The two day Coastal Yachtmaster Diploma. In this course you learn more about offshore navigation, boating in bad weather and at night. During two amazing full days in an efficient and fast pace, we study coastal and offshore navigation, collision regulations and safety at sea, navigation with the aid of lighthouses.

This course provides basic knowledge in coastal and offshore navigation, night sailing including navigation with beacons and lighthouses, seamanship and safety in rough weather and much more.

The Coastal Yachtmaster Diploma gives you the right to skipper any boat larger than 12 meters length and 4 meter width on Swedish pleasure vessels anywhere in the world. Most other countries also accept the Swedish Coastal Yachtmaster Diploma to skipper big pleasurecrafts registered in their country for example Greece, Croatia, Turkey and many more. The course is based on NFB's instructions, and we study collision regulations, light and night sailning. preventing collisions at sea, navigationmarks, lighthouses, how to use a compass, calculating speed, time, distance and positioning, to find a known position and latitude and longitude. Offshore and foul weather boating. Participants are required to study at home between the lectures.

Before this course you have to have completed the Inshore Diploma (In Swedish: "Förarintyg") and you have to do the practical boat training in daylight or in darkness before you can get the Coastal Yachtmaster Diploma. 

You can, after completed exam, also apply for the international certificate ICC 24 m power and sail certificate for an extra fee. A Coastal Yachtmaster Diploma shows that you have the basic theoretical knowledge and ability to operate a large pleasureboat offshore and in darkness and rough weather.

The exam of the NFB's Kustskepparintyg is a couple of days after the last course day (usually a Wednesday).