Irish National Sailing School
World Sailing Offshore Safety Sea Survival
The course is designed to give pleasure boaters and racers the confidence to understand what to do in an emergency. The World Sailing Offshore Safety Course in addition covers the requirements of World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations 6.01 for category 0, 1 and some category 2 offshore races.
The course syllabus includes the following;
- Care & Maintenance of Safety Equipment
- Storm Sails
- Damage Control
- Crew Routines
- Man Overboard Prevention and Recovery
- Giving Assistance to other craft
- SAR Organisation and Methods
- Practical Fire Precautions and Fire Fighting
- Distress Alerting and Survivor Location Aids
In addition to time in the classroom there is also a practical session where participants will get experience handling, boarding and using a life raft. This will take place in a local swimming pool or the sea with times and location advised upon booking. Times will fall within the overall course times
The World Sailing Offshore Safety Course in addition covers the requirements of World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations 6.01 for category 0, 1 and some category 2 offshore races.
2026 Course Dates
- Course 2: Wednesday 22nd (6-9pm), Thursday 23rd (6-9pm) and Sunday 26th April (9am-12noon)
- Further courses are planned, please email sailing@inss.ie to register interest and we’ll let you know as soon as they’re scheduled.
We will provide lifejackets and oilskins to give you the experience of entering the water and manoeuvring in this gear, however, you are more than welcome to bring your own too.
Our cancellation policy can be viewed here.
