Local Boat Fleet Coordination Course
Learn to coordinate local fleets of boats, from charter and tourist excursion fleets to sailing schools, marina services and support craft. This course shows you how to plan departures and routes, allocate boats and crews, follow the fleet in real time, handle incidents and keep every unit technically available, so that you cut costs, avoid delays and improve the quality of the service.
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What is the Local Boat Fleet Coordination Course?
This course is about the day-to-day coordination of local fleets of boats: launches, sailing yachts, catamarans, tenders, tourist boats, service craft and support units operating in a single area. You will learn how availability, routes, maintenance, crews, bookings, safety and service quality depend on one another, how to plan departures, timetables and operating windows, and how to allocate each boat according to its capacity, range, technical condition, planned activity, available skipper and the weather.
What sets this course apart: it looks at fleet coordination from the base, where bookings, crews, suppliers and boats all meet, rather than from a single technology; it covers real-time follow-up of the fleet with radios, apps, GPS, AIS, digital logbooks and operational dashboards, together with the handling of delays, breakdowns, bad weather and last-minute changes; it links coordination to technical availability, spare parts and maintenance priorities; and it ends with an applied project for a charter, tourist, school, marina or support fleet.
Program highlights
- Types of local fleet: leisure, tourist, technical, port, commercial and maritime support fleets.
- Operations planning: departures, routes, timetables, shifts and operating windows.
- Boat and crew allocation by capacity, range, technical condition, skipper and weather.
- Real-time tracking with radio, apps, GPS, AIS, digital logbooks and dashboards.
- Incident handling: delays, breakdowns, unwell passengers, bad weather and route changes.
- Technical availability: maintenance planning, spare parts, workshops and downtime.
Syllabus of the Local Boat Fleet Coordination Course
5 modules. Select a module to see its content.
Fundamentals of local fleet coordination, daily operations and control of boats
- 1.1. The concept of a local fleet and the differences between leisure, tourist, technical, port, commercial and maritime support fleets
- 1.2. Types of boat: launches, sailing yachts, catamarans, tenders, tourist boats, service craft and support units
- 1.3. Key players: fleet coordinator, skippers, crew, owners, customers, ports, suppliers, technicians and authorities
- 1.4. The relationship between availability, routes, maintenance, crew, bookings, safety and service quality
- 1.5. Risks of poor coordination: delays, duplicated resources, unexpected breakdowns, cost overruns, incidents and low customer satisfaction
Operations planning, boat allocation and resource management
- 2.1. Organization of departures, routes, timetables, shifts, boat availability and operating windows
- 2.2. Allocating boats by capacity, range, technical condition, planned activity, available skipper and weather conditions
- 2.3. Management of crews, roles, rest periods, cover for absences, training, certificates and operational communication
- 2.4. Coordination of fuel, water, cleaning, provisioning, safety equipment, documentation and pre-departure preparation
- 2.5. Control of bookings, customers, passengers, last-minute changes, cancellations and rescheduling
Real-time tracking, communication and incident control across the fleet
- 3.1. Monitoring of position, timetables, navigation status, consumption, occupancy, incidents and the return of boats
- 3.2. Communication between the base, skippers, port, suppliers, customers, emergency services and maintenance staff
- 3.3. Use of radios, telephones, apps, GPS, AIS, digital logbooks and operational dashboards
- 3.4. Incident handling: delays, breakdowns, unwell passengers, bad weather, route changes, emergencies and scheduling conflicts
- 3.5. Logging of events, decisions, communications, actual times, deviations and corrective actions
Maintenance, technical availability and support logistics for local fleets
- 4.1. Planning of preventive and corrective maintenance, haul-outs, inspections, cleaning, surveys and fitting-out
- 4.2. Checks on engines, batteries, electrical systems, electronics, hull, deck, anchoring, safety and auxiliary equipment
- 4.3. Management of spare parts, tools, consumables, suppliers, workshops, technical assistance and time out of service
- 4.4. Prioritizing work by criticality, booking calendar, safety, cost and the availability of alternatives
- 4.5. Records of breakdowns, engine hours, consumption, technical history, expiry dates, repairs and related documentation
Applied project in local fleet coordination
- 5.1. Defining the case: tourist fleet, local charter, sailing school, marina, port service, excursions or support boats
- 5.2. Diagnosis of boats, routes, demand, crew, maintenance, costs, risks, suppliers and current processes
- 5.3. Design of the operating plan with boat allocation, shifts, bookings, pre-departure preparation, communication and rescheduling criteria
- 5.4. Building the tracking system with digital tools, records, incident control, reports and real-time coordination
- 5.5. Development of the maintenance, logistics, indicators, quality, costs and continuous improvement plan for the fleet
Duration and format of the Local Boat Fleet Coordination Course
It is 300 hours. Tell us how many you can study each week and we will tell you when you will really finish.
This is the pace at which most students finish. It fits well with the installment plan.
Academic leadership and faculty
The Navalis teaching team: working professionals who teach and supervise the programs.
Dr. Marina AlcoverAcademic Director and Head of Quality Assurance
Eng. Diego CifuentesSenior Lecturer in Naval Welding and Non-Destructive Testing; Head of QA/QC for Welded Joints
Capt. Javier Abaroa (MCA)Senior Lecturer in Ship Handling, Electronic Navigation (ECDIS/Radar/ARPA) and GMDSS; STCW Compliance and Bridge Resource Management Coordinator
Dr. Pau FerrerSenior Lecturer in Naval Architecture and Simulation; Director of the Hydrodynamics and CFD Laboratory
Dr. Nuria LlobregatSenior Lecturer in Marine Meteorology, SAR and Operational Safety; Navigation Risk Management Coordinator
Eng. Javier BañulsSenior Lecturer in Electrical Engineering, Automation and ETO Engineering; Electronic Integration and Engine Alarms Coordinator
Eng. Sofía MarquinaSenior Lecturer in Materials, Composites and Corrosion Protection; Coordinator of the Advanced Paints and Coatings Line
Eng. Tomás RieraSenior Lecturer in Propulsion, Alternative Energy and Hybrid Systems; Energy Performance and Vibration CoordinatorObjectives of the Local Boat Fleet Coordination Course
Career opportunities after the Local Boat Fleet Coordination Course
Questions about the Local Boat Fleet Coordination Course
To make the operations of a group of boats working in one area as efficient, safe and profitable as possible, matching boats, crews and bookings.
Charter and tourist excursion fleets, sailing schools, marina and port services and maritime support boats.
Here the focus is on the coordinator's daily work at the base: planning, allocation, incidents, crews and technical availability. Digital tools are covered as aids, not as the main subject.
Radios, telephones, apps, GPS, AIS, digital logbooks and operational dashboards for following position, timetables, consumption and incidents.
A coordination plan for a real or realistic fleet, with boat allocation, shifts, bookings, a tracking system, maintenance, indicators and costs.
Fully online, through a virtual campus available 24/7, with live sessions that are recorded and tutorials with the teaching staff.
The course comprises 300 hours of study across 5 modules of about 60 hours each. You can progress at your own pace within the schedule set when you enroll.
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Admission process
No waiting for a call back. If your documents are in order, you can enroll in the same session.
- Profile: aimed at fleet coordinators and operations supervisors, managers of charter, tourist, school or support fleets, entrepreneurs setting up a fleet of boats, and staff responsible for safety and compliance; vocational training in transport and logistics or administration, or proven experience in fleet management or nautical operations, is recommended.
- Language: sufficient command of English to follow the classes and the technical documentation.
- Technical resources: a computer with a stable internet connection, an up-to-date browser and software to view PDF documents and spreadsheets.
- Admission: online application, review of your profile and a short interview with the academic team.
- 01ApplicationYour details, background and documents.
- 02Instant reviewWe check that everything is complete and in order.
- 03EnrollmentChoose full payment or instalments and reserve your place.
Admission is provisional until the committee validates the documents provided. If you do not meet the requirements, the full amount is refunded.
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