JPMA & Hoylake Sailing School

Need Accommodation? Off-site accommodation can be arranged for you by our Admin team. All of the following are used regularly by JPMA/HSS students, and will provide a suitable study area for evenings. All you have to do it let us know which type you would like to book, along with your arrival and departure dates:£35 […]

— . Before you can book onto any of the Small Vessel Engineer Officer Of the Watch <3000gt/<9000kW (SV EOOW) written modules, you must first contact an MCA-approved training provider to purchase a Training Record Book (this is described in MSN 1904 as ‘registering on a study programme’ and you can undertake your training at […]

The MCA have recently published MIN 690, which details the updated application process to allow for applications to be made online using the submission of electronic documents, as well as the new online booking process for online oral exams. We have covered a few pertinent points here: Revised NoE Application Process If you are applying for your first […]

JPMA is a registered Cayman Island LAP exam centre. You can find the location of all other centres here. You will need to register here as a candidate to take the MACI (Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands) LAP exam, and we can then facilitate the exam for you, on a mutually convenient date. You […]

The UK has left the EU, and the transition period after Brexit comes to an end this year. From 1 January 2021 you may need a visa to enter the UK, depending on your nationality or if you are an EU citizen. We advise you to check your visa requirements before you travel. The gov.uk […]

Many Yacht engineers ask us if they should convert their current Yacht CoC to an SV CoC. For those who already hold an Engineering CoC, there are conversions to Small Vessel CoCs listed in MIN 642. Starting with Conversion A1 (converting Y4 to SV EOOW) going all the way through to Conversion R (converting a Merchant […]

The MCA have an arrangement with the PYA and Nautilus for them to verify all service gained on Yachts, before it is submitted with an NoE application. You do not need to be a member of either organisation to have your service verified, but there may be a charge for this service for non-members. MIN […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

OOW, Master, Y4, Y3 & Y2 modules are valid for 3 years from the date of issue of the pass certificate. (The Master Celestial Navigation certificate is valid for 1 year.) An NoE is valid for 5 years from date of issue, and for 3 years after a successful oral exam. You must apply for […]

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 […]

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 […]

NOTE: Updating Training for CoC applications- anyone serving on board ship, who holds any of the following certificates must, as of 1st January 2017, have documentary evidence of either completing the training course or updating training within the last 5 years: Personal Survival Techniques Proficiency in Survival Craft & Rescue Boats (CPSC & RB) Proficiency in […]