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Maritime Academy
Discover the art of sailing through comprehensive lessons led by seasoned instructors who are passionate about sharing their expertise. Experience the thrill of navigating state-of-the-art vessels and hone your skills through hands-on practice. Whether you are a novice learning the basics or an experienced sailor looking to enhance your abilities, our academy offers a supportive and enriching environment. Join us today and set sail towards unforgettable maritime experiences.
Skipper & Yacht Master
CBoat skipper — category C
3 days of lectures in the Blue Voyage Yachting classrooms:
- Maritime navigation: nautical charts (types, content, catalogues, scales), basics of terrestrial navigation, navigation publications, compass, use of electronic aids on board, voyage planning.
- Marine engines and protective measures: mechanical propulsion systems — classification, fire-extinguishing equipment, pollution prevention.
- Seamanship, meteorology, regulations and first aid: national maritime law, means of maritime transport, ropes and knots, first aid, meteorology and oceanography — general.
- Boat handling and collision avoidance: definition, types of manoeuvre and their significance; rules for preventing collisions at sea; procedures in case of danger.
- Maritime radiotelephone service, safety at sea: maritime accidents, life-saving appliances, rendering assistance.
Day 4: practical training on the yacht Kigo (Bavaria 49) or, by arrangement, on a motor boat — leaving port, entering port, berthing, manoeuvring, changing course, etc.
The exam consists of a practical part on a yacht or boat and an oral exam at the Harbour Master’s Office, which sets the exam date.
AYacht Master — category A (100 GT)
Blue Voyage Yachting classrooms — 5 days of theory and practical lectures:
- Maritime navigation: nautical charts, navigation, celestial navigation, gyrocompass, radar, hyperbolic navigation, satellite navigation systems, bridge equipment, voyage planning.
- Ship construction and stability: ship stability, machinery systems and equipment.
- Ship handling and collision avoidance: definition, types of manoeuvre and their significance; external conditions; handling in various and difficult conditions; International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.
- Safety at sea: maritime accidents, life-saving appliances, abandoning ship, survival at sea, rendering assistance, pollution prevention.
- Meteorology: weather analysis and forecasting, sea movements.
- Maritime law: UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982; ship’s name and marking, call sign, port of registry; rights in rem on ships; marine insurance.
- English language: shipboard and general maritime terminology; understanding maritime weather information in English (weather systems, reports and forecasts) and NAVTEX messages; communicating in English.
3 days of practical training on the yacht Kigo: leaving port, entering port, berthing, manoeuvring, changing course, etc.
The exam consists of a practical part on a yacht or boat and an oral and written exam at the Harbour Master’s Office, which sets the exam date.
BYacht Master — category B (500 GT)
Blue Voyage Yachting — 18 days of theory and practical lectures:
- Maritime navigation: nautical charts, navigation, celestial navigation, gyrocompass, radar, hyperbolic navigation, satellite navigation systems, bridge equipment, voyage planning.
- Ship construction and stability: means of maritime transport, ship stability, machinery systems and equipment.
- Ship handling and collision avoidance: definition and types of manoeuvre; manoeuvring characteristics of a ship; external conditions; handling in various and difficult conditions; International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.
- Safety at sea: maritime accidents, life-saving appliances, abandoning ship, survival at sea, rendering assistance, pollution prevention.
- Meteorology: meteorological elements, weather analysis and forecasting, sea movements.
- Maritime law: UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982; ship’s name and marking, call sign, port of registry; rights in rem on ships.
- English language: shipboard and general maritime terminology; weather information and NAVTEX messages in English; communicating in English; understanding and responding to instructions from pilots and other authorised officials during manoeuvring, anchoring, mooring and unmooring.
4 days of practical training on the yacht Kigo: sailing a boat or yacht — leaving port, entering port, berthing, manoeuvring, changing course, etc.
The exam consists of a practical part on a yacht or boat and an oral and written exam at the Harbour Master’s Office, which sets the exam date.
STCW courses
D2Basic Safety TrainingSTCW A-VI/1
The course consists of 4 modules: Personal Survival Techniques, Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities, and Elementary First Aid.
Days 1–3: theory lectures on Personal Survival Techniques, Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities, and Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, held in the classrooms of the Mare Maritime Centre, Verdieva 6, fully equipped in accordance with the STCW Convention and the Ordinance on Seafarers’ Titles and Certificates of the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure.
Day 4: Šapjane Firefighting Training Ground — professional firefighters give a short theory session, and the rest is practical training in which all participants go through a unit simulating burning ship compartments.
Day 5: Bakar Maritime School training ground — lifeboat launching exercises (SOHE). Afterwards, participants visit a Jadrolinija catamaran in Rijeka to get to know the emergency exits, life-saving equipment, etc.
Day 6: Mare Maritime Centre — theory and practice of Elementary First Aid.
D6BRadar observation and plotting and use of ARPA — operational levelA-II/1
Theory and practical training take place in the Blue Voyage Yachting classrooms, equipped with 8 workstations on Kongsberg consoles.
D6BRadar observation and plotting and use of ARPA — management levelA-II/2
Theory and practical training take place in the Blue Voyage Yachting classrooms, equipped with 8 workstations on Kongsberg consoles.
D7Crew member forming part of the engine-room watchSTCW III/4
Lectures are held at Blue Voyage Yachting in a classroom equipped with the necessary materials and simulators.
D9Restricted Radio OperatorHR IV/1
Theory and practical training take place in the Blue Voyage Yachting classrooms, equipped with VHF-DSC radio equipment, a NAVTEX receiver, EPIRB, SART and a VHF transceiver.
D12Fire suppression managementSTCW VI/3
The first 3 days of lectures are held in the Blue Voyage Yachting classroom. Practical training takes place on day 4 at the Šapjane Firefighting Training Ground — professional firefighters give a short theory session, and the rest is practical, with all participants going through a unit simulating burning ship compartments.
D19Providing medical first aidSTCW VI/4-1
Theory and practical lectures are held at Blue Voyage Yachting, in a classroom equipped with a ship’s medicine chest, stretchers, resuscitation manikins, bandages and immobilisation splints.
D21–26Safety measures on passenger shipsSTCW V/2
The course consists of 2 days of theory in the Blue Voyage Yachting classroom, fitted with all the necessary equipment: SOLAS, MARPOL, reference video materials, life jackets, etc.
Day 3: a visit to a Jadrolinija catamaran to get to know the life-saving equipment, emergency exits and other practical elements prescribed by the MMPI ordinance.
Day 4 (depending on the programme): lectures in the maritime centre classrooms with exercises in calculating ship stability.
D32Ship security officer
Lectures are held at Blue Voyage Yachting and cover the ship security assessment, the ship security plan, SOLAS, the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code) and the Act on the Security Protection of Seagoing Ships and Ports.
D42Basic safety and security programmeSTCW VI/6-1
Lectures are held at Blue Voyage Yachting and cover the ship security assessment, the ship security plan and security-related video materials.
D43Special security programme for seafarers designated to perform security dutiesSTCW VI/6-2
Lectures are held at Blue Voyage Yachting and cover the ship security assessment, the ship security plan and security-related video materials.
D45Human resource management on the bridgeA-II/1 · A-II/2
We send the programme, dates and price on request.
D46Human resource management in the engine room
We send the programme, dates and price on request.
D47ALeadership, crew management and teamwork on board — operational levelA-II/1 · A-III/1 · A-III/6
We send the programme, dates and price on request.
D47BLeadership, crew management and teamwork on board — management levelA-II/2 · A-III/2
We send the programme, dates and price on request.
D48Prevention of marine environment pollutionA-II/1 · A-II/2 · A-II/5 · A-III/1 · A-III/2 · A-III/5 · A-II/6 · A-III/7
We send the programme, dates and price on request.
Before you enrol
- Attendance at lectures is mandatory. If you do not attend classes, Blue Voyage Yachting will not issue a course-completion certificate, in accordance with the MMPI ordinance.
- Information on the documents needed to register for the exam and on payment for courses and exams is given on the first day of the course. Once all documents are collected, we register you for the exams at the Rijeka Harbour Master’s Office.
- The course-completion certificate is issued upon payment.
- If the certificate is lost, PCM j.d.o.o. will issue a new one upon proof of payment of EUR 2.65.
- We cannot register you for the exam with incomplete documentation.
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