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RYA & STCW Training Centre in Southampton

Chieftain Training (RYA & STCW Training Centre)

Chieftain Training is based in Southampton, Solent and offers a wide range of RYA, STCW, MCA, AMERC, HSE and CIEH training courses for sailors, power-boaters, super-yacht crew, workboat skippers, ocean rowers, divers and seafarers. An additional Centre is based in Helensburgh, Scotland.

The Southampton Centre offers all RYA Training courses within the Shorebased, Online, Powerboat / PWC and Shorebased Instructor Training schemes.

The STCW Training Centre offers STCW Basic Safety Week, First Aid at Work, Food Safety the full range of GMDSS courses, the full range of STCW First Aid & Medical Courses and various yacht and workboat engineering courses.

Chieftain’s range of STCW Deck Officer Courses prepares candidate for MCA Deck Officer Certificates of Competence (for Superyacht, Workboat and Merchant vessels), including Master 200, Master 500, Master 3000, OOW 3000 and Chief Mate.

For inland and near coastal passenger vessels, Chieftain offers MCA Boatmaster (BML) License exam preparation courses for both Boatmaster tiers and all levels.

Chieftain regularly runs the mandatory World Sailing Offshore Personal Survival & Medical training for offshore yacht race crews competing in Cat 2, 1 and 0 events, such as the Fastnet Race, Middle Sea Race, Round Britain & Ireland, Trans Atlantic, Sydney Hobart, Vendee Globe, Route De Rhum etc.

Book Your RYA or STCW Training Today!

For more information on specific courses, please click on the menu links above. All of our courses can be booked online or email us. Yea are very happy to chat wit you by email, phone or messenger and offer training advice.

Itchen River (Southampton) Small Craft Moorings

We have a small number of small craft moorings available at Mariners Wharf. See Southampton Boat Club for more information