If you want to become an ASA-certified sailing Instructor, you must earn Instructor Certification for any ASA Certification level you wish to teach. ASA student-level classes include ASA101, ASA102, ASA103, etc. Instructor-level certifications are similar, but all begin with a 2, such as ASA201, ASA202, ASA203, etc.
To gain ASA Instructor Certification, you must attend an ASA Instructor Qualification Clinic (IQC) at an ASA-affiliated sailing School. The ASA Affiliated Sailing School will have an ASA Certified Master Instructor to evaluate your sailing knowledge and skills.
Testing is rigorous. There is a written test similar in difficulty to the USCG exam. Your sailing ability is also evaluated on the water. An ASA201 IQC typically takes 2 days, followed by one day each for ASA202, ASA203, etc. You must start with ASA201. Prerequisites for IQCs follow:
ASA201- No 200 level prerequisites but you must already be ASA101 Certified or willing to challenge ASA101. It is possible to challenge ASA101 during the clinic if scheduled in advance.
ASA202- Prerequisite is ASA201.
ASA203- Prerequisite is ASA201. ASA202 is not a prerequisite for ASA203.
ASA204- Prerequisites are ASA201 and ASA203.
ASA205- Prerequisites are ASA201 and ASA203.
ASA206- Prerequisites are ASA201, ASA203, ASA204, and ASA205.
ASA207- Prerequisites are ASA201 and ASA205
ASA217- Prerequisites are ASA201, ASA203, ASA204 and ASA205
ASA218- Prerequisites are ASA201 and ASA203.
You do not need to already have a USCG Merchant Mariner Credential to participate in an ASA IQC. Still, to teach ASA Certified Sailing Classes on an auxiliary sailboat, you must have a US Coast Guard-issued Merchant Mariner Credential. (MMC). The minimum MMC required is Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels (OUPV), commonly referred to as a “6-pack” or “Charter boat Captain’s License.
All on the water Instructor Qualification Clinics are conducted at Delmarva Sailing School on a 39-foot Pearson sloop.
All Instructor Qualification Clinics are run by Captain Michael Brown, ASA Master Instructor and USCG 50 Ton Ocean Master.
Please see above for prices and availability. If the IQC you want has space available (In stock), please feel free to sign up by selecting the IQC and date you want and entering your credit card information.
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