IYT professional courses are taught by highly qualified professional yachtsmen and women with years of experience in the marine industry at various levels.
If you have the required skills and experience and wish to instruct for an IYT partner school, we welcome reviewing your application to become a certified IYT Professional Instructor. Simply complete the instructor application online providing the necessary documents. We will determine the level at which you may teach based on the information provided. We may ask that you undergo an instructor training course to ensure you are familiar with the IYT programme and teaching techniques.
Professional Master of Yachts courses must be conducted and examined in English. This is mandated by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency of Great Britain (M.C.A.). All other professional courses may be taught in any language.
Again, please note that all instructors must be associated with a school. We do not allow freelance instructors.
Instructors will receive an “IYT Professional Certificate” and “Official Instructor Membership Letter” listing the courses they are approved to instruct. This list of courses is also available on the instructor’s IYT account profile. Instructor membership is annual and must be maintained in order to remain qualified to instruct and place orders for student certificates.
Instructor Approval General Guidelines
Instructor approval will be determined by evaluating each application on a case-by-case basis. However, the instructor:
- Should hold a qualification at least a level above what they are requesting to be certified to instruct,
- OR
- Hold same level as requesting to instruct but have instruction experience on resume/CV.
- Hold the same level as requesting to instruct and do an instructor training course with an approved IYT instructor training school.
- Should be 18 years or older
- As of August 8, 2023 a valid Basic First Aid Course completion certificate for all levels of Instructors that teach on water courses is required – does not have to be an STCW certificate for some levels.
Instructor applicants must also meet the other course specific requirement listed below for each instructor level.
We accept qualifications from other sailing and boating organisations for instructor certification but do so on a case-by-case basis. Examples: AMSA, RYA, Sail Canada, US Sailing. We do not accept qualifications from International Sailing Schools Association (ISSA).
Course Specific Guidelines
Small Powerboat and RIB Master Instructor
- Hold qualifications as described above in “General Guidelines.”
- Hold the IYT Marine Communications VHF/SRC certificate or a national issued radio operators license.
- Hold a valid Basic First Aid Course completion certificate – does not have to be an STCW certificate.
Marine Communications VHF/SRC Instructor
- Approval will be given based on the marine communications experience of the applicant.
Superyacht Deck Crew Instructor
- Hold qualifications as described above in “General Guidelines.”
- Hold the IYT Marine Communications VHF/SRC certificate or a national issued radio operators license.
- Have worked for two years in the industry as deckhand or higher. Preferably hold the IYT Superyacht Deck Crew Certificate of Competency.
Professional Superyacht Hospitality / Interior Crew Instructor
- Hold qualifications as described above in “General Guidelines.”
- Recommended to hold the IYT Marine Communications VHF/SRC certificate or a national issued radio operators license.
- Served at least three years as a steward/stewardess in the yachting industry on yachts over 120ft employing at least six crew.
Professional Superyacht Chef Instructor
- Recommended to hold the IYT Marine Communications VHF/SRC certificate or a national issued radio operators license – not mandatory
- Served at least three years as a head/executive chef in the yachting industry on yachts over 120ft employing at least six crew.
Master of Yachts Mate 200 gt/Coastal Instructor
- Hold qualifications as described above in “General Guidelines.”
- Hold the IYT Marine Communications VHF/SRC certificate or a national issued radio operators license.
- Have a current medical fitness certificate (including colour blind test) – within two years from date of issue by clinic/doctor.
- Have logged 3,000 nautical miles in vessels power or sail, a portion must be command experience. This mileage is a guideline towards the minimum level of experience that an instructor is expected to have completed. Mileage must be logged on genuine cruises or passages.
- If proposed instructor holds a Master II/2 CoC we do not require seatime but request a seatime cv/resume.
- Hold all 4 STCW Basic Safety Training certificates (Elementary First Aid, Personal Survival Techniques, Personal Safety & Social Responsibilities, Basic Fire Fighting & Prevention).
- Hold a valid Basic First Aid Course completion certificate – can be STCW issued in last 3 years or other recognised valid First Aid Certificate.
- STCW certificates do not have to be in date as applicant may not be currently working in commercial marine industry.
- If proposed instructor holds a Master II/2 CoC we do not require they provide STCW Basic Training certificates.
Master of Yachts Limited 200 gt Instructor
- Hold qualifications as described above in “General Guidelines.”
- Hold the IYT Marine Communications VHF/SRC certificate or a national issued radio operators license.
- Have a current medical fitness certificate (including colour blind test) – within two years from date of issue by clinic/doctor.
- If approved to teach theory only, the medical is not required.
- Have logged in excess of 5,000 nautical miles in vessels power or sail, 3,000 must be command experience. This mileage is a guideline towards the level of experience that IYT Worldwide expects an instructor or examiner to have completed. Mileage must be logged on genuine cruises or passages.
- If proposed instructor holds a Master II/2 CoC we do not require sea time but request a sea time cv/resume.
- Hold all 4 STCW Basic Safety Training certificates (Elementary First Aid, Personal Survival Techniques, Personal Safety & Social Responsibilities, Basic Fire Fighting & Prevention).
- Hold a valid Basic First Aid Course completion certificate – can be STCW issued in last 3 years or other recognised valid First Aid Certificate.
- STCW certificates do not have to be in date as applicant may not be currently working in commercial marine industry.
- If proposed instructor holds a Master II/2 CoC we do not require they provide STCW Basic Training certificates.
Master of Yachts Unlimited 200 gt Instructor
- Approval will be given based on the background and experience of ocean navigation of the applicant.
Maritime Emergency Training
- Hold IYT Master of Yachts Professional Instructor Qualification
- Hold STCW Basic Training Certification for Personal Survival and Basic Fire Fighting and Prevention. Preferably with instruction experience and/or at least one year sea time experience.
- Hold a valid Basic First Aid Course completion certificate – can be STCW issued in last 3 years or other recognised valid First Aid Certificate.
Boat Engineer Course (SCV Code for Vessels Operating in the Caribbean)
- An engineering qualification of Marine Engineer License Holder, at minimum 100KW or over
- Should have 2500 nm experience on board power vessels <24m. Preferably aboard vessels with inboards, outboards, stern drives and jet drives.
- The instructor must be approved by Sint Maarten Maritime Authority to conduct this course (to date only MSWI instructors are approved)
IYT-MSWI BoatMaster Course
- Instructors must be assessed and approved by Maritime School of the West Indies (MSWI) in conjunction with the Sint Maarten Maritime Authority.
How to Apply:
Please complete the application online. The registration and application process will involve uploading the following so please have these on hand before beginning the application. If documents are not uploaded, we will be unable to process the application. If you have difficulty uploading documents, please contact us at [email protected].
- Current photograph (passport style face shot in either jpg or png format).
- Copy of government Issued ID (passport or driver’s license).
- Copy of any relevant currently held instructor qualification.
- Copy of any relevant nautical qualification(s).
- Copy of proof of sea time.
- CV (Curriculum Vitae) or resume of maritime experience (if applicable).
- Copy of Mariners medical fitness form.
PLEASE NOTE: We take the submission of fraudulent documents very seriously. If fraudulent documents are presented when applying to become an IYT Instructor, IYT will deny the application and will never accept a second application to become an instructor. Additionally, IYT will also cancel all qualifications held.
If you already have an IYT account ID, please login and complete the instructor application.
If you have not registered on our site, please register and complete the instructor application.
If you are interested in taking an “IYT Instructor Training Course” the following IYT Training Centers are currently approved to offer Professional & Recreational Instructor Training. Please find their profile pages here