Parents, this is how young people start learning about boats.

As island nations, we have many recreational boaters who would benefit from nautical training. And many jobs are related to boats and ships. In addition to the obvious seafaring and fishing, there are many other professions where knowledge of boats, ships and their operations would be advantageous to an employment candidate. 

There are air conditioners, refrigerators, computers to service on board when the ship or boat is in port. Future welders, fitters, carpenters and machinists in Caribbean boat and ship yards could have a solid foundation in nautical training. Future candidates for the related departments in the government service, the protective services, customs, immigration, port health officers and port workers, shipping agents, ship chandlers, at all levels would improve their employment prospects with nautical training. And of course, all of successful lawyers, doctors, actors, singers and rappers among our young people will own or charter a boat eventually. 

SS Nautical Training is offering our Essential Navigation and Seamanship (ENS) unit for beginners, at a special rate, to Caribbean residents, who are under 18 years of age and enrolled in an educational institution.
Essential Navigation and Seamanship is not a professional qualification. It affords learners the opportunity to access nautical training early and locally at affordable rates. And thereby, learners discover aptitudes and interests that might not have been otherwise found. The ENS unit is an introduction to navigation and boat safety awareness for new or inexperienced boaters, and those wanting to refresh their skills. In fact it's for anyone interested in sailing, motor boating, fishing or diving, and complements professional nautical qualifications, such as STCW and Boatmaster.
Our ENS unit is based on the same named course offered by the Royal Yachting Association. It is a highly informative course that learners can receive in a classroom, online or blended learning. The module is delivered over 2 days or 16 hours in the class room.
The ENS online unit is delivered through over 50 narrated presentations of 4 minutes average duration and over 100 multiple choice questions located on www.ssnauticaltraining.myicourse.com. 
Jumping into a swimming pool wearing a life jacket is fun for some people, terrifying for others. But for sure, it does not teach you anything about boats. Neither does giving CPR or using a fire extinguishers. Both are very useful life skills, but not really boat skills.
SS Nautical Training is determined to provide affordable, high quality nautical training to young people in the Caribbean.