Posted by Grant Headifen on March 31, 2010 under About NauticEd, Bareboat Charter | 
Here is an email we received from a NauticEd student
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On 4/1/10 8:31 AM, “Michael” Wrote:
Hello,
I reviewed your website and am interested in taking your courses. The courses are the background to actual on-water experience. I live in Northern California and sail with a friend quite often. There are also several sailing schools in the San Francisco Bay area. My questions:
· What is acceptable as on-water, real-sailing experience? Sailing is a real-world experience, of course, but is it required for licensing purposes?
· Is sailing on a friend’s boat acceptable?
· How are these reported for certification purposes?
Hands-on part of your online courses is what is confusing to me. Is it just as simple as taking online courses and then gaining my own experience whenever and however in my own way? Please clarify these points for me? Thanks.
Michael
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And here is our answer
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Michael
Yes!
In fact to get a United States Coast Guard Commercial Captains license you must “self document” 360 days on the water. NauticEd has used the same technique. You MUST absolutely have experience and using the FREE NauticEd online logbook is the way that our computer algorithm calculates your rank and level with in each rank. Please review our video here http://www.nauticed.org/faq_sailing_certification/
You can use a friends boat however our algorithm says that 50% of the time must be spent as “Master” of the vessel. IE you are the designated person that day to make the decisions and “skipper” the vessel.
A day according to the US Coast guard is a minimum of 4 hours on the water underway. 8 hours still counts as one day.
Regarding reporting – ALL charter companies NEED to see a sailing logbook or resume prior to allowing you to take their vessel out and the resume must satisfy their minimum requirements. In our interviews with the world’s largest sailing charter companies, 50 days on the water (25 min as master of the vessel) and the knowledge contained in the 4 sailing courses/clinics we offer – Skipper, Maneuvering under power, Coastal Navigation and Bareboat Charter is sufficient experience and knowledge to charter their vessels. However they do (as always) reserve the right to spot test the charterer at the base in case of misleading supplied experience.
Currently there are two countries (port authorities) who require documentation when chartering a vessel in their waters, Croatia and Greece. They require a VHF users certificate. The NauticEd Bareboat Charter Certificate caries the VHF endorsement which is sufficient for those countries to accept.
As far as a “Sailing License” There really is no such animal. Charter Companies require knowledge and experience. The license really comes down to an operator of COMMERCIAL vessels which in most cases is not the case. Usually it is some one just operating a recreation boat in that particular countries waters. A charter company does not require a “Sailing License” just documented knowledge and experience. In our opinion and the opinion of the larger charter companies, the NauticEd sailing certification is the best certification in the world doing this right now because of the thoroughness of the information supplied to the charter company.
In order to show your sailing certification and sailing logbook/resume to a charter company – you simply give them this website http://www.nauticed.org/student_verification plus your email address and logbook code. When they login – they can see all the info that they need for a charter decision.
I hope this answered your question sufficiently.
Sincerely
Grant
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Posted by Grant Headifen on under About NauticEd |
This is the day 2 email of 6 in a new NauticEd Sailing School students introduction to NauticEd
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Today we’ll discuss the NauticEd Sailing Certification and give you 10% off on any new NauticEd Course or Clinic.
Promocode
Please accept this gift of 10% off any one course valid for the next 30 days. Use the promocode – (xxxxx). You’re welcome to share this promocode with your friends at anytime during the next 30 days also.
Go to your course page and sign up now.
About NauticEd Certification
NauticEd provides Sailing Education and Certifications to the sailing and boating world. The NauticEd Sailing Certification is accepted by most large Charter Companies.
View our video of the NauticEd sailing certification
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F_ugv7i3sk
Our sailing certification works as follows:
The Certification is based on 4 ranks and 5 levels within each rank.
Ranks are Crew – Skipper – Bareboat Charter Master – Captain. They are based on the theory education and passing grade the student has attained as well as a required minimum level of experience.
Levels reflect the exact days-on-the-water experience that a student has logged in the FREE NauticEd online logbook. An algorithm in the NauticEd software calculates the level awarded based on size of the sailing vessel and whether the student was master or crew on the vessel.
All students automatically start out as “Crew”
Students then begin to take online theory courses. To gain the Rank of “Skipper”, the student must take and pass the Skipper Course and the Maneuvering Under Power Clinic. The Skipper must then have a minimum of 10 qualifying days out on the water to achieve Level I
To graduate to the Rank of a “Bareboat Charter Master”, the Student must in addition to the Skipper courses, complete the Bareboat Charter Clinic and the Coastal Navigation Clinic. A Bareboat Charter Master can not have less than 50 days of qualifying experience on the water.
To further graduate to a “NauticEd Captain”, the student must then additionally take the Weather, Sail Trim, Storm Tactics and the Safety at Sea Clinics. A NauticEd Captain can not have less than 50 days of qualifying experience on the water.
The NauticEd software will automatically take care of calculating your rank at any time.
Levels are defined as in the chart on this page http://www.nauticed.org/faq_sailing_certification/.
- Level I is 10 days qualifying experience on the water.
- Level II is 25 days qualifying experience on the water.
- Level III is 50 days qualifying experience on the water.
- Level IV is 100 days qualifying experience on the water.
- Level V is 200 days qualifying experience on the water.
Qualifying days are based on an algorithm which ensures that the majority of the experience is performed as the skipper on sailing vessels larger than 28 ft.
Because the NauticEd certification is based on theory knowledge and practical experience it thus follows the requirements that most countries place on an official license. For example the United States Coast Guard requires 360 days of practical experience on the water to be eligible for a Captain’s license.
It follows then that most charter companies world wide recognize and are happy to accept the NauticEd certification of Bareboat Charter Master Level III as a prerequisite to chartering one of their boats.
You can begin growing your Sailing Certification now for free by filling out your history of sailing experience under the experience tab when you login to NauticEd.
Tomorrow we’ll discuss how to fill out your boating experience and our FREE iPhone app that allows you to update your sailing resume on the fly.
Sincerely,
Grant Headifen
Educational Director
Posted by Grant Headifen on March 30, 2010 under About NauticEd |
So today we’ll start popping out useful emails to new students to help them navigate the features of the NauticEd Sailing School website. Here is the day 1 email
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This is email 1 of 6 over the next week to help you navigate all the benefits of NauticEd. In this email we’ll cover a few simple things that will simplify your NauticEd experience and provide more enjoyment.
FREE Course, Games and Applications
- Make sure you check out all the free stuff going on at NauticEd.
- Rules of the Nautical Road Clinic.
- NED – the Sail Trim instructor for beginners
- Advanced NED – the SailTrim Game
- Cat NED – the Catamaran Maneuvering Game
- Online logbook and iPhone App
- Challenge our sailing knowledge facebook app at http://apps.facebook.com/sailingrules
Return Anytime You Desire:
After you’ve registered for any NauticEd course or clinic, please remember you can return as many times as you like to review and re-review the course and then take the test as many times as you like. Often, we add new functionality and information to a course, you get the benefit of this for all time.
Fill out your profile:
Your NauticEd Sailing Certification and Resume reflects your educational accomplishments with NauticEd, your boating experience and certifications with other certifying bodies and schools. Please ensure you fill out your profile so that your downloadable certificate accurately reflects your name and other information. Privacy notice – we don’t share your information with any third party.
While you’re filling out your profile, remember to also fill out your sailing experience history under the experience tab. This reflects in your FREE sailing resume and certification and helps you build levels with in your NauticEd Sailing Certification. More on this tomorrow.
Login Information:
Login Page: http://www.nauticed.org/myNauticEd
Your Login Username:
Forgot your Password?
If you ever forget your password, just click on the forgot password link on the login page and wait a few seconds for an automated email with a new password. If you don’t receive an email, check your junk box. If this doesn’t work, contact us at info@nauticed.org. At any time, you can change your password under your profile tab.
We sincerely hope that you enjoy your NauticEd experience. Our mission is to provide you with affordable, accessible and entertaining boating education so that you continuously enjoy your sailing experiences.
Tomorrow we’ll discuss the NauticEd Certification and give you a discount coupon for other NauticEd courses.
Until then – fair winds
Grant Headifen
Educational Director
NauticEd
