Commercial Yachting <500GT

The Antwerp Maritime Academy offers a training programme in Commercial Yachting. This training is aimed at the crew of pleasure craft used for commercial activities, with a gross tonnage lower than 500.

Scope

The Commercial Yachting course has been designed to meet the requirements of the STCW Convention 1978, as amended, Table A-II/1 and A-II/2.
 

Training Programs

  • Officer of the watch up to 200 nautical miles out of any coast
  • Master up to 200 nautical miles out of any coast
  • Officer of the watch unlimited
  • Master unlimited

Prerequisites

  • Belgian Yachtman (YM) – new version with practical tests “M” or “MS"  (“MS” if CY on ‘sailing yacht’) 
  • Belgian Yachtnavigator (YN) – new version (Because YM MS” is prerequisite to YN) 
  • RYA Yachtmaster Offshore versions “M” or “MS” (“MS” if CY on ‘sailing yacht’)
  • RYA Yachtmaster Ocean) (“MS” if CY on ‘sailing yacht’) 
  • Belgian CY 200 GT old version based on STCW A-VII (Some exemptions in new CY 500 GT training path if evidence STCW based) 
  • European Union CY 200 GT (Some exemptions in new CY 500 GT training path if evidence STCW based) 

Contact

Sarah Kockelkoren 

Antwerp Maritime Academy:

Noordkasteel Oost 6,

2030 Antwerpen

T: 0032 3 205 64 60

E: training@hzs.be

W: www.hzs.be