Inshore Skipper with us is a FairHelm training week: you sail near shore by day and night (when waters and weather allow), practise tight manoeuvres, and overnight at anchor. The ISSA certificate does not come with the week automatically: it is issued separately - only after the instructor’s decision. People usually come after Yacht Crew. You can also come with coastal crew experience. It is not the first sailing-school course.
Inshore Skipper
Looking for something else?
If you searched for Yacht Crew, open Yacht Crew. There you learn sheets, lookout, and helm under the instructor. No yacht time is needed for that week.
If you searched for Offshore Skipper, open Offshore Skipper. There you work several days away from shore after a solid Inshore.
This page is coastal command after Yacht Crew. Here you already lead: you plan a passage near shore, give orders to the crew, and stand night watches along the coast when waters and weather allow.
This is not the mooring week and not the sails week.
If you are comparing the crew role and first command, open Inshore Skipper or Yacht Crew. If you are still deciding whether Offshore is too early, read when Offshore is too early. If you need format, the sample route, and a money breakdown for the Offshore week, open what to expect on the Offshore week.
ISSA accreditation.
Last updated: February 13, 2026
Based on ISSA standards and FairHelm methodology.View ISSA course
Certified CourseISSA Inshore Skipper
Certificate (ISSA fee): 155 EUR. (paid by student) Postage is not in that sum.See all certificate costs
What is Inshore Skipper?
Training week and ISSA certificate
If the Crew and Inshore roles still blur, open Inshore Skipper or Yacht Crew.
Cost and what is included
What you get on this training week
On this week you plan a coastal passage and run it, give orders, and answer for boat and people. The instructor watches and corrects. Nobody takes the helm for you.
Who it is for
- You already finished Yacht Crew or an equivalent path and want to lead the yacht yourself.
- If you are still learning the boat as crew, start with Yacht Crew. Inshore does not skip that stage.
Week schema
Places
Neighbouring material
Association card: Inshore Skipper. School step order: ISSA map.
What this week does not promise
How to apply
Also see
VHF Radio Online
6 modules x ~1.5 h + practice + exam
From 50 EUR
Format:
Online, self-paced (8 - 12 hours)
Level:
Beginner - intermediate
Duration:
6 modules x ~1.5 h + practice + exam
Certificate (ISSA fee)50 EUR
Online VHF radio training - procedures, distress, GMDSS. Optional ISSA SRC certificate. Required for charter in most countries.
Yacht Crew - Mindhelm
From 1,000-1,500 euros
Certificate (ISSA fee)55 EUR
A crew week with Mindhelm: sheets, lookout, helm under instruction. Group of up to four. Right now only Vadim Nareyko leads it.
Yacht Crew without Mindhelm
From 1,000-1,500 euros
A crew week without Mindhelm: sheets, lookout, helm under instruction. Group of up to four.
Next step
Offshore SkipperInshore Skipper vs Yacht Crew - next reads
This page is the coastal command course after Yacht Crew. The comparison article explains who needs crew week vs first command. Offshore is later - only when Inshore (or equivalent) is already solid.
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