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.
Evening Classes for Day Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore begin October 2016 and finish in March 2017. (Monday - Yachtmaster Offshore, Tuesday - Day Skipper).
NOTE: annual course fee increase from 1st June. Prices can be found on each course details page.
RYA Courses
Day Skipper Shorebased - 5 Days;
- 12th - 16th June
Day Skipper Shorebased - 2 Weekends;
- TBC
Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased - 5 Days;
- 19th - 23rd June
Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased - 2 Weekends
- TBC
Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased - 5 Days
- TBC
(Day Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Practical Course dates can be arranged at our sister schools)
VHF/SRC Marine Radio
Usually held first Saturday of alternate months
- 6th May
- 1st July
RYA Diesel Engine
- TBC
RYA Radar
- TBC
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
- 19th - 21st June
- 19th - 21st October
- 18th - 20th December
(at Mersey Fire & Rescue, booked through JPMA)
Medical 1st Aid Aboard Ship (STCW)
- TBC
Advanced Fire Fighting
- 7th - 10th August
- 16th - 19th October
- 11th - 14th December
(at Mersey Fire & Rescue, booked through JPMA)
Proficiency in Designated Security Duties
below dates at Lairdside Maritime Centre, booked through JPMA:
- TBC
OOW (Yacht) Courses
Yacht Rating Course
-
On Demand
Efficient Deck Hand (EDH)
- October 2017
- December 2017
OOW General Ship Knowledge
- October 2017
- December 2017
OOW Nav & Radar
- Autumn 2017
Master (Yacht) Courses
Master Seamanship & Meteorology
- 26th - 30th June
Master Stability
- 3rd - 7th July
Master Business & Law
- 10th - 14th July
Master Celestial Navigation Exam Revision Course
- 18th - 21st July
- October 2017
Workboat Courses
Fire Safety (BML)
- TBC
Workboat Stability
- TBC
Workboat Operations (Master Workboats <500gt)
- August 2017
- November 2017
Engineering Courses
Approved Engine Operator Course (AEC)
- 25th - 28th September
- November 2017
- December 2017
Y4 Marine Diesel Engineering (Yacht)
- 18th - 22nd September
Y4 Auxiliary Equipment (Yacht)
- 11th - 15th September
Y4 Operational Procedures, Basic Hotel Services & Ship Construction (Yacht)
- 4th - 8th September
Y3/Y2 Chief Engineer Statutory & Operational Requirements (Yacht)
- 2nd - 6th October
Y2 Advanced Hotel Services (Yacht)
- 3rd - 7th July
- 23rd - 27th October
Y2 Applied Marine Engineering (Yacht)
- 26th - 30th June
- 30th October - 3rd November
Y2 General Engineering Science I & II (Yacht/Small Vessel/Merchant)
- 9th - 20th October (provisional)
Small Vessel Engineering courses will be available at JPMA from Spring 2017. Dates will be published here, but for more info on the new Small Vessel Engineering route click here
PYA Interior Courses
Introduction to Superyachts
- TBC
Basic Food Service
- TBC
Wine & Cocktail Introduction
- TBC
Other Courses
Human Element Leadership & Management (Operational Level) - HELM (O)
- 18th - 20th September
- 6th - 8th November
- 18th - 20th December
Human Element Leadership & Management (Management Level) - HELM (M)
- 10th - 14th July
- 11th - 15th September
- 30th Oct - 3rd November
- 4th - 8th December
ECDIS
below dates at Lairdside Maritime Centre, booked through JPMA:
- 5th - 9th June
- 26th - 30th June
- 24th - 28th July
GMDSS ROC
below dates at Lairdside Maritime Centre, booked through JPMA:
- TBC
GMDSS GOC
below dates at Lairdside Maritime Centre, booked through JPMA:
- TBC
Oral Preparation for OOW, Master & Engineering
- Run on a weekly basis
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 13/6/17- APH