National Women's Sailing Association - Celebrating 35 years
Date/Time
8/16/2025 - 8/17/2025
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM PAC
Event Type(s)
Events - Sailing Community
Event Description

US Sailing Sanctioned International Offshore Safety at Sea Course. 

Who is this Course for?

  • Safety at Sea Courses are for everyone:  Cruisers, Power Boaters & Sailboat Racers

  • Crew members of long-distance and international offshore races, long-distance cruisers, or persons requiring the International Offshore certificate that complies with World Sailing guidelines for Personal Safety (World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations Appendix G compliant).

Why take a US Sailing Safety at Sea Course?

  • Ever wonder what you would do if someone fell overboard from your boat?

  • Do you have a plan to deal with heavy weather if you can’t reach a safe harbor?

  • Are you interested in selecting the right emergency communications equipment or storm sails, but you’re not sure what to buy?

  • US Sailing is the National Governing Body for the Sport of Sailing and the only organization in the United States sanctioned by World Sailing to issue Safety at Sea certificates. This event is a US Sailing certified International Safety at Sea course and all participants will be issued a Safety at Sea certificate.

Safety at Sea Course Facts

  • The Safety at Sea certificates are valid for five years from the date of issue.

  • Moderated and taught by experienced, lifelong sailors who include some of the top names in sailing and safety.

  • Appropriate for a wide range of boats and experience levels — small, big, monohulls, multihulls (and powerboats, too) — that are sailed and operated anywhere — nearshore and offshore.

  • Sanctioned with the approved curriculum by US Sailing, with special attention to conditions and challenges of the host organization’s sailing area.

  • More than 2,500 sailors attend safety courses around North America every year and many bring their families and crews.

  • International Offshore Safety at Sea Course

    with Hands-on Training

  • Attendees who complete the prerequisites and hands-on training will receive a World Sailing-compliant US Sailing Sanctioned International Offshore Safety at Sea with hands-on training Certificate.

  • Complies with World Sailing Offshore Personal Survival Course guidelines; ISAF

  • SER Categories:  4.3.1 and 4.3.2

  • World Sailing OSR Categories:  0, 1 and 2

  • Meets required certification for ARC, Newport to Bermuda, Newport to Ensanada, TransPac, Pac Cup

  • Certification good for 5 years from the date of the course

  • ALL attendees that are seeking to receive a US Sailing Sanctioned International Offshore Safety at Sea Hands-on Training Certificate that meets World Sailing Guidelines for Offshore Personal Survival MUST have taken the prerequisite online units within 365 days prior to attending. NO EXCEPTIONS.

  • Topics

    Typically covers 8-10 units from Giving Assistance, Personal Safety Gear, Care and Maintenance of Safety Gear, Fire Safety, Crew Overboard, Cold Exposure, Crew Health, Marine Weather, Heavy Weather, Storm Sails and Reefing, Damage Control, Search and Rescue, Signals, Emergency Communications, and Life Rafts plus hands-on training that includes topics such as boarding a life raft (in a pool), working with inflatable life jackets, pyrotechnics, firefighting, etc.

    Learn more from US Sailing Safety at Sea Certified Moderator why Option 1: Two-Day course is highly recommended for first-time certificate seekers.

Location
California Yacht Club
4469 Admiralty Way
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
UNITED STATES

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