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 September. Prices can be found on each course details page.
RYA Courses
Day Skipper Shorebased – 5 Days;
- 12th – 16th February 2018
Day Skipper Shorebased – 2 Weekends;
- 6th, 7th & 8th April and 21st & 22nd April 2018
Day Skipper Shorebased – Evening Classes;
- Begin October 2017 and finish in March 2018, every Tuesday.
Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased – 6 Days;
- 26th Feb – 3rd March 2018
Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased – 3 Weekends;
- 10th/11th, 17th/18th and 24th/25th March 2018
Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased – Evening Classes;
- Begin October 2017 and finish in March 2018, every Monday.
(Day Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Practical Course dates can be arranged at our sister schools)
Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased – 5 Days
- TBC
VHF/SRC Marine Radio
Usually held first Saturday of alternate months
- 3rd February 2018
- 7th April 2018
- 2nd June 2018
RYA Diesel Engine
- 24th February 2018
RYA Radar
- 27th March 2018
MCA OOW (Yacht) Courses
Yacht Rating Course
- On Demand
Efficient Deck Hand (EDH)
- 25th – 29th March 2018
- 3rd – 7th June 2018
OOW General Ship Knowledge
- 19th – 23rd March 2018
- 11th – 15th June 2018
OOW Navigation & Radar
- 26th Feb – 16th March 2018
MCA Master (Yacht) Courses
Master Seamanship & Meteorology
- 15th – 19th January 2018
- 21st – 25th May 2018
Master Stability
- 22nd – 26th January 2018
- 7th – 11th May 2018
Master Business & Law
- 29th Jan – 2nd Feb 2018
- 14th – 18th May 2018
Master Celestial Navigation Exam Revision Course
- 6th – 9th February 2018
- 3rd – 6th April 2018
- 29th May – 1st June 2018
MCA Workboat Courses
Fire Safety (BML)
- On Demand
Workboat Stability
- 26th March 2018
- 9th April 2018
Workboat Operations (Master Workboats <500gt)
- 12th – 23rd February 2018
- 21st May – 1st June 2018
MCA Engineering Courses
Approved Engine Operator Course (AEC I)
- 20th – 23rd February 2018
- 26th – 29th March 2018
- 21st – 24th May 2018
- 10th – 13th July 2018
Y4 Marine Diesel Engineering (Yacht)
- 12th – 16th February 2018
- 23rd – 27th April 2018
Y4 Operational Procedures, Basic Hotel Services & Ship Construction (Yacht)
- 29th Jan – 2nd Feb 2018
- 9th – 13th April 2018
Y4 Auxiliary Equipment (Yacht)
- Resits Only, on an on-demand basis.
SV Auxiliary Equipment I (Yacht & Small Vessel)
- 5th – 9th February 2018
- 16th – 20th April 2018
Y3/Y2 Chief Engineer Statutory & Operational Requirements (Yacht)
- 12th – 16th March 2018
- 30th April – 4th May 2018
- 11th – 15th June 2018
SV Auxiliary Equipment II (Yacht & Small Vessel)
- 18th – 22nd June 2018
Y2 Advanced Hotel Services (Yacht)
- 5th – 9th March 2018
- 25th – 29th June 2018
Y2 Applied Marine Engineering (Yacht)
- 26th Feb – 2nd March 2018
- 2nd – 6th July 2018
SV Applied Marine Engineering (Small Vessel)
- 19th – 23rd March 2018
- 4th – 8th June 2018
Y2 General Engineering Science I & II (Yacht/Small Vessel/Merchant)
- 9th – 20th July 2018
For more info on the new Small Vessel Engineering route click here
MCA Oral Preparation Courses
Oral Preparation for OOW, Master & Engineering
- Run on a weekly basis
Safety & Security Courses
STCW Basic Safety Week:
Personal Safety & Social Responsibility (PSSR)
- TBC
Personal Survival Techniques
- TBC
1 day First Aid (RYA Small Craft and MCA Elementary First Aid available)
- TBC
Basic Fire Fighting
- TBC
(at Mersey Fire & Rescue, booked through JPMA)
Advanced Fire Fighting
- TBC
(at Mersey Fire & Rescue, booked through JPMA)
Medical 1st Aid Aboard Ship (STCW)
- March 2018
Proficiency in Designated Security Duties
below dates at Lairdside Maritime Centre, booked through JPMA:
- TBC
Other Courses
Human Element Leadership & Management (Operational Level) – HELM (O)
- 21st – 23rd February 2018
- 4th – 6th April 2018
- 18th – 20th June 2018
- 23rd – 25th July 2018
Human Element Leadership & Management (Management Level) – HELM (M)
- 22nd – 26th January 2018
- 12th – 16th March 2018
- 28th May – 1st June 2018
- 9th – 13th July 2018
ECDIS
below dates at Lairdside Maritime Centre, booked through JPMA:
- TBC
GMDSS ROC
below dates at Lairdside Maritime Centre, booked through JPMA:
- TBC
GMDSS GOC
below dates at Lairdside Maritime Centre, booked through JPMA:
- 8th – 19th January 2018
- 16th – 27th April 2018
- 14th – 25th May 2018
PYA Interior Courses
Introduction to Superyachts
- TBC
Basic Food Service
- TBC
Wine & Cocktail Introduction
- TBC
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 19/04/18- APH