UCAS course code | 3U6F |
Institution code | C78 |
Duration | 1 year |
Course type | Full-time, Part-time route available |
Location | Falmouth Marine School / UK Sailing Academy, Cowes, Isle of Wight |
Course details
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Course overview
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Core modules
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Small Ships Business (CORF2013)
An introduction to the day to day operation of the essentials of maritime law that allow vessels to operate through different ports and sea areas worldwide whilst taking into account environmental concerns. This module gives the foundation information that students need in order to be compliant with both national and international legal requirements.
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Ocean Passage Planning and Global Weather Systems (CORF2014)
This module equips the student with all of theoretical skills necessary to allow them to plan, navigate and manage sailing a yacht across the world’s Oceans. There is the opportunity to gain the RYA Ocean Yacht Master Theory in addition to this module.
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Yacht Purpose and Design (CORF2015)
This module introduces the principles of design theory and methods given the purpose of the vessel. It focuses on the different requirements needed by yachts to enable them to meet a variety of purposes, showing how differences in design can greatly effect performance characteristics. It also explores the basics of assessing seaworthiness for a given situation
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Research Project (CORF2016)
This module will enable the student to acquire research skills, in order to plan and implement a pilot study into a research topic of the individual’s personal interest. The research topic must be relevant to the studies carried out in the FdSc Operational Yacht Science
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Leadership and Management (CORF2017)
This module enables the student to gain an appreciation a range of management and leadership theories that apply directly to the current working practices in yachts. Students will study both traditional methods and more current methods of this topic to allow their thinking to explore what sort of future manager and leader they wish to become
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Fees, costs and funding
How to apply
Our partnership with Cornwall College
Help & enquiries
- Admission enquiries
- enquiries@cornwall.ac.uk
- +44 8452 232567
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PL25 4DJ- http://www.cornwall.ac.uk
Open days
Partner college open days
This course is run at one of our partner colleges. Open days are held at the college and more details of these can be found on the college website. You'll find contact details below, on this page.
University of Plymouth open days
You are also very welcome to attend a University of Plymouth open day, to get a flavour of the courses you can progress to from a partner college. There will however be limited information on this specific course and college.
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