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Please do not apply if you do not meet the following criteria. 

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.
  
• Meet the other course specific requirement listed below for each instructor level.
  

Course Specific Guidelines

Small Powerboat and RIB Master Instructor and Marine Communications VHF/SRC 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 or 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 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 or VHF/SRC certificate or a national issued radio operators license.
  
• Served at least three years as a chief 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.
  

• Hold qualifications as described above in “General Guidelines.”
  
  Hold the IYT Marine Communications  VHF/SRC certificate or a national issued radio operators license.
  
  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).
  
• 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 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 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).
  
• 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. 
  

STCW Instructor

• Hold qualifications as described above in “General Guidelines.”
  
• For Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities (PSSR), Personal Survival Techniques (PST), Proficiency in Maritime Security Awareness courses the instructor must hold a Master Mariner or Mate Foreign Going qualification or military training in the discipline to be taught..
  
• For Elementary First Aid (EFT) the instructor must hold a professional medical qualification such as EMS Training, nurse or doctor or acceptable alternative. Ideally the instructor should have seagoing experience as part of a professional crew.
  
• For Basic Fire Fighting (BFF) the instructor must hold a professional firefighting qualification or be training as a specialist marine firefighter. Ideally the instructor should have seagoing experience as part of a professional crew.
  

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 support@iytworld.com.

• Current photograph (passport style face shot in either jpg or png format). Please upload to your IYT Account ID/profile
  
• Copy of government Issued ID (passport or driver's license). Please upload to your IYT Account ID/profile
  
• 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.
  

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.