Training Notices


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Change in revalidation process for RYA appointment holders


Reference: TN 13-16 Issue date: September 2016 Applies to: » RYA Coach Assessors, Windsurfing Trainers, Powerboat Trainers, Personal Watercraft Trainers, Inland Waterways Trainers, Cruising Instructor Trainers and Yachtmaster Instructor Trainers


Detail As of January 2017, the revalidation process for RYA appointment holders will require attendance at an appropriate RYA national training conference. These would typically be those organised by RYA Training and do not include regional workshops or conferences. This additional requirement has been put in place to maintain active engagement with the RYA and its training schemes, ensuring the currency and immersion in RYA updates of its key appointed ambassadors. Conference attendance must be applicable to the


appointment held. If more than one appointment is held, attendance will be required at each applicable conference. For example, a Coach Assessor who is also a Yachtmaster Instructor Trainer, must attend both conferences within the five year appointment cycle. With RYA training schemes


increasingly in demand globally, it may be possible for an appointee to attend an RYA conference outside the UK. This must be approved by RYA Training in advance. From January 2017, the process


for RYA appointment holders to be considered for revalidation will be as follows: 1. Attendance at an RYA practical revalidation every five years


2. Attendance at the National Conference appropriate to the RYA appointment held, within the five year revalidation period (see table)


3. Compulsory activity requirement within the five year appointment period (see table)


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Compulsory activities


Sailing Schemes Delivery of two instructor courses (not moderations or endorsements) and one Sailing Scheme course


Windsurfing Schemes


Delivery of two instructor courses (not moderations or endorsements) and one Windsurfing Scheme course


Power Schemes Delivery of at least one instructor course (not moderation)


Cruising Schemes


Delivery of at least one instructor course (not moderation)


Acceptable conferences


RYA appointment holders in the Sailing, Windsurfing and Power Schemes


RYA appointment holders in the Sail and Motor Cruising Schemes


RYA National Training Conference


RYA Yachtmaster Instructor Conference


Regional conferences, Instructor Training Days and events such as Boat Shows and similar will not be accepted.


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Exchange of un-numbered Powerboat Level 2 certificates


Reference: TN 14-16 Issue date: October 2016 Applies to: » RYA training centres recognised for Powerboat Level 2 courses


Detail The online certificate registration system will soon be upgraded and, once implemented, it will no longer be possible to register un-numbered Powerboat Level 2 certificates. Therefore that style of certificate must not be issued to students from that point on. Centres that still hold a stock


of this type of certificate can exchange them free of charge until 31 December 2016. To exchange certificates, please


post your remaining stock of unused, un-numbered Powerboat Level 2 certificates to the RYA Orders Department, RYA House, Ensign Way, Hamble, Hampshire SO31 4YA. Please quote your training centre’s name and


account number. Replacement Powerboat Level 2 certificates will be sent free of charge. The following style of


certificates will not be exchanged as they are the current type and will still be accepted following the online certificate registration upgrade:


Note: No other type of certificate will be exchanged for un- numbered certificates, and no refunds will be made. Exchanges will only be made for centres that are currently recognised for RYA powerboat training.


This type of certificate may be


exchanged until 31 December 2016:


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