016 John Percival Leadership Award. Cy Wastell was nominated by his Captain, who had the following to say: “During the last 2 years, I have watched Cy set the highest […]

The numbers are in for our written and oral exam pass rates from 2015, and we have a lot to smile about. There has been a significant increase in first attempt passes in most subjects – JPMA has always been known for high pass rates and these results speak for themselves. Managing Director, Anna Percival-Harris […]

2016 sees a new era for John Percival Marine Associates, as several Deck and Engineering Instructors have joined our expanding team. Following on from the recent retirement of 2 long serving instructors, Captains Bill Marr and Keith Cederholm, our new additions bring a wealth of fresh knowledge and experience to the classrooms. In particular, two of the new […]

Candidates for the OOW (Yachts <3000gt) CoC are required to hold an RYA Yachtmaster Offshore CoC (or IYT Master of Yachts <200gt). To obtain a YM Offshore CoC, candidates must have undertaken half of their qualifying mileage (1250 miles) on vessels <24 metres. The RYA have identified that this is difficult for some crew, stating: […]

The STCW Convention 1978 has been amended by the 2010 Manila Amendments and contains new requirements for all seafarers. In addition, the MCA have recently made changes to the pre-requisites for UK STCW CoCs. See all of the changes here: Changes to Master <200, OOW, Chief Mate, Master & Engineer Yachts Requirements

Candidates applying for any Deck or Engineering Unlimited UK CoC may use service gained on Yachts >24m or >80gt. You must gain the entry level CoC (Deck OOW or EOOW Unlimited) before being able to progress through the higher level Unlimited CoCs. This applies even if you already hold a Master (Yachts) <3000gt CoC. If […]

The MCA have been in consultation with JPMA and the National Workboat Association for the last 5 years to develop the new STCW Master (Workboats) <500gt CoC. Captain Roger Towner of the MCA announced at Seawork on Tuesday 25th June 2013 that the M Notice was in production, and is now available online. Click here to download MGN […]

JPMA/Hoylake Sailing School were, until recently, an ELCAS approved training provider. Due to legislation changes, we, along with other training providers, are working with ELCAS to reinstate this relationship. — If you have ELCAS funding available to you, you can use it to pay for your training at this centre. When making a booking with […]

JPMA/Hoylake Sailing School are now an approved ELCAS training provider. http://www.enhancedlearningcredits.com/ “The MOD’s Enhanced Learning Credits Scheme (ELC) is an initiative to promote lifelong learning amongst members of the Armed Forces. The ELC scheme provides financial support in the form of a single up-front payment in each of a maximum of three separate financial years”

The winners of our 15th Anniversary competition were drawn at Monaco Yacht Show, and they are as follows: Winner of an iPod Touch – Ryan Smith Rhys Lovering Winner of an iPod Shuffle – Bree MacDonald Ben Semmens Tori Steinmeier Burger Van Der Walt Roy Deas Congratulations to all!

Candidates undertaking an MCA written exam conducted by SQA/IAMI who have been diagnosed as dyslexic by either an educational psychologist or a Specialist Dyslexia Teacher may be allowed an extra 15 minutes for each hour of normal examination time. The MCA will now also allow the use of a computer in a separate exam room, […]

Yacht OOW, Master & SV Engineer course completion and pass certificates are valid for 3 years from the date of issue. (The Master Celestial Navigation certificate is valid for 1 year. SV General Science I/II certificates do not expire.) An unused NoE is valid for 5 years from date of issue, and for 3 years […]

In 2012 JPMA are celebrating our 15th year in the Superyacht industry.Hoylake Sailing School was established in 1996, to run RYA shorebased courses, and very shortly afterwards we were approached to run oral preparations for Class 4 oral exams.We formed JPMA in 1997, to deal solely with the Superyacht sector, and since then we have gone […]

There are a number of RYA practical certificates and CoCs which can be commercially endorsed. See this page of the RYA Website for a list of certificates which can be endorsed, and for information on how to do it. The RYA have developed an online training course to prepare commercial endorsement holders for the extra […]

All MCA STCW CoCs must be revalidated every 5 years. This is an administrative process, which requires you to download a form from the MCA website. Click here to access the form on the MCA website. Click here to read MSN 1861 ‘Revalidation of UK CoCs’. The MCA updated the revalidation process following the Covid-19 […]

On 17th December 2010, we moved back into our training centre, 7 months after fire tore through the building. We’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported us, and worked to ensure a smooth transition. Our official opening ceremony took place on 24th January 2011. Councillor John Hale stepped in […]

The deck qualifications available through the Yachting route are: Master Code Vessels (Master <200gt) Master Code Vessels (OOW) Master Code Vessels (Chief Mate) Master Yachts (Master <500gt) Master Yachts (Master <3000gt) The MCA have their own Yacht (Deck) FAQ section. Click here to access it.

Please note that if you are a South African citizen, you will need a visa to enter the UK. You DO NOT need a ‘Student’ visa, as our courses do not meet the UK Border Agency’s criteria as a ‘course of study’. We strongly advise you to speak to your local British Embassy to establish what […]