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Training Requirements of the ISAF Offshore Special Regulations

In 2003 ISAF introduced a standard basic syllabus for the training of safety courses in order to establish an International recognised qualification. The training requirements form part of the ISAF Offshore Special Regulations. These course are run and established by ISAF Member National Authorities (MNA) and conform to ISAF minimum standards. The following is a list of courses that are recognised: 

Austria (AUT)

MNA Contact - Gerhart Erich MICHEL Vicepresident

MNA

Austrian Sailing Federation 

General Information

The MNA current has one approved centre the Segel und Yachtsportschule who details can be found at http://www.segeln.co.at/

Australia (AUS)

Couse Title

Yachting Australia Safety and Sea Survival Course

General Information

Yachting Australia have run a training course for many years and have been running ISAF course since its introduction. Yaching Australia website including a list of sailors with valid certifcates, course content, approved training centres etc. 

Yachting Australia - Safety and Sea Survival Microsite 

Specialist Contact details
Name: Lyndal O'KEEFFE
Tel: (02) 8424 7412
Email: Yachting Australia Training 

MNA

Yachting Australia

Canada (CAN)

MNA

Canadian Yachting Association

France (FRA)

Course Title

Specialist Contacts - Bernard Bonneau

MNA

Fédération Française de Voile

Finland (FIN)

Course Title

Specialist Contact: Patrick LINDQVIST

MNA

Finnish Sailing Federation 

Germany (GER)

Specialist Contact: Boris Hepp - Head of the Technical Department  E-mail (technik@dsv.org)

MNA

Deutscher Segler Verband

Great Britain (GBR)

Course Title

RYA/ISAF Offshore Safety Course

General Information

The RYA have been running training course for a number of years at present they run two courses the one day 'RYA Basic Sea Survival Course' and 2 day (mimimum) 'RYA/ISAF Offshore Safety Course' only the latter course meets the requirements of the ISAF offshore special regualtions as a stand alone course. 

Course Details

Specialist Contact Details 
RYA Training Department
Simon JINKS or Barbara VINCENT
Email: RYA Training  
Tel: + 44 (0)2380 604 181 
Fax: + 44 (0)2380 604 288       
Couse Information
Training Centre Locations

MNA

Royal Yachting Association

Hong Kong (HKG)

General Information

Course Details:       http://www.sailing.org.hk/
Primary Contact:    Cora (hksf@sailing.org.hk)

MNA

Hong Kong Sailing Federation

Italy (ITA)

General Information

The F.I.V at present has only one centre approved to run the course the Techno Italia Safety and Survival Training Srl. Further centres will be added when the details are made available 

Course Details: http://www.centroaddestramentoanzio.com/
Primary Contact: Giovanni IANNUCCI

MNA

Italian Sailing Federation

Ireland (IRL)

Specialist Contact     Tony Wright Training Manager
Course Title:             ISA Offshore Safety Course

MNA

Irish Sailing Association  

Malta (MLT)

General Information

The Malta Sailing Federation has joined up with the (Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology - Maritime Section) to offer training courses 

MNA

Malta Sailing Federation

Netherlands (NED)

General Information

The Royal Netherlands Yachting Union has joined up with the ZEEZEILSCHOOL SCHEVENINGEN to offer training courses in accordance with OSR Appendix G.   Specialist contact details within the MNA
Bart van Breemen (Manager Racing)
Email: click here  
Tel:  + 31 30 751 37 00 
Fax: + 31 30 656 47 83   

MNA

Royal Netherlands Yachting Union  

Norway (NOR)

General Information

The Norwegian Sailing Federation
Email: click here 
Website: http://www.seiling.no/

MNA

Norwegian Sailing Federation  

Portugal (POR)

General Information

Website:

MNA

Federacao Portuguesa De Vela

 

Sweden (SWE)

Course Details

The Swedish Sailing Federation runs courses that regularly take place in Goteborg and Stockholm in partnership with there course providers the Scandinavian Safety Training Centre

Contact Kjell Marthinsen Technical Manager at the Swedish Sailing Federation

MNA

Swedish Sailing Federation

USA (USA)

General Information

USA have been running for a number of year 'safety at sea seminars' this course does not meet the ISAF Offshore Special Regulations Section 6 requirements. From 2007 US SAILING have provided an additional top up course entitle "ISAF Compliant Special Regs Training" which meets the regualtions. A full list of course can be found at the following link Click Here for ISAF compliant courses please see the notes.

Specialist Contacts

Dan NOWLAN (Offshore Director)
Janine Ahmed CONNELLY (Training Director)

MNA

US SAILING
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