All IYT Worldwide certificates, including instructor certificates, require renewal (revalidation) every five years.
Two of the most frequent questions we receive are: “How do I replace a lost, stolen or damaged certificate?” and “How do i renew my certificate?”
You will find the instructions for renewing (revalidating) and obtaining a replacement (duplicate) below.
Please note that if you wish to revalidate early you can only revalidate up to 6 months prior to the expiration date of your certificate.
Should you choose to revalidate in advance you will not lose any time; your new card will show an issue date matching the expiry of the existing card. The new card will then be valid for another 5 years from this date.
If you revalidate after the certificate has expired, your new card will show an issue date from the date that your order is processed.
If your certificate has been lost, damaged or stolen we are happy to provide a duplicate. There is no need to contact the school to do this on your behalf.
“ Please note that IYT are not liable for any incorrect data entered into student profiles. Therefore, please check your profile data thoroughly. If a certificate is issued with incorrect data (e.g. spelling, date of birth), the creator of the profile will be liable for the replacement costs of the corrected certificates.”
PLEASE NOTE: If fraudulent medical or seatime is presented to IYT for revalidation, IYT will cancel the certificate and may notify the MCA.
PLEASE NOTE:
Diveboat Coxswain, Dive Boat Mate & Dive Boat Operations Specialist – we no longer offer these qualification, however, we will revalidate. Please contact us at [email protected] and tell us that you would like to revalidate and provide your preferred shipping method, airmail which we cannot trace or guarantee or UPS courier which we recommend.
Diveboat Master – we no longer offer this qualification and will not revalidate. We will substitute with the Diveboat Mate Certificate. Please contact us at [email protected] if you would like to proceed and obtain the Diveboat Mate Certificate and tell us that you would like to revalidate and provide your preferred shipping method, airmail which we cannot trace or guarantee or UPS courier which we recommend.
How to Renew or Replace your IYT Certificate
If you already have a profile registered in our system and can view your certificates online. Please follow these directions:
- Login and make sure your profile information is up to date.
- Headshot: Upload a photo of your face and shoulders. IMPORTANT: This photo will be printed on your ID card. Make sure the photo is straight, bright, clear and contains your entire face and head. No hats or sunglasses. You may smile.
- Passport or government issued ID: Upload a scan (or take a very clear photo). Be sure the full page is visible as we must be able to clearly see your name, date of birth and photo.
- Under the Dashboard tab, click View My Profile.
- Click on the Certificates tab to see your list of certificates.
- Select each certificate you would like to revalidate (renew) by checking the box on the right, then click Revalidate (or Replace if you want to replace your certificate).
- Follow the prompts through to the payment process to complete your order. (Keep in mind that you will be required to make a payment at the end of this process. We accept VISA, MC or PayPal).
NOTE: For Master of Yachts certificates, during the checkout process you will be asked to upload documents required for those certificates. See What documents do I need to submit for more info.
Please see information about Shipping & Handling below. If airmail is the chosen method of shipment and the package is lost you will be billed for the full cost of the replacement plus shipping.
No profile? Or is a certificate missing from your online profile?
Or do you only have a hardcover or plastic certificate without a QR code on the back?
Then please follow these instructions:
First, create a profile if you haven’t already.
- Click the login icon at the top right corner of our homepage, then click Register.
- Follow the prompt.
- Headshot: Upload a photo of your face and shoulders. IMPORTANT: This photo will be printed on your ID card. Make sure the photo is straight, bright, clear and contains your entire face and head. No hats or sunglasses. You may smile.
- Select your gender, birthday, country of birth, and nationality.
- Passport or government issued ID: Upload a scan (or take a very clear photo). Be sure the full page is visible as we must be able to clearly see your name, date of birth and photo.
- Once complete, the end screen will provide you with your six digit IYT ID number so you can log in. Keep this information handy. You will need to provide it to us as outlined below.
- Then renew your certificate this way.
- Email [email protected] with the following:
- State that you wish to revalidate your certificate (so we know how to proceed once we receive your email).
- Provide your IYT ID number (provided to you after creating a profile).
- Scan or take a clear photo of the front and back of your certificate that you wish to revalidate and email it to us.
- We will reply to you with instructions on how you may now login and revalidate.
- Login and make sure all your profile information is up to date.
- Under the Dashboard tab, click View My Profile.
- Click on the Certificates tab to see your list of certificates.
- Select each certificate you would like to revalidate (renew) by checking the box on the right, then click Revalidate (or Replace if you want to replace your certificate).
- Follow the prompts through to the payment process to complete your order. (Keep in mind that you will be required to make a payment at the end of this process. We accept VISA, MC or PayPal).
NOTE: For Master of Yachts certificates, during the checkout process you will be asked to upload documents required for those certificates. See What documents do I need to submit for more info.
Please see information about Shipping & Handling below. If airmail is the chosen method of shipment and the package is lost you will be billed for the full cost of the replacement plus shipping.
Shipping & Delivery
- Certificates will be processed and shipped only after payment has been received.
- Please allow four weeks for processing. This does not include delivery time.
- Airmail may take up to four weeks to reach final destination, if at all. It is not traceable so there is no tracking number. We strongly discourage airmail and are not responsible for lost airmail shipments.
- If airmail is the chosen method of shipment and the package is lost, you will be billed for the full cost of the replacement plus shipping.
- Courier takes three to five business days depending on location and you will receive the tracking number when your order ships.
Renewal/Replacement Costs
See our full revalidation price list here: reval-duplicate-price-list.pdf
Please be aware that late fees apply for Master of Yachts certificate revalidations:
- Up to one year out of date: a late penalty of $90.00 USD.
- Up to two years out of date: a late penalty of $180.00 USD.
- Over two years out of date:
- Sit an oral examination (either in-person or virtual over Zoom, Webex, etc.) at an IYT Worldwide-approved Master of Yachts school (subject to examiner costs). In the event of failing the oral, the candidate will be required to re-sit the theory course.
- A late penalty of $270.00 USD.
- Over three years out of date:
- Practical, oral, and written exam re-sit requirements will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
- Please email [email protected] with all sea time from within the last 5 years and copies of all professional licenses (IYT and non IYT) before placing your renewal order.
- A late penalty of $90/00 USD per year over expiration date.
Why is renewal required?
As part of our Quality Management System, all command level certificate s are now required to be renewed just as one must renew a driver’s license, pilot’s license and passport. Students are able to renew their certificates on our website.
Reasons to renew:
- Most IYT Worldwide certificates are mandated by various governments to be renewed every five years, therefore, it is a requirement that we must adhere to.
- Students can get updates on new rules or regulations that have come into place since they were certified.
- E-learning updates will be available through IYT online.
- Any change of address, email, ID number or other information can be amended when renewing.
- If a student does not renew we will assume that they are no longer active sailors and can be removed from our database.
- If a student has been involved in an accident due to their own fault or illegal behaviour, we reserve the right not to renew their certificate.
- If a national government agency, marine police or administration has good reason for a candidate’s certificate to be withdrawn or asks for it not to be renewed in the interests of public safety, IYT can do so at this time.
Do I have to renew my Master of Yachts Limited if I hold a Master of Yachts Unlimited Certificate of Competency?
Technically the answer is no as the Master of Yachts Unlimited is a higher level than the Master of Yachts Limited.
However, The Master of Yachts Limited is proof that one can command a vessel up to 200 tons, Power or Sail or Power & Sail.
The Master of Yachts Unlimited is proof that one can navigate using a sextant offshore but does not state whether it is Power or Sail.
Most insurance companies want to see the Master of Yachts Limited and not the Unlimited which is why both are recommended to be kept current.
Instructor Certificates and Membership
Please refer to this page of our support site for renewal instructions.
Important Notice Regarding VHF Certificate Expiry Dates
It has come to our attention that we haven’t formally addressed the expiry dates of our paper VHF certificates issued before June 1st, 2013. There was no expiry date printed on the certificates at that time. We have sent out a school notice on April 15, 2013 notifying schools that as of June 1st, 2013 all our certificates will require revalidation every 5 years.
Unfortunately, we neglected to address the fact that prior VHF certificates issued without an expiration date now also expire after 5 years as we have automated our system which now requires expiration. This is not unlike what the IMO have done with Basic STCW Certificates for professional use. Prior to January 1st, 2017, Basic STCW certificates had no expiration date, however, the IMO have now imposed expiration on those certificates. We are sorry for the inconvenience but all the VHF paper certificates that were issued without an expiry date will now have to be revalidated every 5 years. We hope you understand the necessity of this requirement as we need to have consistency among all our certificates.
Sincerely,
The IYT Team