Luxury yachts docked in a marina during sunrise, with a prominent green yacht in the foreground, calm water reflections, and a church tower in the background.
Logo with a sailboat graphic in blue, red, and gray above wavy lines, and the text "Safety at Sea" in blue below.
Aerial view of a jet ski creating a circular wake pattern in clear turquoise water.
Coiled white rope with red patterns on dark wooden surface
Cockpit display of an aircraft with navigation map showing flight information and controls, including Garmin avionics interface.

Introduction to Yachting Deckhand Course

5 DAY COURSE

This course consists of information you need to successfully enter the industry as a Deckhand. Training is blended with personal experience and knowledge for a gold standard of yacht training.

ZAR 8,500

Introduction to Yachting

  • Introduction to Yachting

  • Entering the Industry and Securing a Job

  • Yachting Life

  • Personal Presentation

  • Communications

  • Etiquette

Navigation and Watch Duties

  • Steering and Helm Orders

  • Keeping a proper lookout and lookout duties

  • Contribute to monitoring and controlling a safe watch

Life Saving and Fire Fighting Equipment

  • Musters and Drills

  • Shipboard Emergency Duties

  • Alarm Systems and Signals

  • Fire-fighting Appliances and Equipment

  • Fire Doors and Fire Dampeners / Closures

  • Lifesaving Appliances and Equipment

  • Operation, Precautions and Dangers of Launching

Seamanship

  • Common Knots, Bends and Hitches

  • Mooring and Mooring Equipment

  • Rigging

  • Other Seamanship

Code of Safe Working Practices

  • Code of Safe Working Practices

Engine Watch Keeping Duties

  • Engine Watch Duties

  • Bilge Pumping Arrangements

  • Safe Working Practices as Related to Engine Room Operations

  • Requirement for Record and Log Keeping

  • handover and Relieve of an Engine Room Watch

  • Machinery Space Energency Escape Routes

Pollution Prevention

  • Bunkering and Refuelling Procedures

  • Basic Environmental Protection Procedures

  • Requirements and Prohibitions for Disposal and / or Discharge of Garbage

  • Location and Use of Anti-Polution Equipment