RYA/World Sailing Offshore Personal Survival Course

This training is a requirement for many offshore races including the ARC Race, RORC Fastnet, RORC Round Britain and Ireland, RORC Trans Atlantic Race, Sydney Hobart RORC Round Ireland Race.

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This training covers the training required by World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations (OSR) 6.01 and the topics listed in OSR 6.02 for category 0, 1 & 2 races (and category 3 if racing double handed).

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World Sailing Regulations 20/21

World Sailing Rules 

IRPCS Rules of the Road 

Admiralty Notice to Mariners (NP247)

IAMSAR Manual 

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It is one day or two evenings PLUS an RYA Sea Survival Course 

What we cover 

The course covers:

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• Care and maintenance of safety equipment

• Storm sails

• Damage control

• Crew routines

• Man overboard

• Prevention and recovery

• Giving assistance to other craft

• Search and Rescue organisation and methods

• Fire precautions and fire fighting

• Practical Fire with live fire is on the Sea Survival Day

• Distress alerting

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The full list of what is covered is on the World Sailing and RORC website

Bespoke and Group Courses

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We can set up a bespoke 1:1, or group course at a time that is more convenient. We have run bespoke courses in  Greece, Malta, and Scotland.

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We run the Theory Courses in our Canary Wharf Classroom or the convenience of your own office, please contact for details.