| Required certificates | First Aid RYA Powerboat Level 2 RYA Safe and Fun certificate and pre-course work |
| Age restriction | 16 |
| Experience | Experienced sailor in strong conditions and ideally 5 years experience |
| Pre-entry assessment | To be completed within one year prior to the instructor course |
| Course content | Normally a 50 hour/5 day week but could be modular over a number of weekends or days, with extra time allowed for revision. Training in teaching techniques afloat and ashore is provided during the course. Run by an RYA Coach/Assessor and moderated on the final day by another RYA Coach/Assessor who has not been involved in the candidate's training. Candidates will be required to demonstrate competence in course preparation, delivery and management, as well as customer liaison. |
| Qualified to teach | Sailing Scheme Levels 1, 2 and 3, Day Sailing, Seamanship Skills and Sailing with Spinnakers (if suitably experienced and approved by the Principal or Chief Instructor) Youth Sailing Scheme Stages 1, 2, 3 and 4. Instructors are qualified specifically to teach on either dinghies, small keelboats or multihulls, depending on their training course and experience. Instructors are not assessed as competent in running a training centre, and should always work under the supervision of an RYA Senior instructor. |
| Certificate validity | Five years from the date of issue, provided that a valid first aid certificate is maintained. |