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Yes, there are medical contraindications to physical activity and sports.

You should understand that maritime practice involves some physical exertion. You will have to move on an inclined deck, pull the ropes and halyards working with sails, go out on the pontoon during moorings, pull up the moorings and so on. So you should not have any serious health problems that could interfere with your physical activity.

Usually there are 5-6 students in an online group. Offline groups can be a bit larger, up to 7-8 people.An individual format of online training is also available, but there is naturally a higher cost, if interested, please check with our managers.

We provide our cadets with an essential set of training materials.

No, but you will be given a recording of the class, or the opportunity to work on a missed topic with another group.

After passing the basic course we issue a skipper's license of the European Association of Yacht Schools - ISSA Inshore Skipper.

This license gives the right to operate a sail-motor yacht up to 24 m, up to 20 nm from the shore, day and night.In addition, in our school you can upgrade your skipper's license to Offshore Skipper level, open a category for the operation of motor yachts, or recertify from other types of yachting licenses to the European ISSA.

Theory online 10 lessons, about 1 month.
Maritime practice - one week.
Receiving of the schipper's license 1-2 months after the completion of the maritime practice.

Depending on the selected nautical practice package, Master Pro or Master, there will be 2 or 3 cadets on the training yacht respectively.

In the Master version of the course, passengers from the cadets' families are also allowed on the boat. They are not directly involved in the operation of the yacht. Passenger seats are reserved and paid for separately, in addition the passenger participates in the "ship's till".

Yes, maritime practice is conducted in any case. This is due to the fact that places on the yacht and air tickets are reserved in advance.

We usually use fresh boats. In addition, it is not only the age of the boat that is important, but also its condition, cleanliness and the fact that it is equipped and prepared for sea practice. We choose boats that meet these criteria as much as possible.

Yes, many schools are looking to sell you more time on the boat, but it's not always the case that a longer course is related to the quality of instruction or the effectiveness of learning the material.
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Our Master and Master Pro maritime training programs are structured in an intensive format. This means that we use our time efficiently and give maximum attention to each cadet. So after a week of sea practice at Interparus with only 2-3 cadets on the boat with you, you will be better prepared for independent sailing than after two weeks of practice at any of our competitor schools with 5-8 cadets on the boat.

Sea practice is not a tourist trip, you will not have much free time for sightseeing. The route is chosen by the instructor based on the weather and the availability of marinas, as well as areas for practicing certain exercises that the group has to master.

But this does not mean that there is no room for fun on our trips. Every Interparus instructor strives to make the training program as interesting as possible and to show the cadets the most beautiful places of their region. As future skippers you will also have to plan your own itineraries, so you should be able to make every day of your yachting trip exciting.

Yes, we practice this format of training, moreover we support it in every possible way as we consider family crews to be the most effective. Please contact our managers to clarify the conditions.

The ship's register - usually includes additional expenses on the boat: boat cleaning and bedding, fuel for the boat, water, electricity and parking in marinas during the trip (except home marina). In addition, the team usually shares the cost of food purchased for the boat, for all participants of the trip.

Also in case of household damage on the boat, such as broken furniture or clogged toilets, the perpetrators pay for repairs. Although such situations are very rare for us.

Usually we send skipper's licenses within 1-2 months after their practice. Such a "long" period is due to logistics. After successful completion of the sea practice, we submit the documents of graduates to the European Association of Yacht Schools ISSA, these documents are approved and then sent to our French office. From there they are sent to Interparus offices in the countries where the students live, and then sent by mail or hand-delivered to them personally.