About Us
Compass Sea School Ltd, located at Inverness Marina in the beautiful Scottish Highlands, is a family run business offering first class professional tuition in all aspects of water and shorebased RYA Powerboat, Sailing and Motor Cruising courses, own-boat tuition and milebuilders/development days. In addition, as an RYA/MCA examination centre we also offer commercial training and certificate of competence examinations for those involved in the marine industry.
Why Us…With direct access to the Inverness & Moray Firth we offer some truly beautiful cruising grounds, easy road access and just 10 mins from Inverness Airport, free parking and an experienced team you will learn from the best.
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Compass Sea School Ltd
Compass Sea School Ltd, located at Inverness Marina in the beautiful Scottish Highlands, is a family run business offering first class professional tuition in all aspects of water and shorebased RYA Powerboat, Sailing and…
Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom
Training & Courses
Compass Sea School Ltd offers courses that are part of the RYA Motor Cruising, Shorebased, Powerboat, Sail Cruising, Inland Waterways, Personal Watercraft, Small Boat Sailing, Exams and Specialist Short Courses schemes. It is also authorised to conduct ICC tests for motor vessels up to 10m, motor vessels up to 24m, sailing vessels, cevni test and online cevni test.

RYA TRAINING CENTRE
Compass Sea School Ltd is an RYA recognised Training Centre offering courses run under RYA Training Schemes.

ICC TEST CENTRE
Compass Sea School Ltd is an ICC (International Certificate of Competence) Test Centre authorised to conduct ICC tests.
RYA Courses Offered
Compass Sea School Ltd offers courses that are part of the following RYA Schemes.

Motor Cruising
Practical and theory courses for handling, navigating and skippering motor cruisers.

Shorebased
Theory courses covering navigation, safety, weather and passage planning.

Powerboat
Practical powerboat handling, safety and development courses.

Sail Cruising
Practical and theory courses from first experience through to confident yacht skippering.

Inland Waterways
Boat-handling and navigation training for canals, rivers and other inland waterways.

Personal Watercraft
Safe handling and practical skills training for personal watercraft users.

Small Boat Sailing
Sailing tuition in dinghies, keelboats and multihulls, from beginner to advanced.

Exams
RYA practical and oral examinations for recognised certificates of competence.

Specialist Short Courses
Focused training in areas such as marine radio, first aid, sea survival, diesel engines and radar.
ICC Tests
International Certificate of Competence assessments available at this centre.
Motor vessels up to 10m
Practical ICC assessment for motor vessels up to 10 metres.
Motor vessels up to 24m
Practical ICC assessment for motor vessels up to 24 metres.
Sailing vessels
Practical ICC assessment under sail.
CEVNI test
In-person assessment of European inland-waterway regulations.
Online CEVNI test
Online assessment of European inland-waterway regulations.


















