Welcome to the wonderful world of sailing!

We teach sailing, safety and fun!

A National and International Training Centre

Yachting Australia Keelboat training

Royal Yachting Association Yacht training

ICC International Certificate of Competence Centre

Powerboat

MROCP Radio & ISAF Safety and Sea Survival

Terry WisePrincipal

• Started PSS in 1977

• Over 50,000 graduates

• Introduced over 1,000 new

members to the CYCA

• Director Boating Industry of

NSW & SA

• Married to Sally, daughters,

Elizabeth and Sarah

Select a program with the best pathway to your dream!

A program of sailing (or combination of courses) is

designed to help you set out an easy pathway to achieve

your dreams or goals in sailing

Our Programs are listed as

P1 to P7 for crewing to cruising or hiring your own boat

worldwide

P7 to P10 for people with ambitions to race in the

Harbour or offshore

Pathway to Commercial

Booking a program of sailing

Will set your mind at ease with a good learn to sail plan

Has substantial discounts and benefits

Overseen personally by the Principal

Select a program with the best pathway to your dream!

P1 – Harbour Crew Program

Keelboat Courses

Start Crewing

Start Helming

Spinnaker

I would like to crew on a yacht on the Harbour

Register as available to crew on our website

P2 – Keelboat Skipper Program

Start Crewing

Start Helming

Start Skippering

Essential Navigation and Seamanship

Essential to skipper and ideal for the Whitsundays !

P3 – Bareboat Charter Skipper

Start Crewing

Start Helming

RYA 2 day

To hire a yacht in the Whitsundays and start your

International Qualifications

P4 – Sail Offshore Program

Start Crewing

Start Helming

Safety and

Sea Survival

The minimum to crew offshore

P5 – RYA Day Skipper CertificationStart Crewing

Start Helming

We recommend start on the J24 yachts and progress to our

bigger yachts for the Day Skipper 5 day practical.

RYA Day skipper with a powerboat License and the ICC.

Essential Navigation

and Seamanship

Day Skipper Theory

Day Skipper Practical

ICCInternational Certificate

of Competence

Start Skippering

P6 – RYA Day Skipper CertificationStart Yachting

Competent Crew

Option to Start Yachting on our bigger yachts,

RYA Day Skipper with a powerboat License and the

ICC – International Certificate of Competence

Essential Navigation

and Seamanship

Day Skipper Theory

Day Skipper Practical

ICCInternational Certificate

of Competence

P7 – RYA Yacht Master

Coastal/Offshore ProgramStart Crewing

Start Helming

RYA Yacht Master Coastal – Certificate of Competence

OR

RYA Yacht Master Offshore – Certificate of Competence

Essential Navigation

and Seamanship

Day Skipper Theory

Day Skipper Practical

Coastal Skipper Theory

Coastal Skipper Practical

Safety & Sea Survival

Marine Radio

Senior First Aid

Sea MilesEXAM

Start Skippering

P8 – Harbour Racing Program

Start Crewing

Start Helming

Spinnaker

Start Racing

I would like to crew on HOT yachts on the Harbour

Register as available to crew on our website

P9 – Offshore Racing Program

Start Crewing

Start Helming

Offshore Racing Crew

I would like to crew on BIG YACHTS OFFSHORE

P10 – Ocean Racing Program

Start Crewing

Start Helming

Spinnaker

Offshore Racing Crew

I want to be ready to crew in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Safety & Sea Survival

Marine Radio

Senior First Aid

RYA YA Yacht Master

is now commercially endorsed

RYA Yacht Master Australia

RYA Yacht Master Coastal may then operate a sailing vessel ≤12 m long with operating power <75 kw and ≤15 nm from shore.Having achieved either TDMMR3007B / MARC005 training unit; or the RYA Diesel Engine course and the YA Powerboat Handling course; or the RYA Diesel Engine course and the RYA Level 2 Powerboat course

RYA Yacht Master Offshore or Ocean may then be either the master of a sailing vessel ≤24 m long, with operating power < 75 kw up to 100 nm from shore; or the mate of a sailing vessel ≤35 m long in the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) or the territorial sea

RYA Yacht master

commercially endorsed worldwide

RYA Yacht master Commercially endorsed

200 tonne sail worldwide

STCW 95/10 at Tafe

Professional Practices and

Responsibilities at PSS

Medical

Diesel at PSS

AMSA Application

RYA Yacht master

commercially endorsed

to Instructor

RYA YM

RYA shore based theory Instructor

RYA Practical Instructor

SSSC Instructor

ICC assessor

5 day instructor course