RYA Professional Practices & Responsibilities

The RYA PPR course is for skippers and crew using RYA qualifications to allow them to work commercially. As such, it is written mainly from the point of view of UK legislation and concentrates on your place in the international maritime environment as a UK certificate holder. However, it also explains the need to look beyond UK rules and regulations and take into consideration the requirements of the flag and port state.

Teaching scenarios throughout the course are based on a variety of boats, both sail and power. It may be that you do not have experience on any of the boats used but this will not affect your ability to complete the course as no specialist knowledge of any type of vessel is required – the same rules and regulations apply regardless of your type of boat or operation.