Day 2 of useful instructions for new students

Posted by Grant Headifen on March 31, 2010 under About NauticEd | Be the First to Comment

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.

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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:
- 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