Instructor/Assessors can optionally give students endorsements as the student progresses. These are called Broad Skills Endorsements. When noted by the instructor, these will automatically post to the student's resume for all to see. They communicate various strengths demonstrated by the student throughout their journey toward competence. These are ONLY 9 listed Broad Skills Endorsements and they are listed below. These are designed to give specific milestones to a student’s growth, training, and certification.
Basic Sailing Skills, Catamaran Endorsements, and Offshore Passaging (200 miles) have mandatory rubrics
Basic Skippering Skills and Near Coastal are at the discretion of the Instructor/Assessor to award
- Basic Sailing Skills Endorsement
- Basic Skippering Skills Endorsement
- Near Coastal Endorsement
- Bareboat Charter Crew Endorsement
- Catamaran Endorsement - Sai
- Catamaran Endorsement - Power
- Off Shore Passaging (60 miles)
Off Shore Passaging (200 miles)
- Off Shore Passaging (600 miles)
To gain the "Offshore" designation on your Captain rank, i.e. Offshore Captain RankCaptain Rank, you must in addition to the Captain Rank Requirements, have completed Offshore Passaging (200 miles).
Specific Skills endorsements can be found here: https://support.nauticed.org/a/solutions/articles/44000525251