ASA 218, Docking Endorsement Instructor Qualification Clinic | Modern Sailing

ASA 218, Docking Endorsement Instructor Qualification Clinic

Are you ready to become an ASA 118, Docking Endorsement Instructor?

1. Are you a current ASA member, or willing to reactivate your membership?
2. Do you hold an ASA 203 Instructor Certificate, or will you simultaneously enroll in ASA 203? 

If you are able to respond "yes" the questions above, you're ready to become an ASA 118, Docking Endorsement Instructor!

Clinic Application

Apply for the ASA 218 IQC by sending us your completed ASA IQC Instructor Candidate Packet and Sailing Resume forms. (If you are applying to simultaneously enroll in consecutive ASA 203 and 218 IQCs, please note this on your application. You only need to submit one copy of each form.) Email your completed forms to office@modernsailing.com. Questions about the clinic or application process? Email us or call our office at (415) 331-8250.

Clinic Information

The ASA 218 IQC certifies an individual for teaching the ASA 118, Docking Endorsement Course at an ASA affilate school. ASA Instructor Certification Standards parallel those required for students, but at a much higher level with emphasis on teaching.  Certification requires the Instructor Candidate to pass written and oral examinations and pass an on-the-water skills evaluation by a certified ASA Instructor Evaluator. When the Candidate is successful, the Instructor Evaluator signs the Candidate's log book and the ASA issues the certification stickers by mail.

Clinic Price: $545

ASA Instructor Qualification Clinics Schedule

NOTE: Even though you can earn your ASA Instructor Certificate without holding a US Merchant Marine Credential (captain's license), you will not be eligible to work as an instructor on US federal waters without credentials/licensure.

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