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We offer an extensive and comprehensive range of both RYA and MCA courses. Our School is set in the heart of Hoylake, on the beautiful Wirral peninsula in Northwest England.
Click on the course title to see further details and prices on each course.
NOTE: annual course fee increase from 1st January. Prices can be found on each course details page.
RYA Courses
Day Skipper Shorebased – 5 Days;
- 2nd – 6th October 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
Day Skipper Shorebased – 2 Weekends;
- 23/24/25 June & 8/9 July 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 10/11/12 & 25/26 November 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
Day Skipper Shorebased – Evening Classes;
- Begin October 2022 and finish in March 2023, every Monday. POSTPONED
Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased – 6 Days;
- 5th – 10th June 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 4th – 9th December 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased – 3 Weekends;
- 16/17 Sept, 30 Sept/1 Oct & 14/15 Oct 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased – Evening Classes;
- Begin October 2022 and finish in March 2023, every Tuesday. POSTPONED
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(Day Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Practical Course dates can be arranged at our sister schools)
Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased – 5 Days
- 2023 Dates TBC
VHF/SRC Marine Radio
(Usually held first Saturday of alternate months)
- 6th May 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 1st July 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 2nd September 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 4th November 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
RYA Diesel Engine
- 23rd September 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
RYA Radar
- 28th October 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
HELM Courses
Human Element Leadership & Management (Operational Level) – HELM (O)
- 12th – 14th June 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 20th – 22nd September 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 6th – 8th November 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
Human Element Leadership & Management (Management Level) – HELM (M)
- 22nd – 26th May 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 9th – 13th October 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 11th – 15th December 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
First Aid Courses
1 day First Aid (RYA Small Craft and MCA STCW Elementary First Aid available)
- 2023 Dates TBC
Medical 1st Aid Aboard Ship (STCW)
- 2023 Dates TBC
MCA Workboat Courses
Fire Safety (BML)
- On Demand
Workboat Stability
- 27th October 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
Workboat Operations (Master Workboats <500gt)
- 26th June – 7th July 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- January 2024 TBC
MCA OOW (Yacht) Courses
Yacht Rating Course
- On Demand
Efficient Deck Hand (EDH)
- 19th – 23rd June 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 4th – 8th September 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
OOW General Ship Knowledge
- 5th – 9th June 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 11th – 15th September 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
OOW Navigation & Radar
- TBC
MCA Master (Yacht) Courses
Master Stability
- 1st – 5th May 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 23rd – 27th October 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
Master Business & Law
- 8th – 12th May 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 30th October – 3rd November 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
Master Seamanship & Meteorology
- 15th – 19th May 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 6th – 10th November 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
Master Celestial Navigation Exam Revision Course
- 2023 Dates TBC
MCA Yacht & Small Vessel Engineering Courses
Approved Engine Operator Course (AEC I)
- 16th – 19th May 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 24th – 27th July 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 9th – 12th October 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 11th – 14th December 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
AEC II – COMING SOON!
Small Vessel Marine Diesel Engineering
- 19th – 23rd June 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 16th – 20th October 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
Small Vessel Operational Procedures, Basic Hotel Services & Ship Construction
- 26th – 30th June 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 23rd – 27th October 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
Small Vessel Auxiliary Equipment I
- 1st – 5th May 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 3rd – 7th July 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 30th October – 3rd November 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
Small Vessel Statutory & Operational Requirements
- 22nd – 26th May 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 4th – 8th September 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 6th – 10th November 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
Small Vessel Auxiliary Equipment II
- 5th – 9th June 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 18th – 22nd September 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 20th – 24th November 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
Small Vessel Applied Marine Engineering
- 29th May – 2nd June 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 11th – 15th September 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 13th – 17th November 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
General Engineering Science I & II
- 12th – 23rd June 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 25th September – 6th October 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
- 27th November – 8th December 2023 CLASSROOM BASED
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For more info on the new Small Vessel Engineering route click here
MCA Oral Preparation Courses
Oral Preparation for OOW, Master & Engineering MCA Oral Examinations
Run on a weekly basis – ONLINE & CLASSROOM COURSES AVAILABLE!
Deck-
- 15th – 20th May 2023 – Master (Yachts) <500gt, Master (Yachts) <3000gt and Master (Tug) <500gt CoCs (For Master (Near Coastal) <500gt CoC, add 2 days)
- 22nd – 27th May 2023 – OOW (Yachts) <3000gt CoC
- 29th May – 3rd June 2023 – Master (Yachts) <500gt Master (Yachts) <3000gt and Master (Tug) <500gt CoCs (For Master (Near Coastal) <500gt CoC, add 2 days)
- 5th -10th June 2023 – OOW (Yachts) <3000gt CoC
- 12th -17th June 2023 – Master (Yachts) <500gt Master (Yachts) <3000gt and Master (Tug) <500gt CoCs (For Master (Near Coastal) <500gt CoC, add 2 days)
- 22nd – 27th June 2023 – Master (Yachts) <500gt Master (Yachts) <3000gt and Master (Tug) <500gt CoCs (For Master (Near Coastal) <500gt CoC, add 2 days)
- 29th June- 4th July 2023 – OOW (Yachts) <3000gt CoC
- 10th – 14th July 2023 – Master (Yachts) <500gt Master (Yachts) <3000gt and Master (Tug) <500gt CoCs (For Master (Near Coastal) <500gt CoC, add 2 days)
- 24th – 29th July 2023 – Master (Yachts) <500gt Master (Yachts) <3000gt and Master (Tug) <500gt CoCs (For Master (Near Coastal) <500gt CoC, add 2 days)
- 31st July – 5th August 2023 – OOW (Yachts) <3000gt CoC
- 7th -12th August 2023 – Master (Yachts) <500gt Master (Yachts) <3000gt and Master (Tug) <500gt CoCs (For Master (Near Coastal) <500gt CoC, add 2 days)
- 14th – 19th August 2023 – OOW (Yachts) <3000gt CoC
- 21st – 26th August 2023 – Master (Yachts) <500gt Master (Yachts) <3000gt and Master (Tug) <500gt CoCs (For Master (Near Coastal) <500gt CoC, add 2 days)
- 28th August -2nd September 2023 – OOW (Yachts) <3000gt CoC
For Master (Code Vessel) <200gt, Master (Workboat) <500gt, and Merchant/Commercial Unlimited CoCs, please contact us for dates.
Other Deck oral prep dates can be added to our calendar to suit your needs – contact us for more info
Engineering-
- 22nd – 27th May 2023 – SV Chief Engineer <3000gt/<9000kW, Y2 & Y1 CoCs
- 14th – 19th June 2023 – SV Chief Engineer <3000gt/<9000kW, Y2 & Y1 CoCs
- 20th – 24th June 2023 – MEOL (SV) & (Y) CoCs
- 27th Jun – 3rd July 2023 – SV Chief Engineer <3000gt/<9000kW, Y2 & Y1 CoCs
- 6th – 11th July 2023 – SV EOOW <3000gt/<9000kW, SV 2nd Engineer <3000gt/<9000kW, Y4 & Y3 CoCs
- 27th July – 1st Aug 2023 – SV Chief Engineer <3000gt/<9000kW, Y2 & Y1 CoCs
For SV Chief Engineer <500gt/<3000kW or Merchant/Commercial Unlimited CoCs, please contact us for dates.
Other Engineering oral prep dates can be added to our calendar to suit your needs – contact us for more info
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Please note that course dates may change due to unforeseen circumstances and therefore we would recommend that you contact the School to confirm the availability of dates and places before you make any necessary arrangements.
Click on the course title to see prices and further details.
Amended 18/5/23- APH