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Rated 4.75 out of 5 by 76 Happy Customers

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The perfect add-on to the RYA Diesel course

Friendly experienced and helpful trainer he set an excellent learning vibe with the right pace for the participants on the day A wide range of engines and other mechanical equipment to work on good range of tools small class size lots of access to the trainer The course carries on from RYA Diesel getting into a bit more detail and focusing on fault finding and resolution There were two main themes to the day things to help with fault finding and things to help with routine maintenance This worked perfectly for me and what I wanted from the day At one point the trainer takes a working diesel engine and breaks it in various ways You then get to diagnose and fix it with support from the trainer I loved this approach it really helped me learn
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fab sea survival course

what an amazing company signed up for their day course on sea survival i can highly recommend this to anyone very professionally run the instructor Doug was brilliant kept us all interested with lots of interaction with the group and very amusing the practical part held in the swimming pool was fantastic and greta fun as was the flare session which we aslo got to participate in will be back again for sure
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Great course experienced personable trainer

An experienced and personable trainer The course covered the RYA material plus some extra on top where Chieftain thought it would be helpful There were lots of engines available to examine and explore to help turn the theory into practice The course delivered everything I had hoped for thanks Chieftain
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A well designed and executed course

A well thought through course delivered by a very experienced instructor and supported by a wealth of tools and materials There was a lot of flexibility on day 2 to apply the knowledge in class on topics of the students choice So some people designed and built parts of projects that they want to do after the course I designed some circuits and checked them out with the instructor then practiced fault diagnosis They even have a simulated boat electrical system that they break and disable in various ways which I then had to diagnose A tremendous balance of theory and practice Thanks Chieftain
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Use of Apache for Coc exam

Due to Covid and staff changes our 1st provider for a Refresh and then Advance PB CoC exam then had boat issues leading to us using Chieftains Apache RiB We then went to Chieftain for use of the boat and the actual exam Doug did a great job in getting this arranged provided Apache again excellently prepared for the day use of class room gave good advice and was there to see us away into the early hours Many thanks
R

Second day well worth it

This was an excellent two days Having read a detailed book on the syllabus I learnt so much more in the classes and in discussion with the tutor He was clearly very experienced and knowledgeable The second day built upon the standard RYA course and gave hands on experience on fault finding fixing common problems and working on a range of engines and electrical systems
M

Excellent tuition and experience

My Wife and 12 year old girls have just completed their PB2 course in Chichester marina I am delighted that they now all have a much greater degree of confidence and with it enjoyment of using our rib Many thanks to Nigel who was a very accommodating and knowledgeable instructor
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Diesel 1 RYA and Diesel 2 Course

Attended to Diesel 1 RYA and Diesel 2 courses Excellent 2 days and I would thoroughly recommend completing both days as the Diesel 2 course adds lots of extra practical detail The course was well structured with lots of hands on practical opportunities The instructor was knowledgeable patient and happy to answer questions from the group
T

Great course and experience 10 10

Neil was awesome Very thorough took his time with us and explained everything very well He gave constructive criticism where needed to but also told us where we did things right Overall great course and experience
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Highly recommended to anyone serious about offshore preparedness

It was an incredible experience from start to finish The weekend was well-organized and packed with valuable learning especially the pool sessions and case studies which were both intense and practical The pool sessions in particular gave us hands-on confidence in real-life survival techniques and the case studies offered insights that made everything feel much more applicable to actual scenarios Our instructor were knowledgeable and kept everything engaging We walked away with new skills and a much stronger sense of preparedness for offshore sailing We ll definitely be back for a refresher course in the future Highly recommended to anyone serious about offshore preparedness

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RYA & STCW Training Centre based in Southampton, Solent for powerboats, yachts, workboats, merchant ships & cruise ships- Chieftain Training

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