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Professional Yacht Training | Fort Lauderdale Yacht Crew Training
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    • Professional Yacht Training U.S.A.
    • Fort Lauderdale Yacht Crew Training
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    • STCW Training – What Does This Mean?
    • STCW vs STCW 10 – What’s the Difference?
  • Courses
    • BASIC / INTRO COURSES
      • STCW – Compulsory For All Yacht Crew
      • MCA Yacht Rating Certificate
      • MCA Approved Engine Course 1 (AEC 1)
      • Food Safety at Sea Level II
      • G.U.E.S.T Advanced Bartending and Mixology Module 1
      • G.U.E.S.T Advanced Wine Appreciation Module 1
      • Superyacht Hospitality & Interiors – Yacht Junior Stew GUEST CoC
      • ICC – International Certificate of Competency
    • REVALIDATION / SECURITY
      • MCA PSCRB (restricted) Revalidation
      • STCW 10 – Revalidation Course
      • MCA/USCG Security Awareness with Designated Duties
      • MCA/USCG ISPS Security Officer (SSO / VSO / CSO)
    • IYT COURSES
      • IYT Master of Yachts (MOY) Overview
      • IYT MOY 200 Tons Unlimited (Yachtmaster Ocean)
      • IYT MOY 200 Tons Limited (Yachtmaster Offshore)
      • IYT Small Powerboat & Rib Master
      • Video – IYT MOY 200 Tons – A Day Aboard
    • MCA OFFICER OF THE WATCH <3000gt
      • MCA Officer of the Watch (Yachts less than 3000gt)
      • MCA General Ships Knowledge (GSK)
      • MCA Navigation & Radar including ARPA (OOW)
      • MCA HELM Operational Level
      • MCA PSCRB ( restricted) (formerly Advanced Sea Survival)
      • MCA Efficient Deckhand (EDH)
      • MCA Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS)
      • Global Maritime Distress & Safety Systems (GMDSS) GOC
      • MCA OOW Deck Oral Prep Course
    • MCA CHIEF MATE <3000gt
      • MCA Chief Mate ( Yachts) < 3000gt Overview
      • MCA Advanced Firefighting (Marine Environment)
      • MCA Proficiency in Medical First Aid
      • MCA HELM – Management Level
      • IYT MOY 200 Tons Unlimited (Yachtmaster Ocean)
    • MARSHALL ISLANDS MASTER YACHTS
      • MARSHALL ISLANDS 350GT Master/500GT MATE
      • Bridge Resource Management (BRM)
    • MCA MASTER (Yachts) <500gt/3000gt
      • MCA Master (Yachts) <500gt & <3000gt Training | Certificates of Competency
      • MCA Business and Law | Certificate of Competency
      • MCA Stability | Certificate of Competency
      • MCA Master Seamanship & Meteorology | Certificate of Competency
      • MCA Celestial Navigation Refresher and Exam
      • Master Yachts: Navigation, Radar and ARPA Simulator
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Cookie Policy (EU)

Cookie Policy (EU)2025-07-11T13:17:06-04:00

This Cookie Policy was last updated on April 23, 2026 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the European Economic Area and Switzerland.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://professionalyachttraining.com (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

5. Cookies

5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Statistics cookies

We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask your permission to place statistics cookies.

5.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

5.4 Social media

On our website, we have included content from Instagram, Facebook, X (Formerly Twitter) and WhatsApp to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Instagram, Facebook, X (Formerly Twitter) and WhatsApp. This content is embedded with code derived from Instagram, Facebook, X (Formerly Twitter) and WhatsApp and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.

Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Instagram, Facebook, X (Formerly Twitter) and WhatsApp are located in the United States.

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Google Adsense

Statistics, Marketing

Usage

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Sharing data

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This data is not shared with third parties.

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Marketing

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Google Maps

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Vimeo

Statistics

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Facebook

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We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more about Facebook

Sharing data

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Marketing

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3 months
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Twitter

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WhatsApp

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We use WhatsApp for chat support. Read more about WhatsApp

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Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

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7. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “Save preferences”, you consent to us using the categories of cookies and plug-ins you selected in the pop-up, as described in this Cookie Policy. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

7.1 Manage your consent settings

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.

8. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

9. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • You have the right to know why your personal data is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained for.
  • Right of access: You have the right to access your personal data that is known to us.
  • Right to rectification: you have the right to supplement, correct, have deleted or blocked your personal data whenever you wish.
  • If you give us your consent to process your data, you have the right to revoke that consent and to have your personal data deleted.
  • Right to transfer your data: you have the right to request all your personal data from the controller and transfer it in its entirety to another controller.
  • Right to object: you may object to the processing of your data. We comply with this, unless there are justified grounds for processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you, but you also have the right to submit a complaint to the supervisory authority (the Data Protection Authority).

10. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Professional Yacht Training U.S.A.
1635 South Miami Rd
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316

United States
Website: https://professionalyachttraining.com
Email: info@ex.compytusa.com
Phone number: (954) 296-3830

This Cookie Policy was synchronized with cookiedatabase.org on June 15, 2026.

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Yacht Crew Training Courses | Professional Yacht Training

Yacht crew training for professional yachtsmen and women in the mega-yacht industry. MCA and IYT approved courses available from beginner to advanced levels.

Professional Yacht Training (PYT) offers International Yacht Training (IYT) courses for professional and recreational yacht crew.

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Basic & Intro Courses

  • STCW Courses – Training For Yacht Crew
  • MCA Yacht Rating Certificate
  • MCA Approved Engine Course 1 (AEC 1)
  • Food Safety at Sea Level II
  • G.U.E.S.T Advanced Bartending & Mixology Module 1
  • G.U.E.S.T Advanced Wine Appreciation Module 1
  • Superyacht Hospitality & Interiors – Yacht Junior Stewardess GUEST CoC
  • ICC – International Certificate Of Competency

Revalidation / Security

  • MCA PSCRB (restricted) Revalidation
  • STCW – Revalidation Course
  • ISPS Security Officer (SSO / VSO / CSO)
  • Security Awareness with Designated Duties

IYT Courses

  • IYT Master of Yachts (MOY) Overview
  • IYT MOY 200 Tons Unlimited
  • IYT MOY 200 Tons Limited
  • IYT Small Powerboat & Rib Master

MCA Officer of the Watch

  • MCA Officer of the Watch (overview)
  • MCA General Ships Knowledge (GSK)
  • MCA Navigation & Radar including ARPA (OOW)
  • MCA HELM Operational Level
  • MCA PSCRB (restricted)
  • MCA Efficient Deckhand (EDH)
  • MCA Electronic Chart Display & Information Systems (ECDIS)
  • Global Maritime Distress & Safety Systems (GMDSS) GOC
  • MCA OOW Deck Oral Prep Course

MCA Chief Mate (Yachts)

  • MCA Chief Mate (Yachts) Overview
  • MCA Advanced Firefighting (Marine Environment)
  • MCA Proficiency in Medical First Aid
  • MCA HELM Management Level

Marshall Islands Master Yachts

  • Marshall Islands 350 GT Master/ 500 GT Mate
  • Bridge Resource Management (BRM)

MCA Master (Yachts)

  • MCA Master (Yachts) Training Overview
  • MCA Business and Law | Certificate of Competency
  • MCA Stability | Certificate of Competency
  • MCA Master Seamanship & Meteorology | Certificate of Competency
  • Master Yachts: Navigation, Radar & ARPA Simulator | Certificate of Competency
  • MCA Celestial Navigation Refresher and Exam

Articles & News – Yacht Blog

  • 15% Off – Select Modules – June / July 2026
  • License To Work On A Yacht – Do I Need?
  • What Is Celestial Navigation?
  • Introducing M/Y Diversion – PYTUSA’s New Training Vessel
  • What is IAMI GUEST Certification?
  • STCW vs STCW 10 Basic Training – What’s the Difference?

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Please Note: Course prices are subject to change without notice. Sail practical courses are not available every month and are an additional $250.

Please refer to our terms & conditions and booking & payment policy for more details. You will be subject to a 10% administration fee for rescheduling within 10 days of your scheduled course.

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PYTUSA Classroom - 1635 South Miami Rd, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316

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