The role consisted of RYA Yachtmaster Instructor training worldwide, recognition of RYA Centres, designing recognition and instructional guidelines and ensuring standards were met. Because of this specialist knowledge he assisted other National Governing Bodies to design courses and develop their training programmes.
This experience has given an in-depth knowledge of Training Centre set-up, Instructor Training and also the MCA Codes of Practice for vessels up to 200 gt, especially Manning requirements and Safety Management Systems.
A former Technical Consultant for the marine press and technical writer for Yachting Monthly, Motor Boats Monthly, Sailing Today and Motor Boat and Yachting. He has authored the RYA Motor Cruising Handbook; the RYA Commercial Regulations for Small Vessels which accompanies the RYA PPR course; and the ISAF Guide to Offshore Personal Safety for Cruising and Racing as well as editing many other technical books and articles.
In addition Simon teaches all levels of seamanship ashore and afloat and regularly skippers vessels of varying sizes.
He has a good background in Sea Survival Training and Lifesaving appliances. Training and assessing RYA Sea Survival Instructors as well as teaching Sea Survival courses. Simon has represented the UK and Europe on various committees on Safety Equipment design and use, as well as testing most of the current range of Lifesaving appliances both ashore and afloat.
- MCA Boatmaster Tier 1 Level 2
- RYA Yachtmaster Instructor Examiner Sail and Power; RYA Yachtmaster Examiner Trainer; RYA Powerboat Trainer.
- RYA Sea Survival Instructor Trainer; RYA SRC/VHF Assessor; RYA Shorebased Navigation Instructor.
- RYA Diesel Instructor; RYA Radar Instructor; MCA/RYA Code Inspector for Certifying Authority.
- RYA Recognition Inspector; SRC/VHF Inspector and Assessor.
- He is a Fellow of Royal Institute of Navigation, Member of the Yachting Journalist Association and a YBDSA Yacht Broker.
Prior to working for ISAF, Vicky worked at local authority centres providing instruction and managing the offices for both a sailing and a ski centre. She was head of sailing for a YMCA outdoor activity centre based at the top of the River Hamble where she also provided instruction in Archery, Abseiling, Canoeing and Climbing.
Vicky is Principal of SeaRegs Training, an RYA Training Centre and is enjoying getting back on the water when she can. In her youth she raced dinghies to National level, represented her county at school sailing events, sailed in most offshore races and championships around the South Coast and skippered her family’s Sigma 33 to a series win.
- RYA SRC/VHF Assessor
- RYA Senior Dinghy Instructor with Keelboat Endorsement
- RYA Powerboat Instructor
- Commercially Endorsed Cat 3 skipper for vessels up to 24m
- IMO 6.09 Train the Instructor Qualified
Marion started working for SeaRegs in 2017
After a couple of years ashore as Assistant Marine Operations Manager, he moved to P & O Ferries, running from Portsmouth to Le Havre & Cherbourg for 15 years, serving on conventional, cruise & HSC ferries, working up from 2/O to Master, gaining first command in 1997.
Jerry had a short spell as a “Fleet Safety Specialist” with Northern Marine, undertaking ISM Auditing and Fleet Training on ro-ro vessels & VLCCs.
In 2008 Jerry joined Meridian Marine Management as Master serving on many of their ro-pax & ro-ro vessels in the Baltic, North Sea & English Channel and laterly Travemunde in Northern Germany to Ventspils in Latvia.
Paul has gained numerous qualifications through the years and spends his time instructing, vessel surveying and compass adjusting. Relief Captain and/or deliveries of yachts and Superyachts to 3,000 tons. Marine Consultancy to a diverse selection of navigation and technical engineering companies within the marine market.
- Diploma of Nautical Surveying
- MCA Master 3000 tons (yachts)
- RYA Yachmtaster Examiner for sail and power up to Ocean
- RYA Diesel Engine Instructor
- RYA Yachtmaster Instructor
- RYA Instructor for Diesel, Radar, Survival, SRC/VHF Assessor
- IMO 6.09 Train the Instructor qualified
Having previously served for five years with the Merchant Navy, Joe spent the latter 14 years working for the Queen’s Harbour Master as chief pilot at the Long Room port control station at Stonehouse.
Joe has worked his way up from working as a tug master on the much smaller tugs to shepherd to overseeing as the Chief Pilot the entire operation of assisting the largest vessels in the Royal Navy such as aircraft carriers and US Navy warships.
- MCA Master 11/2
- Admiralty Pilot
- Navy CoC Master
- IMO 6.09 Train the Instructor qualified
Andy joined SeaRegs in 2017 to assist in the delivery of our RYA Practical training courses and some of our Shorebased courses.
- RYA Yachtmaster Instructor Trainer
- RYA Yachtmaster Instructor/Examiner
- Powerboat Trainer
- RYA Sea Survival Instructor
- RYA SRC/VHF Assessor
- RYA Diesel Engine Instructor
Sandy is once again working as a freelance instructor/examiner and armed maritime security officer.
- RYA Yachtmaster Instructor/Examiner for sail and power/li_item]
- Powerboat Trainer
- RYA Radar Instructor
- RYA SRC/VHF Assessor
- RYA Diesel Engine Instructor
Neil has presented at various national and international marine-industry, ports and harbours and sports’ governance seminars and conferences and is a regular contributor to the marine press.
Neil is an accredited Regents College-trained mediator, He is available to mediate any civil, sporting or commercial dispute.
Neil is committed to sport and the wider mutual benefits that can be achieved through sponsorship of competitors and sporting events.
In addition, Neil is a Senior RYA Yachtmaster Examiner. During the early years of his career Neil used to skipper a 22 metre vessel for the Ocean Youth Club and retains a keen interest in Sail Training activities both in the UK and overseas.