An in-depth Knowledge on different Marine Courses

There are a wide variety of marine courses available for those interested in watercraft driving, either for pleasure or for professional reasons. Having a certificate or licence to drive gives the driver a sense of confidence and authentication to drive a pleasure boat or yacht on the coastal waters. Moreover it makes the time spent on the water, much more pleasurable and safe. This is because, once you gain knowledge, the confidence to run the watercraft increases, thereby giving a sense of security.

The following are some of the courses that can be joined depending on your interest:

1. Driver’s Certificate: Driver’s certification course is for those who want to learn the basics of navigation from the scratch. It is also a course for those who wish to brush up old skills and gain knowledge about navigation and safety at the sea.

2. Intensivkurs skepparexamen: This course is for those who wish to deepen their knowledge acquired while learning driver’s certificate. The course is an intensive course that offers both theoretical and practical knowledge. Night-time navigation, offshore power calculations are some of the exciting things that can be learnt in kustskepparintyg kurs.

3. Deck officer class 8: This course is for those who wish to take out the boats for commercial purpose. After acquiring this diploma certificate in deck officer class 8, one can drive vessels up to 20 gross inland waterway. This certificate also authenticates a person to transport 12 persons at maximum. The course involves theoretical and practical training. International maritime regulations, safety at the sea and VHF/SRC, radar are also included in the course.

4. Engineer class 8: Engineer class 8 is a vocational training which is required to drive commercial vessels with an engine capacity of 405kW. The course aims at training a person on how the outboard motor is built and also on how it operates.

5. VHF/ SRC: VHF standing for Very High Frequency and SRC standing for Short Range Certificate, is required for a person to be able to use VHF. VHF is a good tool for those sailing at the sea. The course includes traffic engineering and includes several practice exercises for distress calls, emergency calls, urgent calls and alert calls.

6. Basic Safety: This course is for those who are interested and wish to work at the sea in Sweden and also internationally. It is also useful for those who wish to work in the yachting industry or large vessels. In order to work on larger vessels, a basic safety training is required and so this training is useful.

One of the companies that offer marine courses is Navigationsgruppen. The company seems to offer kustskepparintyg kurs, deck officer course, handling of fast ships, basic safety, engineer class 8 and driver’s certificate. The company seems to have expert trainers who have deep knowledge about navigation and coastal traffic. Be it deck officer class 8 course or intensivkurs skepparexamen, the company seems to offer both practical and theoretical knowledge.