The focus of this course is on ensuring those that undertake the course have the skills necessary to helm and manage a craft carrying passengers/guests both by day and night. The course includes plenty of time to practice working with a crew member and operating short-handed.  In navigation terms, the emphasis is on short ship-to-shore transfers by day and at night

The course will cover:

• Pre-departure procedures for tender operators
• Drive systems onboard superyacht tenders
• Life Saving Apparatus (LSA)
• Fuel and mechanical checks and diagnosing basic engine start problems 
• Passenger safety and comfort in waves and at planing speed
• Dealing with non-compliant passengers and those under the influence of alcohol
• Dealing with less mobile passengers and children
• Strategies for ensuring the safety of non-English speaking passengers
• Shorthanded anchoring, beam-to, bow-to and stern-to docking
• Recovery of MOB by day and night 
• The principles of towing and being towed
• Apply the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea (IRPCS)
• Passenger Briefings
• Effective management of an emergency situation by day and at night 
• Produce and use effective day-time and night-time pilotage plans
• Chartplotter and waypoint navigation

The vast majority of the time on this course is spent on the water and out of the classroom.

This course was created jointly by the RYA and the Professional Yachting Association.