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Captain’s Licenses: General Sea Service Boating Experience

Qualifying sea service: what counts and what doesn't.

Is documentation of sea time required for a captain’s license?  

To qualify for a captain’s license, the Coast Guard requires that you have a minimum number of days experience on the water. The total number of days required depends on the license you wish to earn. 

The Coast Guard requires that you have at least 360 days on the water since you were 16 years old. 90 of those days need to be in the last three years, this is referred to as recency. One day counts as a minimum of 4 hours on the water. You cannot have more than one day within a 24-hour time period.  

(VIDEO) SEA TIME REQUIREMENTS AND DOCUMENTATION

What counts as sea service?  

Sea service is a measure of a mariner’s lifetime experience on boats, whether recreational, commercial, or military. It may be counted from the day a mariner turns age 16 and accumulates over his or her lifetime. 

A day of sea service is any day that a mariner served upon a vessel in an assigned position in either the deck or engineering department of a vessel (not a passenger). The position may include duties such as: handling lines, being a lookout, steering the boat, and other navigational or propulsion functions. 

Sea service never expires and may be reused when applying for new endorsements. It is the mariner’s responsibility to keep copies of all sea service records. 

How many hours is a day of sea service time?   

One day of sea time is eight hours on the water. However, in many cases, the National Maritime Center (NMC) will accept a day as being just four hours when applying for an OUPV/Six-Pack or a 25, 50, or 100 Ton Masters license.  

A single calendar day can only be counted once, so if you spent eight hours on your boat and on the same calendar day went out for another eight hours on your friend’s boat, it would still count as just one day. A day can never be counted twice whether the day was spent on your boat or any combination of other boats. 

For the purposes of defining sea service requirements, the Coast Guard considers 1 month as 30 days, and 1 year as 12 months (or 360 days). 

What size vessels can I claim experience on for my captain’s license?  

You need time on a vessel with at least a 5-horsepower engine and NO greater than 200 GRT.  

How can I prove my boating experience for a captain’s license?  

Remember that you must complete a separate Small Vessel Sea Service Form for each vessel you served aboard. 

If you are the owner of a vessel on which you are claiming service, you must also submit proof of ownership for that vessel. Acceptable proof of ownership may include: 

• Title 
• Registration (state registered vessels) 
• Certificate of Documentation (U.S. Coast Guard registered vessels) 
• Proof of insurance (which clearly identifies the vessel) 
• Bill(s) of sale 

If you are signing as the owner of a corporation that owns the vessel, you must include a copy of proof of ownership of the company, such as a copy of the articles of incorporation. (See 46 CFR 10.232.) 

Photographs or imagery of vessels are not acceptable as proof of ownership. If you are not the owner of the vessel, someone with knowledge of your service must attest to its accuracy and validity in the proper location on the form by signing it and completing the associated required information. 

To document service on any vessel of over 200 GRT:  Applicants may submit any of the following documents signed by an appropriate official, an individual holding an officer endorsement, an owner or an employer who is not the applicant seeking the credit (see 46 CFR 10.232): 

• Certificates of discharge 
• Letters on official letterhead indicating the vessel details, dates of service, waters of service, and position(s) served in 
• Other official documents such as service logs or discharge books from marine companies 

How do I provide proof of ownership when signing off on my own time?   

If you’re submitting sea service forms to claim time on your own vessel or vessels, you’ll be required to demonstrate that you did in fact own the boat you wish to claim time on. This can be accomplished simply by providing records of your boat registration, vessel documentation, insurance card, or a sales receipt. 

What if my sea time was on my friend’s/family’s boat?   

If your time was aboard someone else’s boat, you must provide a sea service form signed by the owner of the boat you intend to claim time on. 

What if my sea time was on my employer’s boat?  

If your time was aboard your company’s boat, they will need to sign off on your time on a company letter head.  

How do I document sea time if the owner of the boat is deceased?  

If your time was aboard someone else’s boat and that owner is deceased, you will NOT be allowed to claim time since that person cannot verify on your behalf. 

Can you count military sea service time towards a captain’s license?   

To be considered qualified time, the time must have been served in a capacity relevant to the type of license you are applying for. You may provide satisfactory evidence of U.S. military service in the form of an official transcript of military sea service, certified history of assignments, or certified statement of creditable sea service. A DD 214 on its own is not generally enough evidence of sea service time. 

I worked as a crew member onboard a cruise ship, does that time count?   

Time aboard a cruise ship would not count toward the OUPV/6-Pack or 25/50 or 100 Ton Masters Level license.  

How can I get time upon the water if I have none?  

You can gain the required minimum days on the water by working as a crew member/deck hand, going out on friends or family member’s boats, or owning your own boat. You can also join your local boating club.  

Look over this  video  on documenting sea service time. 

What Is Sea Time?

Sea time is a term that holds a very important part in a seafarer’s professional life .

The word “Sea Time” does not mean the total time spent by a seafarer at sea, but it is the total time spent working on a vessel at sea, which is not standstill and is actively sailing for cargo transportation.

The sea time requirements for seafarers may differ from country to country, depending upon the minimum qualification requirements, which is drawn as per the STCW 2010 guidelines .

Sea Time is actually a document provided by the department head (chief engineer and ship captain) to the seafarer, endorsing that the seafarer has sailed on the ship for a particular period of time.

The details of the ship including name, IMO number, Tonnage, Engine particulars etc. are provided in the document.

The sea time certificate also carries remarks on behaviour and professionalism of the seafarer for the time spent on board.

The document needs to have the ship’s official stamp and master’s signature to prove the authentication.

It is important for the seafarer to collect and keep all the Sea time Certificates as it will be asked for by the company and the examination officer during the Certificate of Competency Exams .

It can be said that the Sea Time certificate is somewhat equivalent to a Service letter that people get on land for their jobs. However, the sea time letter needs to be acquired on each ship before signing off from it, or when the department head is signing off.

Hence, you can have 2-3 sea time certificates from one ship unlike one service letter when someone leaves a conventional ( land) job say after 5 years of service.

Why Is Sea Time Important?

The difference between merchant navy and other jobs is that the ship operations work under a chain of command which will stay the same even if the seafarer changes the shipping company or ships.

Also, as a seafarer you are always planning and working toward your next promotion and a person working on a ship can actually get themselves endorsed as an officer of higher rank by an authorized government body once they pass an exam held for a certificate of competency .

For qualifying for these exams, one needs to fulfil a minimum sea service requirement, whose duration will depend upon the rank you are in and the COC you are applying for.

For shipping companies, they have their own promotion criteria requiring candidates to fulfil provided sea time on a certain position , usually called the “Company’s Matrix System”.

Once the Sea Time is achieved and depending on one’s performance, the company will grant promotion either on the next ship or onboard the same ship, as per the agreement between the company and the seafarer .

If you are working for a single company for a long time, they have the record of the sea time in their official system.

However, if you decide to change your company these sea time certificates will come very handy to prove that you have enough work experience in a certain position.

There are many beginner and advanced courses which need to be done periodically by a seafarer as he/she progresses in the career.

To opt for these courses , you need to have a defined sea experience as per the sea time certificate so that you are eligible to apply for them.

For e.g., the basic STCW courses such as Basic fire fighting etc. need to be done before joining the ship. However, Advance fire fighting can be done when a candidate has a sea time, i.e. the person has been on a ship and has a little experience of onboard systems.

How Sea Time is Calculated?

As soon as the seafarer boards the ship and handover the document which includes COC (for officers) and seafarer identification document, the master will put on the stamp on it with a remark that the person has joined the ship in particular rank or capacity.

Hence, the sea time calculation will be started from the date of stamping. Different countries may have different sea time requirements and calculation processes. For e.g. in the United States, the sea time is calculated in days, which includes all the days the seafarer was onboard ship until the last contract, including the day not worked at all. i.e. till the sign-off.

For India and Australia watchkeeping certificates, the requirement is stated in “Number of Months”. Hence, the Sea Time certificate will carry the time spent on board either in a number of days or number of months, depending upon the nationality of the seafarer or the choice of COC he/she wanted to opt.

If the ship is in drydock or layoff and there are no voyages for a long period, it will still be considered as valid days and included in the sea certificate if the period of dry dock or lay off is less than 2 months. Hence, the Master should issue a sea time certificate for such candidates onboard.

Under Sea time document, a day of work is defined as eight hours of work doing assigned or watchkeeping duties and overtime is not included in that.

Many government states such as USCG and AMSA also specify that if the person is taking 12 hours job onboard a ship in a day, the sea time will be calculated as 1 day + one-half day of service credit.

The general practice on a ship is to specify the sea service time in months or years, and later on, convert it into days if required.

For ease of understanding, one year of sea time is considered as 360 days and One month of sea time is considered as 30 days.

Things Included in Sea Time Certificate:

Every company may have its own template to provide sea time certificate to the seafarer. The document may be in a type of form or supported by the original discharge documents from the company.

However, the content in the certificate should include some basic details which must be present in all sea time certificates. That information that can be found in a sea service certificate is as follows:

• Name and official number of the ship
• Date of service i.e. from sign in to sign off
• Total number of days worked on a ship
• Gross tonnage of the Ship
• Engine Type and Specification including Horsepower

• If the ship is sailing in coastal and inland route, specify the number of days sailed in coastal, inland or river waterways.
• The average number of hours worked per day
• Description of duties performed onboard
• Brief Specification of Watchkeeping duties
• Professional behaviour onboard ship

Different Sea Time Requirements on Ship?

Collecting the Sea time with sea time certificate is one side of the coin to make your way up in the hierarchy chain of the ship , the other side is clearing the competitive exams by qualifying it using your sea time certificates.

Sea time certificate allows a deck rating such as ordinary seaman to gain experience day by day and sit for an exam to work your way towards becoming a shipmaster with studies and hard work.

For an ordinary seaman to become a certified officer of a foreign going vessel, he needs to complete 36 months of sea time or in some case 24 months if he/she has undergone a structured shipboard training program and TRB.

Similarly, a cadet who has undergone a DNS course will need to have 18 months of sea time and a cadet who has a BSc Nautical degree will be needing 12 months of sea service to have a 2nd Mate FG certificate.

If 2nd mate wants to get a Certificate of Competency of chief mate, 18 months of additional sea service will be needed to be qualified for the exam.

For a chief officer to become a Master the seafarer needs to have an approved record of 36 months of seagoing service with at least 12 months in the position of the chief officer.

The above requirement is for Indian COC for a foreign going ship of 500GT.

Similarly, for an engine room cadet , he/she needs to have 6 months of sea service to be eligible to give exam of a 4th engineer officer in a foreign going ship with 750KW main propulsion engine.

Once the 4th engineer does a sea service of 12 months, he/she is eligible to give COC examination for Class II officer engineer or 2nd engineer.

For a 2nd engineer officer to become a Chief Engineer of the ship, he/she needs to have an approved record of 36 months of seagoing service with at least 12 months in the position of 2nd Engineer officer on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of 3000 kW propulsion power or more.

You may also like to read – What is the Difference between Lay days and Lay time?

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Is the date of joining and date signed off counts in calculating sea time?

What about sea time of FSRU since it is moored to one terminal?

It will be counted as a coastal vessel and not an FG vessel

HOW THEY CALCULATE SEATIME LIKE I NEED 18 MONTHS SEATIME SO IT WILL BE 18X30 DAYS ?

@Nischay: The Seatime will be calculated according to the propelling days of the ship.

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Sea, stand-by, watch and yard time clarified under MCA

We are an industry where bigger is better and appearances set the standard. With that ever-increasing desire by owners to push the envelope for a yacht’s overall length, we have seen that the safety regulations that dictate how a yacht is constructed and operated have not necessarily kept pace.

In a long-awaited document, the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) published a Marine Information Note (MIN) in January. Titled MIN 498 (M), this note finally addresses the sea time needed for a license holder to cross over from the restricted “yachting” system and into the unlimited merchant navy licenses.

The MIN outlines the requirements for deck officers or ratings using yacht service as qualifying seagoing service toward the issue of an unlimited Certificate of Competency. The MIN also contains the new seagoing service testimonials for those working on yachts.

First, let’s review how the MCA will require the sea service to be documented and the types of sea service that will be accepted.

The MCA requires that all yacht service be documented in the form of either (a) yacht service testimonials supported by a discharge book or (b) an MCA-approved logbook. Both of these documents must include an exact breakdown of the actual sea service, stand-by service, and yard time. For the purposes of the MIN, the MCA service definitions are:

• Actual Sea Service is time spent at sea, which may include time at anchor or river and canal transits associated with a passage.
• Stand-by Service is time immediately following a voyage while the vessel is under preparation for a subsequent voyage.
• Yard Time is time when standing by a build, refit or repair.
• Watchkeeping Service is actual sea service spent as a watchkeeping officer in full charge of a navigational watch for at least four out of every 24 hours while the vessel is engaged on voyage.

The MCA states that seagoing service on yachts will be counted as a combination of actual sea-service, standby service and yard service. There are a few restrictions:

• Stand-by Service cannot exceed the number of days performed on the previous voyage and in no case exceeds a maximum of 14 days in each period.
• Yard Service cannot exceed a maximum total of 90 days for Officer of the Watch (OOW) and 30 days for Chief Mate or Master.

As a result of the above definitions, under no circumstance can stand-by service exceed actual sea service.

Now that the MCA has defined what type of sea service is required, let us review the requirements for the three levels of unlimited tonnage licenses.

To qualify for the issue of an OOW unlimited Certificate of Competency, the candidate must, from the age of 16, have completed 36 months seagoing service. Of that total, it must include at least six months engaged in bridge watchkeeping duties on vessels (including yachts) of more than 24m in length or more than 80 GT.

To qualify for the issue of a Chief Mate unlimited Certificate of Competency, one must have completed 18 months seagoing service as a deck officer while holding an OOW unlimited license. Sea service must be attained on vessels (including yachts) of more than 24m in length or more than 80 GT.

To qualify for the issue of a Master unlimited Certificate of Competency, the candidate must have completed 18 months seagoing service as a deck officer while holding a Chief Mate unlimited license. The sea service must be attained on vessels (including yachts) of more than 24m in length or more than 80 GT.

If an officer already possesses an OOW unlimited or a Chief Mate unlimited Certificate of Competency, and is serving on a yacht, there are additional stipulations to complete before raising to a higher Certificate of Competency. The license holder’s seagoing service requirements listed above must include the completion of:

• At least six months on yachts of 500 GT or more operating beyond UK-categorized waters, or if outside the UK, beyond the harbor limits; OR
• At least six months on vessels of at least 24m, made up of voyages of more than 300 nautical miles.

If a candidate has sea service on a yacht of over 3,000 GT that has spent more than 2/3 of its time proceeding to sea, then that sea service can be counted as per MGN 92 (M), i.e. at the full rate. A breakdown of the vessel’s movements must be provided with the application. This will be assessed by the MCA on a case-by-case basis.

If an officer already holds an MCA OOW for yachts less than 3,000 GT and the officer is applying for an OOW unlimited Certificate of Competency, it is not required to show evidence for six months of watchkeeping duties.  If the candidate does not hold an MCA OOW for yachts less than 3,000 GT, one will need a letter from the captain stating that the candidate has been engaged in watchkeeping duties under the supervision of a qualified officer for at least six months.

If one holds an OOW, Chief Mate, or Masters Certificate of Competency limited to yachts of less than 3,000 GT, the officer must first obtain an OOW unlimited license before progressing to a Chief Mate unlimited Certificate of Competency. It is not possible to skip over any of the unlimited licenses.

And finally, the MCA clearly states in the MIN that completing more than four hours watchkeeping within a 24-hour period cannot be counted as more than one day watchkeeping time. For example, if an officer completes a 12-hour watch within a 24-hour period, the officer can only count this as one day of watchkeeping service. Additionally, if the same officer completes two separate six-hour watches within a 24-hour period, the officer can only count this as one day of watchkeeping service.

Capt. Jake DesVergers is chief surveyor for International Yacht Bureau (IYB), an organization that provides flag-state inspection services to yachts on behalf of several administrations. A deck officer graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, he previously sailed as master on merchant ships, acted as designated person for a shipping company, and served as regional manager for an international classification society. Contact him at +1 954-596-2728 or www.yachtbureau.org . Comments on this column are welcome at [email protected] .

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Seatime Calculator

Seatime Calculator is a tool used in the maritime industry to calculate the amount of sea service or sea time that a seafarer has accrued. Sea time refers to the time spent working at sea on a vessel 🚢

Enter your ship details, the Date of Sign-On and Sign Off Dates in the Boxes below to calculate the length of your time at sea. You can add multiple voyages to obtain your total sea time.

Vessel Name	Sign On Date	Sign Off Date	Result	Total Sea Service
Total:

This calculation is important for various reasons, such as determining eligibility for certain certifications, promotions, or benefits in the maritime sector. The calculator typically takes into account factors like the duration of the sea service, the type of vessel, and any breaks in service.

Please Note: There may be some mismatch of +/- some days in calculating your Sea time because of different techniques used by Shipping Regulatory bodies of different countries. It’s recommended to Keep in hand +10 days from the Required Sea time for particular Exam, Course.

References:

• Sea Time Requirement for DNS Deck Cadets leading to B.Sc Nautical Science – DG Shipping India
• Calculate sea service for an international certificate – Australian Maritime Safety Agency
• Sea time Calculation Relating to USCG
• UK Certificate of Competency Requirements Guide

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

Welcome to the Onboard Maritime sea time calculator.

Enter your ship details, the date of joining and leaving in the boxes below to calculate the length of your time at sea. You can add multiple voyages to obtain your total sea time.

Sea time is calculated using the same methods required by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency. At Onboard Maritime we offer the full range of MCA oral and written preparation courses.

Be one step ahead with your studies! You can start one of our oral preparation courses prior to completing your sea time.

Enquire now, contact [email protected] or view our full range of courses at www.onboardmaritime.com

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Vessel Name	Date Sign-on	Date Sign-off	Months	Days

Frequently asked questions Crew Training

Do i need stcw basic safety training to get a job, which parts of my stcw need refreshing, i have got my yachtmaster and want to do oow. which course should i do first, i have lost my certificates, what can i do, how do i register on the sv route, what is the difference between psa & pdsd, how do i apply for a yacht rating, how long are my certificates valid for, when do my medical certificates run out, how do i revalidate an mca certificate of competency (coc), how do i revalidate my gmdss after 5 years, how do i revalidate the commercial endorsement on my rya certificate, how do i download mca application forms, how long is my notice of eligibility (noe) valid for, can i work on british flag vessels with a coc issued by another country, how do i apply for a flag state endorsement, how can i contact the mca, who can issue me a eng1 medical certificate, how do i apply for a british seaman’s discharge book, how long before i can do a resit after a "fail" result, how do i fill in my oow training record book, how do i verify my sea time, am i exempt from the sv workshop skills training, i have an iyt master of yachts 200gt - can i do the rya ocean theory course, will my online food hygiene certificate be accepted.

Yes! You will not get a job on a charter yacht without a STCW basic safety training, and it is required by the vast majority of private yachts. Any MCA coded yacht over 500gt will require all crew to hold a STCW basic safety training certificate.

Unfortunately, there are some training providers that issue STCW basic training certificates with expiry dates even though the qualification doesn’t technically expire. The new regulations are that the Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting module and the Personal Survival Techniques modules need revalidation. Elementary First Aid and PSSR do not actually expire or require revalidation though, and this is where the difficulty lies. If there is an expiry date on your Elementary First Aid and PSSR certificates (or on your STCW Basic Training certificate if all on one certificate), then were your vessel to have a control by the Port State authorities, this may well be an issue as officially speaking, the certificates look as if they are no longer valid. Therefore, many crew members in this position are choosing to take the complete STCW Basic Training again. In the end it is your choice whether to take the refreshers only or the full course again, but you may find some yacht management companies will enforce this. For the ’Updating Training’ for the STCW Basic Safety Training, we offer the Updated Proficiency in Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting and Personal Survival Techniques. As these two modules, A-VI/1-1.1 and A-VI/1-1.2, are the only two modules required to be updated by the STCW Manila Amendments. However, please note that if your First Aid and PSSR Certificates have expiry dates, they will be accepted by the MCA but, past that date, they may not be accepted by Flag State, Port State, Management companies or Insurance companies, so please check with your vessel if they have any issues.

We advise you to start with the Efficient Deckhand module as you need to hold this certificate for 18 months before you can apply for your NoE. You can then take the other courses in whichever order ou prefer. Please don’t forget your Training Record Book as this takes a minimum of 12 months to complete and cannot be backdated.

Please contact the training office you took your courses at and the Training Coordinators will be happy to help.

To register for the SV programme, please bring, or scan and send, the following documents to a Bluewater training centre : • Course completion certificates for MCA Approved Engine Course part 1 & part 2 • Valid Seafarer’s medical certificate (e.g. ENG1) • STCW basic safety training certificate (plus updated training certificates if required) • Proof of sea-time of at least 24 months service, including minimum 6 months actual sea service (this sea time MUST be verified by the PYA or Nautilus), and no more than 90 days in a shipyard. All is required to be accumulated in an engineering capacity. • Purchase an SV Second Engineer Training Record Book (€100 from a Bluewater training centre, this also includes the registration letter). • A passport-sized photo and a form of photo ID A member of the training team will check the above documents, and date and stamp your training record book accordingly. We will need to sight all elements before we can do this. Your date of registration is the date that we received all of your documents and enter this into the training record book. From this point, you can start to accumulate the remaining 11 months service required, 4 of which is actual sea-time, start the SV written modules (Marine Diesels, Operational Procedures, and Auxiliary Equipment part 1), complete the workshop as well as complete the tasks listed in the training record book. You cannot begin to have the tasks in the book signed off until you have registered onto the SV route.

Proficiency in Security Awareness (PSA) is required for every crew member on board ISPS-compliant vessels (which for yachts means every commercial yacht over 500 gross tonnes – approximately 50m+) and Proficiency in Designated Security Duties (PDSD) is for those who have security duties as outlined in the Ship’s Security Plan. We would strongly advise you go straight to Proficiency in Designated Security Duties (PDSD). This 1-day course includes the PSA syllabus and is the course many yacht crew would need if they have designated security duties on board. PSA and PDSD are available as e-learning courses or you can contact our training department for more information on the classroom schedules.

To obtain your Yacht Rating, please refer to MSN1862 Section 3 and Annexe B , then fill out form MSF4340 . You will need to show proof of 6 months’ yacht service, 2 months’ sea service and have a valid STCW and ENG1.

As of 1st January 2017, if your STCW basic safety training certificate is 5 years old or over, you must update your training for your certificate to remain valid. Specifically, this applies to the Proficiency in Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting and Proficiency in Personal Survival Techniques modules of your STCW basic safety training. This directive doesn’t apply to the other modules. You can update your training by completing the full STCW basic safety training course again, or by completing a refresher course. The refresher courses are called ‘Updated Proficiency in Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting and Personal Survival Techniques’ and we offer them at all our training centres. This directive also applies if you hold Proficiency in Advanced Fire Fighting and/or Proficiency in Advanced Sea Survival (OR Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (Other than Fast Rescue Boats)). We run refresher courses for both of these (note: we run the refresher for the Advanced Sea Survival, now known as the Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (Other than Fast Rescue Boats) RESTRICTED. For medical certificate validity, see the next question. All IAMI (deck) exam pass certificates last for 3 years from the date the examination took place. You must have sat your oral exam and have applied for your CoC before they expire. If you fail to apply for the CoC before your exam pass certificates expire, you would need to obtain a new exam pass certificate by resitting the exam only. If, however you fail the exam, you would be required to complete the full course again for another opportunity to take the exam. SQA (engineering) pass certificates last for 3 years, and you can retake the exam as many times as necessary to obtain an exam pass. On successful pass of an SQA exam, the exam pass certificate is valid for 3 years from the date the examination took place, during which you would need to apply for the appropriate CoC.

The Medical Care at Sea certificate is valid for 5 years, after which you would need to update your medical training. This can be done with a Medical Care at Sea course or an Updated Proficiency in Medical Care course. As Captain, or the designated medical person in charge, your medical certificates should always be in date. However, you do not need to send this certificate when you revalidate your MCA CoC. Elementary First Aid and Medical First Aid do not expire. The RYA requires a certificate of updated medical training within the last 5 years to revalidate a commercial endorsement. Please refer to the question ‘How do I revalidate the commercial endorsement on my RYA certificate?’ to find out how to revalidate a commercial endorsement.

Send the following to: MCA (Seafarer Training & Certification), Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1EG, U.K. • application form MSF 4201 (to download the form, refer to the question ‘How do I download MCA application forms?’) • original certificate of competency • 2 x passport photos (One certified, the other with your name and date of birth) • sea service testimonials and discharge book, or PYA/Nautilus Service Record Book (indicating 12 months on board yacht service in the last five years or 3 months on board yacht service in the last 6 months). • Masters: If you do not submit a PYA/Nautilus Service Record Book then you must provide a company letter verifying at least 12 months of your sea service. • courier fee of £56.00 (EU) or £66.00 (Rest of the World) • Evidence of having completed the basic (and advanced if applicable) updated proficiency safety courses in the last 5 years • valid ENG1 medical certificate (or accepted equivalent) • deck officers only: GMDSS GOC/ROC (as applicable) • deck officers only: ECDIS certificate (if not supplied, you will receive a negative endorsement) • engineer officers only: High voltage course completion certificate (if not supplied you will receive a negative endorsement) Additional information can be found in MSN 1861(M)

Send the following scanned documents to [email protected] : • completed application form MSF 4354 • original GMDSS licence • proof of 12 months’ sea service (testimonials/log book) within the last 5 years • courier fee of £10.00 (UK), £20.00 (EU) or £30.00 (Rest of the World) • valid ENG1 medical certificate (or accepted equivalent)

Send the following to: Royal Yachting Association, RYA House, Ensign Way, Hamble, Southampton, SO31 4YA, U.K. Tel: +44 2380 604 100 • commercial endorsement revalidation form (can be obtained from the RYA website ) • original RYA certificate (Yachtmaster Offshore/Ocean, Powerboat Level 2, etc.) • 1 passport photo • valid ENG1 medical certificate (or accepted equivalent) • proof of sea-time (at least 150 days of actual sea service during the last 5 years) • Professional Practice and Responsibilities (PPR) online test or MCA issued deck CoC • fee of £35.00 (plus £25.00 for fast track service) • Elementary First Aid certificate from the last 5 years (or accepted medical equivalent)

On the UK government services website: www.gov.uk , use the large search box to find the relevant application code.

It is valid for 5 years or 3 years following successful completion of an oral exam. The examination pass certificates must be less than 3 years old for issue of the CoC.

Yes, the MCA recognises STCW endorsed certificates from other countries, provided that they have inspected and approved the training system in that country. You should check the MCA website for an updated list of countries currently recognised. If your country is recognised, you can apply for a Flag State Endorsement (formerly Certificate of Equivalent Competency (CEC)). The MCA should issue a Flag State Endorsement with the same limitations as the original certificate. Information on how to apply for a Flag State Endorsement can be found here .

Email scans of the following documents to [email protected] : • completed application form MSF 4203 • non-UK Certificate of Competency • deck officers only: GMDSS certificate • passport or discharge book • evidence of competency in English language (see the guidance notes in the application form for details on this) • 2 x passport photos (One certified, the other with your name and date of birth) • fee of £109 (UK), £129 (EU/EEA) or £139 (rest of the World)

Helpline: +44 2380 329 231. You don’t need to wait for the operator to ask your questions, you can just select 1 for Deck/GMDSS, select 2 for Engineering or Safe Manning, or select 3 for Certificates of Equivalent Competency. Alternatively, you can email the MCA on [email protected] , [email protected] , or [email protected] .

You can call any of the doctors below and try to get an appointment to see them whilst you are here in Antibes. For a full list of MCA approved ENG1 doctors for the UK please click HERE and for overseas doctors click HERE . Dr Christopher Besse 74 avenue de la Liberté, 2nd floor, 06220 Golfe Juan. Tel: +33 (0)6 47 45 22 88 Dr Jolanda Weerts (Norwegian approved but MCA accepted) 55 place de la Vignasse, 06560 Valbonne. Tel: +33 497 25 71 16, direct line: +33 492 92 13 84 Dr Bruno Lavagne “Le Vendome” C, 4 Chemin du Tanit, Juan Les Pins 06160. Tel: +33 493 67 03 07 Dr Simon Gordon 1913 Route de Cannes, 06560 Valbonne [email protected] In Spain you can go to; Dr Amit Bajpai British Medical Centre, Carrer ses Planas, 7, 07181 Palma Nova, Calvia, Mallorca, Tel: +34 971 683 511 - Email Dr Johanna Clark Club de Mar Medical, Carrer Les Rafaletes, 1A, Edificio Torremar B, Planta Primera, Local 2 IZQUIERDA, 07015 Palma de Mallorca, Tel: +34 971 703 391 - Email

Visit www.gov.uk and apply by post. It costs £55 to apply for a British seaman’s card and £55 to apply for a discharge book. You can also apply through the 24-hour premium service, that costs £105 for a British seaman’s card and £105 for a discharge book, or £160 for both. The form downloaded on the website explains how to pay and where to send your application. A seaman’s discharge book is a full record of a seaman’s career experience and certification. You need a discharge book if you are either: • a British citizen who works on ships or large yachts • not a British citizen but employed on a UK-registered ship or large yacht

For externally moderated OOW 3000gt and Master courses, you may resit the failed exam as soon as you can organise a date with your training provider. You must resit any failed exam within 12 months of sitting the original. If you fail a second time, you must retake the whole course before re-attempting the exam. For externally moderated Engineering courses, you are able to resit the exam as many times as necessary without having to retake the course, up to 3 years following the date of the course completion certificate.

Carefully! All tasks are to be completed and signed off by your Captain. None of the tasks should be signed off at the same time. If you are the Captain, you can sign the tasks off yourself, but the MCA will require, with your application for OOW 3000gt, a letter from someone higher up than yourself, i.e. owner, management company or PYA, explaining why you have self-assessed. TRBs should be filled in over a one to three year period. Dates must correspond to time on vessels, with corresponding testimonials. Don’t sign off tasks all on the same date. See page 89 of the Crew Training Manual for further details.

The PYA is authorised by the MCA, through the PYA ISO quality management standards, to verify sea service using the PYA Service Record Book (SRB). Your certificates and sea time (both present and retrospective experience) will be carefully checked and approved before being stamped into the SRB by the PYA.

You may be able to get an exemption if you have had workshop skills training in the past, such as for qualifying in a mechanical trade (diesel mechanic, fitter, etc.) They are not easy to get though and do require the previous training to have some marine content. If you think you might qualify, you should contact IAMI to apply for the exemption. If you are following the Alternative Route, you will still need to contact the MCA for a Letter of Initial Assessment, outlining your qualifications and sea time/yacht time.

Unfortunately, no, even though the MCA recognises both RYA and IYT qualifications, the RYA will not accept the IYT Yachtmaster Offshore as a pre-requisite for obtaining the RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Theory course. You would have to complete the IYT equivalent.

The MCA does not accept Food Safety certificates where the course has been delivered solely by computer-based training. If in any doubt, please consult MIN689 which has a list of accepted courses.

What is Sea Service verification?

When progressing your yachting career – whether it be obtaining a Notice of Eligibility (NoE), revalidating a Certificate of Competency (CoC) or moving to a more senior position on board, you need to be able to show an accurate and VERIFIED record of your time at sea. Having testimonials verified by PYA will avoid significant delays in issuing an MCA Notice of Eligibility (NoE).

The PYA is authorised by the MCA and by Transport Malta, to verify yacht sea service and has been doing it for the MCA since 1994 - no other organisation has this track record.

Get your Sea Service verified

To get your sea service verified, become a Full member of the PYA.

You will get our Digital Service Record Book (D-SRB) , and we will process as many yacht sea service testimonials and certificates as you wish. To know more about the benefits, click here.

Setting up your member's area

After registering, you need to upload the following documents to your member’s area:

a passport-size photo* - head shots only (.jpg format)

a certified copy of your passport* or identity card* (.pdf format)

certified copies of your certificates (optional)

sea service testimonials *

How does it work?

When you upload new documents to your profile, your file goes into the queue for verification.When your file is processed by the Sea Service team, your paperwork is checked for any inconsistencies, missing info, or errors ( read our guidelines to avoid these issues ). If your testimonials are duly filled and signed, the verification emails are sent to the signatory.

N.B .: If the testimonials submitted are illegible, email addresses and names of signatories are missing, signatures are missing, dates are missing, dates overlap, etc., then we must contact you while your file goes into pending until all queries are resolved. Read our guidelines to avoid these issues .

After we've received replies for all the testimonials (unless you tell us to proceed without some), they are submitted to an SRB Officer for final review and approval. Sometimes the information is rejected by the SRB Officer as new queries come up.

N.B. : We are unable to keep track of unverified testimonials. Signatories generally reply within a few days, if more days pass, please check with the signatories and with us. Testimonials for which we have received replies will have a green 'tick' next to them.Once everything has been approved by the SRB officer, your testimonials will appear as  VERIFIED  on your online profile and your D-SRB will be generated. You will receive a notification email that your D-SRB is ready for download. For non-members : you won’t receive a D-SRB but digitally signed testimonials which need to be downloaded and emailed to the MCA as you would with the D-SRB. You will receive a notification email when your testimonials are ready for download.

The verification process can take up to 25 working days depending on the quality of your documents, the response of the signatories, and our workload.

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Yacht Club and Sailing School

Sea Time has been founded in 2010 by two young Navy officers, Yonatan and Ben, who shared since childhood a common passion for the sea and whose mutual vision was to make the world of sailing more accessible, technically and financially to the Israeli public. They felt their duty was to spread their huge maritime knowledge and make it available to anyone, including, or even especially to those without any nautical experience or background.   The Sea Time Yacht Club and Sailing School was born…In order to fulfill their dream they made 2 innovative moves:

• They brought to the Tel-Aviv marina two Beneteau 21.7 ft. sailing yachts for whom NO LICENSED IS REQUIRED by the Administration of Shipping and Ports. Those 2 boats were the spine around which they built their young and dynamic Yacht club. They set up a basic sailing course curriculum and a began to qualify a new generation of skippers who catches the occasion of sailing alone within a few weeks only and at a very affordable cost. The first skippers to graduate formed the heart of the Sea time Yacht club who rapidly grow to be nowadays among the leaders in the Tel-Aviv area
• From the beginning, Sea Time became an ASA (American Sailing Association) authorized school and were able to certify skippers with the ASA 104 Bareboat Cruising, a certificate widely recognized worldwide. Graduate 104 ASA skippers can charter up to 50ft. boats abroad for coastal navigation. In order to make the certificate even more accessible and less time consuming, we set up a one week long 24/7 course in the breathtaking Greek Islands. The innovative concept turned the course into a daydream holyday

Sailing School

The Sea Time sailing school offers a wide range of courses and certifications that can be taught in Israel or overseas in Hebrew, English, Russian or French . Course duration goes from one week for an intensive basic sailing course until a few months for obtaining the Israeli Skipper License. The ASA 104 Bareboat Cruising course can be taught in Israel or in Greece in a short period, allowing even tourist to take the course while visiting Israel. Sea Time is also teaching GMDSS (Licensed Radio Operator) preparing students for both the Israeli and the International IYT certification

The courses are taught on a wide range of boats: 21.7 Beneteau Sailing Yacht, 37 Oceanis mono-hull, Viko 30 S competition sailing Yacht and 36 feet Fontaine Pajot Catamaran

All the courses can be “Tailor made” to any students need and schedule constraints

The school is located in The Tel Aviv Marina, in the heart of the “hottest” area of the city, making it easy for tourist to pop in in minutes from their hotels

The entire club fleet (21.7 Beneteau Sailing Yacht, 37 Oceanis mono-hull, Viko 30 S competition sailing Yacht and 36 feet Fontaine Pajot Catamaran) is available for chartering, with or without a skipper on an hourly or daily basis. Of course the fleet is also available to the club members who benefits from interesting and innovative subscription plans

Beside boat chartering the Sea Time Yacht Club offers to its member a wide range of activities: professional workshops, lectures etc

0097237260500 / [email protected]

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The Adriatic Sea Forum – Cruise, Ferry, Sail & Yacht, will convene in Ravenna on October 24-25, 2024, focusing on sustainable maritime tourism in the Adriatic.

The curtain is set to rise on the seventh edition of Adriatic Sea Forum – Cruise, Ferry, Sail & Yach t, an itinerant international event dedicated to maritime tourism in the Adriatic, devised and organised by Risposte Turismo , this year in partnership with the Port of Ravenna Authority , scheduled to take place in Ravenna on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 October 2024.

The two-day forum – since 2013, a key event for all operators in the cruise, ferry, sailing and yachting sectors – will be held in the splendid setting of the Dante Alighieri Theatre and Palazzo Rasponi dalle Teste.

“Once again this year, it is a pleasure to meet everyone involved in maritime tourism, in one of the most representative cities for the sector such as Ravenna” , said Risposte Turismo President Francesco di Cesare . “The seventh edition of the Adriatic Sea Forum,” di Cesare continued, “will once again offer an opportunity for all the operators in the cruise, ferry, sailing and yachting sector to extend their knowledge of tourism phenomena in the area and form new professional connections or strengthen existing relationships, as well as promote their own activities and projects. The aim of this forum for encounters, debate and further study is to foster the sharing of ideas, facilitate the development of new projects and launch shared strategies and collaborations among operators”.

“The port of Ravenna is investing 100 million euros in projects linked to the ecological transition and the environmental sustainability of the port activities in the local area,” explained Daniele Rossi , President of the Port of Ravenna Authority. “Linked to this vision,” Rossi continued, “are the creation of a cold ironing system that runs on green energy, incentives for moving towards the use of more sustainable vehicles and equipment on the quay, the Parco delle Dune project to turn an area near the passenger terminal into a green area, the construction of a new, high-tech, eco-sustainable maritime station and a large photovoltaic park, a strong drive towards digitalisation and support for a series of private investments that will make the port of Ravenna the energy hub of Italy. This is why I believe it is important to discuss these issues, which are the real challenge we have to rise to today, and the Adriatic Sea Forum – Cruise Ferry Sail & Yacht offers a valuable opportunity to share the experiences of the ports in the Adriatic,” concludes Rossi.

The themes of the second edition of the forum

The numerous roundtables, speeches and presentations that will be featured in the seventh edition of Adriatic Sea Forum – Cruise, Ferry, Sail & Yacht will once again offer an opportunity to analyse the challenges facing maritime tourism in the Adriatic, including the use of alternative fuels to make sea traffic more sustainable, the impact of public projects and policies on maritime tourism in the Adriatic, the sustainability of ports and cruise terminals and how to integrate them into the fabric of the local area, the possibility of extending the tourism season and maintaining a high flow of maritime tourists throughout the year, and the value of cruises aboard small-medium ships in this stretch of sea.Among the other key themes in the forum will be the new itineraries and destinations for nautical tourism in the Adriatic, the possible competition between ferries and air travel, and the appeal of the maritime tourism segment in the Adriatic for new professionals in the sector.

Expectation surrounding the new edition of the Adriatic Sea Tourism Report

This year, the Adriatic Sea Forum will also be hosting the presentation of the new edition of the Adriatic Sea Tourism Report, documenting the research conducted by Risposte Turismo on maritime tourism in the Adriatic area.

The early indications are that 2023 ended with record figures for ferry traffic in the Adriatic, with more than 20 million passenger movements, up 14% on 2022. Cruise traffic also rose compared to the previous year, with 4.6 million cruise passenger movements, up 32% on 2022, thanks to more than 3000 calls.

In the ferry and hydrofoil segment, last year’s ranking was topped by Split (with almost 5.5 million passengers, a rise of 12% compared to 2022), followed by Igoumenitsa (approx. 3 million, up 21% on 2022) and Zadar (more than 2.5 million passengers, up 5% on 2022).

As regards cruises, Venice regained a place on the podium last year in terms of the number of tourists through the port (more than 507,000, a rise of 110%), behind Corfù (more than 667 thousand, up 27% on 2022) and Dubrovnik (more than 526,000, up 40% on 2022). Ravenna, which will be hosting the seventh edition of the forum, came in at number eight in the ranking last year, with more than 330,000 cruise passenger movements and a hundred or so calls that earned it a rise of 10 positions in the cruise ports ranking compared to 2019.

The Risposte Turismo researchers noted a further rise in nautical tourism in 2023, evident in the study conducted on a sample of charter operators, seven out of ten of which reported an increase in customers, and marinas, for 98% of which customer numbers either rose (38%) or remained stable (60%).

“The distinctive feature of the monitoring we carry out on maritime tourism in the Adriatic is that it combines an analysis of the three fundamental elements of maritime tourism dynamics: cruises, ferries and sailing and yachting” , explains di Cesare. “This integrated approach allows us to show that 2023 was a year to remember, and indeed to celebrate from a number of points of view, thanks to the strong recovery of the cruise sector, a healthy nautical tourism sector and a new record for ferry passenger numbers. It is not difficult to imagine the benefits not only for the destinations themselves, but also for all the production and maritime tourism chains involved”.

The 2024 edition of the forum will be held in collaboration with the Municipality of Ravenna and the Chamber of Commerce of Ferrara and Ravenna , is energized by Edison and Bassani Group as main sponsor and with the contribution of Ravenna Civitas Cruise Port . The Adriatic Sea Forum – Cruise, Ferry, Sail & Yacht will be held under the patronage of the European Commission and the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport .

Vicky Karantzavelou

Vicky  is the co-founder of TravelDailyNews Media Network where she is the  Editor-in Chief . She is also responsible for the daily operation and the financial policy. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Tourism Business Administration from the Technical University of Athens and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales.

She has many years of both academic and industrial experience within the travel industry. She has written/edited numerous articles in various tourism magazines.

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I went to Majorca for sun, sea and sangria — but I found something I was missing

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Majorca has become known as the land of sun, sea and sangria , and this trifecta is why visitors have flocked to the Spanish island in their droves for years. 

While other destinations are about meeting the locals and soaking up the culture, this holiday spot is primarily seen by Brits as an escape for those of us who regularly wake up to fifty shades of grey skies.

And after two and a half hours zipping through clouds and putting the UK behind me, it was sigh of relief as I pulled up my window shutter to be greeted by crisp blue sky as my plane descended to Majorcan soil.

The Spanish Balearic island was already living up to its promise and doing what it said on the tin, which was all I needed – or so I thought.

Because, just a couple hours later, after dumping my suitcase (which was 99.9% filled with bikinis) in my room at the swanky TUI BLUE Sensatori Biomar hotel in Sa Coma, something unexpected happened.

I found myself, not on some beach knocking back the Aperols, but in the middle of a lush tropical forest in a pair of leggings, flat-soled Converse trainers and a tank top – all of which I’d packed for the one 7am yoga class I was booked to do, but was never going to attend, obviously.

When I asked for ‘surprise activities’ I was thinking more cocktail making by the pool, and the best sun lounger the hotel had to offer (close to the bar).

But here I was: on a rigorous hike in the Natural Reserve Catell de la Punta de n’Amer with some equally confused ‘hikers’ also unexpectedly dragged out of their comfort zone.

Turns out our hotel was just on the edge of this protected, hidden reserve and only a few minutes walk away, which gave the impression it would be a walk in the park. But it soon became clear that this would be no leisurely stroll.

My dodgy left knee was about to be tested, as this was gearing up to be a proper adventure through a legit and vast tropical forest.

Laziness, who I introduce to people as my significant other, encouraged me to tell the guide that I was already suffering from jet lag and needed to head back to recuperate… for a few days. 

But, then he asked: ‘What time is it in the UK? You guys are just an hour behind, right? That’s great.’ I watched hopelessly as my jet lag out of jail free card vanished into thin air.

Soldiering on, the trek took us through meandering shrubbery on carved-out paths, where we were joined by tortoises sneakily peeking at us through their shells, while I could tell one flock of exotic birds that were tweeting madly were asking how we managed to fly south in the winter without wings.

Then some magic happened. I started to enjoy this random, unexpected excursion as I lapped up the fauna and flora and happened upon a secret ocean.

In a cacophony of greenery, the blue pierced through and as I teetered down a rocky walkway, I was stopped in my tracks by the drama of its waves lashing against giant rocks as it frothed into mountains of white at the impact.

Pleased with himself, the guide did well to not give this away beforehand – as what a treat to ‘happen upon it’. I felt I was in on an epic secret as he told me most visitors to Majorca miss out on it.

Suddenly, my painful feet felt like they were floating on Cloud Nine.

For this gem to be unassumingly tucked away a few minutes walk from my hotel? Mind-blowing. 

A few hours after, it was back to the original plan – floating to and forth from a Sangria perched on the side of a private infinity plunge pool, which overlooked the ocean on my room’s balcony.

This hotel, TUI BLUE Sensatori Biomar, was also surprising. It’s an hour-and-a-half drive from Palma airport. And, for some reference, it’s a 20-minute drive from the Love Island villa.

But there are no couples kicking off or bringing the drama – or screaming kids for that matter.

I’m not normally an all-inclusive type of girl. But this isn’t your average tiny plastic cups spilling over with watered down rum as over enthusiastic folks force you to join a conga line, type all-inclusive.

No, it feels like you’re on an exclusive, nothing-is-free private resort that would be triple the cost.

And my suite being in the serene, adults-only section at the other side of the resort, hidden from the family bit, was just what the travel gods ordered.  

If, like me, you’re into crisp, modern decor, that plunge pool I mentioned, and the comforts of a comfy bed, floating bath and cushy sofa – then you would’ve been obsessed with my room.

So after chilling, eating, swimming and sleeping, the next morning I was raring to go and see what other surprises my guide had up his short sleeves.

Travel-sickness pill popped and I was on my way along the more than 50 twisty-turns on the precipitous, Sa Calobra road.

The van’s windows became the canvases for the perennial changing landscapes of visually stunning Tramuntana Mountains , beaches and farms, sandwiching the vehicle for eight miles. 

The route, which is a stretch of a narrow road called the Torrent de Pareis, is popular amongst cyclists and daredevils.

Whisking by them in my air conditioned cocoon, I wondered if they were having second thoughts.

And when we reached our destination, what a sight to behold! A surreal, overwhelming 360 view of the rugged coastline illuminated by the piercing sun.

By the time you gather your breath and come to terms with the fact that what you are seeing is not superimposed or AI, you may need a drink. 

Fortunately, there are an array of local bars and, if you’ve worked up an appetite – you can tuck into yummy dishes such as a hearty paella, which won’t set you back more than a fiver, at the string of restaurants in the nearby seaside town.

After the chow down, I hit the warm but refreshing Sa Calobra beach for a bit of a swim, before hopping on a short catamaran ride from there, which cruised past cliffs and caves to the quiet, off-the beaten track harbour town, Port de Soller.

There I explored the picture postcard village with its quaint cafes along the marina.

Next was the vintage tram journey I never knew i needed into town. Surely Brits on holiday avoid trains like the plague – but this was no awful, crammed Northern Line.

Dating back to 1913, these pristine, well preserved, shiny, pretty wooden things are a fun must-do as they offer a feast for the eyes as they zip through forests, orange groves and past gorgeous local homes that will bring out your excited inner child. 

The vintage tram ride , which cost just £30 took us from the quaint Soller to Port de Soller, while the full day Majorca Tour with Port de Soller and Sa Calobra  starts from £65 per person.

Once back at the hotel after an epic second day, I dined at Azafran, which serves up tasty Spanish cuisine and is one of their seven diverse a la carte restaurants.

Guests are given one complimentary dinner at one of the restaurants, but can expect to pay around £25/£30 a head for three course meal on non-comp.

After over-indulging, it was back to my inviting bed to rest up to see Palma the next day.

Palma is Mallorca’s gorgeous capital, where even the McDonalds’ McCafe looks like a pretty little patisserie.

I embarked on a land and sea guided tour of the city, which included some of its ‘hidden’ bits. 

The Palma Walking Tour and Boat Cruise   (from £34 per person) around the city takes you to spots such as the awe-inspiring Palma Cathedral with multicoloured light from its stained-glass windows. The Gothic Santa Maria Cathedral was renovated in part by the iconic Gaudí.

The Cathedral of Santa Maria of Palma, more commonly called La Seu, is a Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral in Palma. Construction on it commenced under King James I of Aragon in 1229, yet its completion didn’t occur until 1601.

Positioned within Palma’s ancient city, it crowns the site once occupied by the Roman citadel.

I also visited Castell de sa Punta de n’Amer – a striking 17th-century fortification that was built to protect the region from pirates.

A tour of its interior showed off the secret staircase that led to the roof which offered a striking view of the picturesque surroundings.

Palma is not just full of historic landmarks, but also abuzz with vibrant markets and countless dining spots nestled in  old-town architecture. There are also shopping lovers, designers and local boutiques.

I found my new favourite restaurant in Ombu, where I dined on the pebble walkway indulging in delectable tapas and cocktails.

Set opposite the Plaza de la Reina fountain, Ombu serves up exquisite Andalusian-style squid, marinated Iberian pork, and crispy tempura prawns for sharing and won’t set you back more than £15 each for all that share-fare.

For a taste of authentic Spanish wine, a visit to Bodega Ramanya in Santa María del Camí is also a must.

Hidden behind the doors of an unassuming house lies a winery founded and run by the Ramis family. Here, native grapes are grown, and historic Majorcan artefacts are curated for the museum – so a feast for your eyes and palette. 

Hosted by the charming matriarch, Magdalena, guests are treated to a feast of bread, cheese, meats, and homemade olive oil, paired with fruity young wines.

Magdalena’s humorous anecdotes, often involving witches and accompanied by her donning a conical hat, add an unforgettable touch to the experience. 

She bid farewell saying:”Salut I força al canut!” an expression we were told means health, strength, power, and wealth.

I later realised why her family was inexplicably in hysterics after the toast. The the true meaning, actually translates to “good strength to your balls!”

The cheeky Majorca Wine Tour   is £46 per person. Our tour wrapped up with a cruise around the bay, which gave an even better perspective of the striking cathedral from a different perspective. 

It was back to my base at the hotel to do that one last eat, sleep and, of course, that swim in that plunge pool with you know what chilling at the edge of it.  

As I reflected on my too-short time in this little island, the word magical was all I could sum it up with. As what else could describe what was meant to be a ‘meh’ getaway, turning into one of your favourite adventures, ever.

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TUI offers seven nights at the 5T TUI BLUE Sensatori Biomar on an all-inclusive basis, from £1165 per person.

Price is based on two adults sharing a double room with balcony, departing from London, including transfers. Upgraded premium seats with additional benefits are available.

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The men were thrown into the sea off odiorne point in rye, new hampshire after the humpback slammed into them. lucky for them, two teenagers were there to swiftly rescue the men..

A whale was mid-breach when it hit a small boat off New Hampshire, causing the vessel to capsize and hurl two fishermen overboard in a matter of seconds. 

Colin and Wyatt Yager, two teenage brothers from Maine on a neighboring vessel, took to social media Tuesday to share the footage, which has been reposted multiple times in the past few hours, according to reporting by Seacoastonline, part of the USA TODAY Network.

One video in particular has garnered over 4 million views and hundreds of comments since it was posted, with a caption that warns area residents to beware of a “pissed off whale” patrolling the waters of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

“Head on swivel if you’re out there,” the caption says. 

The teens "swiftly rescued" both fishermen after their boat capsized off Odiorne Point in Rye, New Hampshire, U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson Diolanda Caballero told Seacoastonline.

Wyatt Yager wasn't initially worried about the whale, telling Seacoastonline that all of the boats stayed along the edge of the school of fish so the whale could feed. But it got a little too close to the vessel, causing it to tip over.

"I was just in shock. Everyone else had the same reaction and tried to get over to those people," he said. "It was like, 'Oh shoot,' and then, 'We’ve got to go help these people.' All the boats dropped what they were doing to go over to help them."

Neither the men thrown into the ocean, nor the whale, were injured, Caballero said.

USA TODAY has reached out to the Coast Guard for comment.

'It's been an emotional day,' fisherman says

The Coast Guard caught wind of the capsized vessel Tuesday morning, which had been tipped over in Rye, a few miles northeast of Portsmouth, Seacoastonline reported. The teens were fishing for menhaden, also known as "pogies" a little after 7 a.m.

The whale crashed into Greg Paquette and Ryland Kenney's boat about an hour later after they spotted the aquatic mammal, immediately launching both men into "fight or flight mode" after they were thrown into the water, Seacoastonline reported.

“I heard a big crackle,” Kenney told the newspaper. "When that happened … the bow tipped up and I went to the left and as (the boat) was rolling over I kind of jumped off horizontally to avoid the whale and the boat.”

The last thing Paquette remembers seeing before being thrown into the water was the whale's head, which slammed down on the engine of the boat.

“Then I saw the whole stern become inundated with water and I thought, ‘Oh no. We’re going down. We’re going to sink now," Paquette told Seacoastonline. They managed to swim away from the swamped boat in a matter of seconds and became very tired after the initial "energy and adrenaline" wore off.

"It's been an emotional day," Paquette said.

The men stayed in the Yagers' boat for about 15 minutes, then the brothers dropped them off at a nearby friend's vessel before the Coast Guard arrived, according to Wyatt Yager. Paquette and Kenney were transported to Great Cove Boat Club in Eliot, Maine, after the breach, the two fishermen said.

Both men were in the water for less than two minutes before they were rescued, with 19-year-old Wyatt and 16-year-old Colin stepping in to help.  

"We’re glad they took such quick action," Paquette said. "They didn’t even think about it. We’re really grateful to both of them."

Internet reacts, exchanges memes

While the whale seemed to have made a pretty big splash, Colin Yager’s reaction to the “breach” has inadvertently caused the most attention. 

Multiple people have commented on Colin’s reaction, pointing out how quickly his instincts kicked in.

“Kid's like ‘I want to go home now,’" one user wrote. Another said, “That kid had the right idea lol turned around and was ready to book it.”

A user named Daisy Evans wrote that the “incredible scene” was the result of “unfortunate timing,” pointing to the way the whale was breaching under a school of baitfish next to the boat.

“You can actually see dozens of fish pouring out of its mouth as it impacts the boat. The whale was not attacking,” she wrote. 

Wild fish, wilder stories: 10 oddities and incidents from the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo

Y ou never know what you’re going to see, or what kind of fish tale you’re going to hear, at the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. Maybe it’ll be a new state record. Or a shark trying to eat a trolling motor. Or just a contender in the Rodeo’s popular “most unusual” category.

The 91st rodeo was scheduled to get under way on Friday, July 19, 2024. To illustrate the variety that just might be on display at the Rodeo site on Dauphin Island over the weekend, here is a rogue’s gallery of past oddities and incidents.

That time a ray jumped in a boat

In the 2022 Rodeo, a Saraland woman and a spotted eagle ray both ended up the worse for wear after a collision. April Jones, her husband Jeremy Jones, their eight-year-old son Gunner and her husband’s grandfather were out in waters off the Sand Island lighthouse on the rodeo’s opening day when something smashed into her and chaos erupted in the back of their boat . It turned out that a large spotted eagle ray had somehow landed in the boat. Once the boat got to shore, bystanders helped transfer the heavy creature to the water – but Jones needed treatment for a bruised shoulder, and the mama ray left behind four pups that didn’t survive.

Lionfish are an aggressive invasive species that look spectacular but do a lot of damage to some of the native species prized by coastal anglers. Fortunately they’re also pretty tasty, so they’ve been fair game at the rodeo for a few years now. This load of the brightly colored predators was caught by Lee Ford of Theodore in the 2016 rodeo.

There’s a fair chance you’ll see a state record or two fall at the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. In 2023, Brett Rutledge weighed in 1,019-lb. tiger shark that eclipsed a record set more than 30 years earlier. That wasn’t the only shark-related news at the docks in 2023: When brothers Danny and Mark Wistanley arrived at the dock to weigh in a 410.6-lb. bull shark , they did so in a boat that Danny Wistanley’s son Dillon won in a rodeo drawing in 2003, when he was 12. When people say the rodeo is a family tradition, they’re not kidding.

That’s a weird one

Speaking to AL.com 2014, marine scientist and rodeo judge Bob Shipp described the creation of the rodeo’s “most unusual” category as “one of the most fun things we ever did here at the rodeo.” Fisherman had always caught some rarities and oddities, Shipp said, but once the category was added it became a point of pride to bring them in and show them off. Among the 2014 standouts was a colorful longtail sea bass caught by Mobile native Brad Williamson.

Did someone say ‘shark?’

Ben Raines, a reporter for AL.com at the time, was fishing in the 2016 rodeo when a shark tried to eat his trolling motor . Raines gave up on catching any snapper at that particular spot but did shoot some video. A shark scientist suggested the animal’s sensitivity to electrical fields might have been behind its interest.

That’s another weird one

Even well known species can have varieties that are eye-catching. The Warsaw grouper is not necessarily the pretty one in the family, but they can grow to weigh more than 400 pounds.

The record that almost wasn’t

In the 2021 rodeo, Kyle Davis pushed more than 70 miles offshore in a single-engine, 21-foot boat, hoping to land a big tuna. He landed some big bonito and weighed in a 22.24-pounder . Disappointed with his lack of a tuna haul, he thought about cutting up the bonito for bait. But it turned out the big one set a new state record, confirmed a couple of months later.

Also very weird

They don’t come much uglier than the spinycheek scorpionfish. This bright red example was photographed at the 2017 ADSFR.

A tarpon with legs

In July 2019, Hollie Tew of Fairhope became the first woman to win the rodeo’s tarpon category. She also was part of an effort in which anglers worked with researchers, notifying them of catches so they could meet on the water and put tacking tags on the fish. Tag data showed that one of the four tarpon caught by Tew went on to cover more than 200 miles over the next couple of weeks, spending time off Louisiana and Mississippi.

Showing off

A red cornet fish displayed on the opening day of the 82nd Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo on Friday, July 17, 2015, shows just how exotic the rodeo’s display area can get. Many of the “most unusual” contenders wind up on ice there after they’ve been identified, and it’s one of the biggest attractions at the rodeo site. In this case, the fish was brought in by fishermen who weren’t even taking part in the rodeo. They just wanted people to see it.

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Deep-sea fishing off the Jersey Shore is memorable adventure for kids, adults

5-minute read.

It's a beautiful day on the Atlantic Ocean, and this newbie deep-sea fisher is fighting for her catch.

Some anglers let the natural rocking of the boat do the work for them, but I wanted to do it myself.

From the thump of the bite, I had high expectations while I was reeling it in.

Was it a massive fluke or black sea bass?

No, it was a tiny sea robin.

I threw it back.

But the hunt for my next catch keeps my blood pumping.

On a recent Thursday, this reporter spent a half day aboard The Gambler, a well-known fishing charter at the Jersey Shore. Along with about 30 other seafarers — kids, parents, young adults, senior citizens — we headed out of Point Pleasant Beach for deep sea fishing.

It takes about 30 minutes to get about 3 miles from the shore, but expect to stop and go a few times to find ideal locations. It doesn't take long at all for the bait to drop about 70 feet.

Experienced and beginner anglers are welcome. Led by Capt. Bob Bogan, The Gambler's staff taught me everything I needed to know: how to bait my hook, techniques to lure in catches, how to pull the fish over the boat, and even how to clean it. If needed, the boat provides bait, coolers, ice and rental rods.

Bogan, 61, has been operating the boat since receiving his captain's license at 19. (From the time he was 13, he served as a deckhand for his late father, Capt. Bob Bogan Sr.)

“I really enjoy what I do even if it’s a challenge every day [because] you don’t know what’s going to happen,” Bogan said, who was born and raised in the area, and now lives in Brick. “Finding the fish is exciting, seeing people catch fish … and helping them learn to catch the fish is [also] very exciting.

“Deep sea fishing can be very relaxing and exciting at the same time," he added. "It’s rewarding to be able to catch your dinner.”

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This boat (which operates every month but February and March) is the third version of Captain Bob Sr.'s 1961 original, built in 2005 with high-tech fish-finding sonar and modern fixtures. It has bathrooms and a snack bar in the air-conditioned cabin, a great resource if you are susceptible to sea-sickness (Bogan recommended wearing pressure-point sea sickness bracelets).

Even if you're wary of possible queasiness, the view of land slowly disappearing, making way for salty air and rippling currents, is exhilarating.

The crew loves nature, the captain said, and understands the importance of a healthy ocean.

"We love being out here, not knowing from day to day what kind of fish and seabirds we’re going to see," Bogan said. "There’s so much adventure to this.”

Along the way we saw a breaching whale, a cownose ray and a sandbar (brown) shark.

The Gambler's staff follows New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection guidelines. Anglers can keep up to two fluke between 17 and 18 inches, fin to tip, and one over 18 inches. Black sea bass have to be over 12.5 inches, but this time of year, anglers are only allowed to keep one. Many of the fluke and sea bass I caught needed to be thrown back.

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“People get everything they need from us to catch the fish, they just need to bring themselves,” said deckhand Chris Lido, who has an education background with the NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife, and was a former editor for New Jersey-based fishing magazine The Fisherman. “We’re really trying to push the sea-to-table aspect of fishing.”

He offered good advice for someone like me: “(It's all about) patience and repetition," said Lido of Somerset County. "The more you do it, the better you’ll get at it.”

And you never stop learning, he added. Fishing for fluke uses different techniques than fishing for tuna.

“If we’re going for a different fish, throw everything you learned out the window because now it’s a totally new ball game, a sudoku puzzle that’s constantly changing," he said.

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At the end of the trip, The Gambler's staff helped clean everyone's catches into filets, ready to take home to cook.

Weekends are popular on the Gambler, which can take on about 50 passengers. Half day rides cost about $70, $50 per child 12 and younger. Prices vary depending on the year, and family specials are available.

Be sure to wear lightweight clothes, closed-toe shoes and a hat. Bring suntan lotion, bug spray, plenty of water, snacks (although there is a snack bar) — and maybe some cash for tips.

Other boats around the Jersey Shore provide a similar experience.

“Mostly all boats in the area do good work because we want to get people back out there," Bogan said. "It’s what we do, and it’s mostly friendly competition in this business.”

Regardless which boat you decide to take, chances are you're going to leave with a smile.

“It’s an absolutely gratifying and exhilarating experience when a young person or someone who has never come out catches a fish and you see that smile on their face,” Lido said. “We put smiles on people’s faces every day, and that’s the best part of our job."

Go : The Gambler: 59 Inlet Drive, Point Pleasant Beach; 732-295-7569, gamblerfishing.net .

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Deep-sea fishing boats at the Jersey Shore

Norma K II out of Point Pleasant Beach: Docked next to The Gambler's lot, this one is recommended by Bogan. Go: 35 Broadway, 732-496-5383, normakfishing.com .

Captain Cal II out of Belmar: Bogan also recommended this one, which doubles as a party boat. Go: 905 Route 35, 732-977-2020, captaincal2.com .

Miss Beach Haven Fishing Charter out of Beach Haven : This charter offers multiple length fishing trips, and fireworks cruises. Go: 100 Northwest Ave., 609-467-3233, miss b eachhaven.com .

Miss Barnegat Light out of Barnegat Light : This one leaves Viking Village (and you can enjoy all the shops and Barnegat Light State Park when you return). Go: 1801 Bayview Ave., 609-494-2094, missbarnegatlight.com .

Atlantic Star out of Atlantic Highlands : This dual fishing and party boat fishes the calm waters of the Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay region. Go: 2 Simon Lake Drive, 732-291-5508, atlanticstarfishing.com .

Captain Dave's Charters out of Beach Haven : The boat fishes for exotic catches throughout the year, like Mahi Mahi, Blue Marlin and Wahoo. They are also known for Jersey canyon fishing, which starts about 85 miles offshore. Go: 302 West Ave., 609-577-2797, captaindavescharters.com .

Gabriela L. Laracca joined the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey in 2021 and eagerly brings her passion for cuisine and culture to our readers. Send restaurant tips to [email protected].

Border Force takes Channel migrants to France for first time as Starmer seeks Europe returns deal

Officials hopeful that unprecedented move signals closer cooperation on stopping small boat crossings

Border Force took migrants rescued from the Channel back to France for the first time on Thursday as the Prime Minister said he wants an asylum seeker returns deal with Europe.

In an unprecedented step, a British vessel transported the 13 asylum seekers to Calais, signalling closer Anglo-French cooperation on the small boats crisis.

It came as Sir Keir Starmer said he is also ready to explore sending migrants intercepted in the Channel to countries abroad to have their asylum applications decided.

He made the remarks as he hosted a major summit of European leaders at Blenheim Palace which was focused on tackling illegal migration across the continent.

The leaders gathered hours after a major rescue operation was launched in the Channel to save more than 70 migrants who got into trouble after setting off from northern France.

One migrant died as 71 saved in operation

The Border Force catamaran Ranger assisted in the rescue, which was in French waters, then returned 13 asylum seekers to Calais at the request of French authorities.

One migrant died and a further 71 were saved from the water in the joint Anglo-French operation, launched after their boat deflated.

France usually demands any migrants rescued by Border Force vessels are taken to the UK , and has long resisted calls by Conservative politicians for rescued migrants to be returned to France to deter further attempts to cross the Channel.

Home Office sources confirmed it was the first time a British Border Force vessel had taken migrants back to France, but said it was not a change of policy.

It is understood that UK Government officials see it as an example of how Sir Keir’s attempt to reset relations with Europe is already working.

The French interior ministry said it was standard practice under maritime law for operational commanders to direct any vessel with rescued people on board to the nearest port which was Calais.

At a press conference later, the Prime Minister said he still wants a returns agreement with the European Union, though he played down the chances of a swift deal.

On Thursday night, Sir Keir had dinner with Emmanuel Macron , the French president, and presented his plan to crack down on small boat crossings at dinner with Mr Macron.

The Prime Minister’s spokesman said: “The Prime Minister and president expressed their condolences for the victims of the tragic events in the channel yesterday and last week.

“They committed to strengthening their cooperation on irregular migration and the fight against criminal gangs responsible for this tragic loss of life through small boat crossings.

“The Prime Minister presented the UK’s new Border Security Command and the vital role it will play in this mission.”

Asked before the dinner if he would raise a deal to return small boat arrivals to the continent, Sir Keir said: “The returns agreement only comes into being at the end of the process. My focus is at the beginning of the process to make sure we actually secure our borders.”

He insisted Britain would not join the EU’s own internal agreement on migrant returns, which would require the UK to accept asylum seekers from Europe.

German leader welcomes warmer relations

Mr Macron ruled out the possibility of a direct deal with France to return migrants, insisting that any agreement must be between Britain and the EU.

“We speak about people coming from the rest of the world and we will not take the full burden of those who are going through France to join the UK,” he said.

However, the Prime Minister received a boost from Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, who signalled his backing for an EU agreement on the back of warmer relations with Labour.

“It is too early now to go into the details but there is a willingness to solve every question that needs to be solved in order to have good relations,” Mr Scholz said.

Earlier, Yvette Cooper had refused to rule out that Britain could take in asylum seekers in any returns deals brokered with Europe.

The Home Secretary told the BBC that the focus would be on “security” and “organised crime” when repeatedly pressed on what a potential UK-EU deal could entail.

Sir Keir is already facing pressure over his approach to the small boats crisis with large numbers of migrants having arrived on Britain’s shores in his first two weeks in office.

The latest Home Office figures show 427 people arrived on Monday in seven boats, taking the provisional total for 2024 to date to 14,759, a record high at this point in the year.

Albania-style pact not ruled out

The Prime Minister also held talks on Thursday with Edi Rama, the leader of Albania, and the pair discussed Albania’s  “innovative” migration deal with Italy .

Under the pact, migrants rescued in the Mediterranean are sent to centres in Albania where their asylum applications are processed by Italian officials.

Asked whether the UK was considering striking similar pacts with other countries, Sir Keir said: “Obviously there’s interest in how that might work. I’m a practical person, I’m a pragmatist, and I’ve always said we’ll look at what works.

“Where cases can be processed closer to origin then that’s something which of course ought to be looked at.”

Sir Keir joined a migration working group hosted by Mr Rama and Giorgia Meloni, the Italian premier, which was also attended by Mr Scholz.

He said afterwards that the group discussed joint efforts to bear down on cross-border smuggling gangs , including intelligence sharing.

“I felt there was a real sense of progress,” he said.

Sir Keir used his press conference to announce £84 million of new foreign aid spending in Africa and the Middle East to tackle the root causes of migration.

He said the cash would be used to help job creation and education opportunities, adding that “this is a vital part of gripping the migration crisis”.

“We are facing up to the huge problems beyond our shores, because these problems echo at home,” the Prime Minister said. “The effects play out on our streets and in a dangerous world we serve no one and solve nothing by turning inward.”

The move will be seen as another major olive branch to Mr Macron, who has repeatedly spoken of the need for Europe to invest in stopping migration at source.

Sir Keir also unveiled new deals with Slovakia and Slovenia, which both lie on the Balkan migration route, to cooperate more closely on tackling smuggling gangs.

Rwanda plan ‘a dereliction of duty’

But the Prime Minister also warned that “there are no silver bullets, nothing is going to solve this overnight” as he piled the blame on the Tories.

He said that he had been “left in a really difficult position” by Rishi Sunak, describing his predecessor’s focus on the Rwanda plan over other solutions as “a dereliction of duty”.

The Blenheim summit has signalled a significant shift in post-Brexit relations, with the Prime Minister pushing for much closer ties with Europe.

He said he wanted to improve on Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal as part of a wider reset that will also include a new defence and security pact with the EU.

“I do think there’s a closer relationship to be had that includes trade, includes education and research, and includes security,” he said. “My strong impression is that we’ve been able to make some real progress today.”

His approach was welcomed by EU leaders at the summit.

Charles Michel, the EU Council President, backed Labour’s calls for a joint EU-UK summit in Brussels to discuss closer ties between Britain and the bloc.

“I believe that the UK and the EU working together as sovereign partners are a powerful force for good across our continent,” he said.

Mr Macron said Sir Keir’s promise of a reset was “a great occasion for all of us to deliver concrete results and positive results”.

Meanwhile, Simon Harris, Ireland’s premier, called Labour’s election victory a “game changer” for UK-EU relations.

“You have a British Government that wants to actively talk about a closer relationship with Europe, the importance of multilateralism, staying within the ECHR,  working closely with Ireland, he added.

“So it’s a very different landscape to the one we would have been discussing were we standing here only weeks ago.”

Josep Borrell, the EU’s top foreign diplomat, welcomed the “new tone of the British Government” and said the bloc was ready to “reinforce our foreign and security policy co-operation”.

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