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How to revalidate

Revalidate your qualification

Thanks for choosing to revalidate your RYA Instructor certificate. Before you apply, please ensure that:Ìý

  • You have checked your current contact details, under your MyRYA account.Ìý

  • You are a current RYA Member. In order to revalidate you must be a current member of the RYA. If outside the UK we will accept membership of the relevant governing body in your country of residence, in lieu of RYA membership.Ìý

You can revalidate up to 6 months prior to your expiry date (up to 12 months for RYA Yachtmaster & Cruising Instructors), your certificate will be revalidated from your expiry date. ÌýÌý

In order to revalidate your certificate, you will need to list instructing experience gained within the relevant training scheme, at an RYA Recognised Training Centre, within the last five years.Ìý

If your qualification is more than one year out of date, or if you have not completed more than 30 hours of instructing in the last five years, you must submit an observation form with your revalidation application. That form must be completed by an appropriately qualified Principal, Chief InstructorÌýor Trainer, who will need to observe you assisting on an RYA course, relevant to your revalidation. If this applies to you, please make sure you get your observation form completed prior to starting your revalidation application.Ìý

For Dinghy, Keelboat, Multihull, Windsurfing and Wing Instructors,Ìýwhose qualification is more than 5 years past the indicated expiry date, you will be asked to undergo an assessment with a nominated and appropriate RYA Trainer. Please contact RYA Training for advice and the actions required. Dinghy, Keelboat, Multihull, Windsurfing and Wing Instructors, whose award is significantly out of date, by 10 years or more, will be asked to re-do the full instructor courseÌý

To revalidate more than one qualification in a single training scheme, you only need to submit one form. If you want to revalidate multiple qualifications across different training schemes, please submit one form per scheme.Ìý

In order to revalidate your certificate, you will need to complete a practical revalidation course. 

If your qualification is more than one year out of date you may need to re-do the full instructor course. If this applies to you, please email instructor.courses@rya.org.uk,  prior to booking onto a revalidation. 

  

Currently only First Aid Instructors and SRC Assessors need to revalidate their certificates. To register for the free online revalidation course please complete the form below: 

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