ASA qualifications to RYA?
Posted by MaiLaoshi@reddit | sailing | View on Reddit | 5 comments
I have a few qualifications from the American Sailing Association (101, 102, 103, 104, 201, 202) and I'm curious if anyone here has successfully gotten recognition of prior learning moving to a country that prefers Royal Yachting Association credentials (eg Australia).
As it says here it's difficult to get an international certificate of competence in the USA. Any point to get the ASA issued IPC?
My understanding is that RYA credentials are more demanding.
Anyway, enough of the three letter abbreviations. Has anyone done this? What was your experience like? Did you do a bridging course or something?
Thank you and fair winds to you.
FarAwaySailor@reddit
I think there's an international certificate of competence that you can get for this reason.
SVAuspicious@reddit
My understanding is that RYA credentials are ~~more demanding~~ better.
FTFY.
wkavinsky@reddit
Not to be snide, but "moving to a country that prefers Royal Yachting Association credentials" - aren't the only countries that prefers ASA the USA?
The entire rest of the world prefers RYA qualifications.
That said, no, there's no transference, you'd still need to do the RYA theory and practicals, but about 70% of them should be easy if you've done ASA.
nylondragon64@reddit
Why. Unless your planning chartering far away. I can't imagine them not accepting all you have. The first day I would think they would send you out with one of their captains to see your competence.
plopsicle@reddit
If you are specificaly referring to moving to Australia then they actually don't prefer RYA qualifications, they want you to take their own courses and licenses. I have RYS qualifications and the conversation RYA -> Aus quals is quite a process in itself. I would say you are better off taking the locally recognized course that is relevant for what you are trying to do