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At Flying Colours we bring to bear over 30 years experience in the Commercial and Superyacht Industries – both at sea as serving officers and in shore based training delivery. We are here to guide, mentor, train, and assist future and serving deck officers ranging from Master 200 to OOW Unlimited in any of the required subject matter for your career progression. We specialise in Oral Exam preparation and offer fully bespoke training options ranging from full prep courses for all of the MCA deck exam syllabus to guided study and mock exams and anything in between. We also cater for tutoring all subject matter and subjects required for Deck Officer exams both within the 500, 3000 and Unlimited Routes.
Reviews 9
Andy Jamieson
Jun 04,2024Ross was a great teacher both in the classroom where I met him for ecdis as well as nav and radar and also after when he helped me with my oral preps for OOW. His long stint at sea shines through in his teaching so you get both the practical as well as the theoretical side of things. Ross has a great track record of helping students get through their orals and I was delighted with my experience with him and have already recommended his services to other friends who also passed first Time. Thanks Ross!
Sam Crawford
Jun 04,2024Ross went above and beyond to help myself prep for the Oral Exam. Wouldn’t have been able to do it without his help. 100% recommend Flying Colours Maritime
Matt Turner
Jun 04,2024Ross was awesome He taught me nav radar and then I booked him for the oral prep and he was awesome sadly due to my own mistake I failed first time but he was so good I used him again and he was extremely supportive and professional through out The second time round he knew exactly what ti do to prep me so that I wouldn’t make a silly mistake again Would 1000% recomend
Josaia Trostel
Jun 04,2024I had the pleasure to have Ross as my Nav and Radar and GSK teacher which was incredible and so I knew that he would be the best choice to prepare me for my Oral exam. Ross is very supportive, highly knowledgeable and knows what is required to pass. He is easy to work with and his teaching is very well structured and easy to follow which is very important when studying and gives you confidence and I therefore highly recommend using Flyingcolours! Thanks again Ross for your help and all the support
Tom Murphy
Mar 24,2024Couldn’t recommend any more. I booked the full package with Ross to take me through my OOW 3000, feeling very overwhelmed and intimidated by the syllabus to begin with. We started with weekly sessions going through everything, before increasing to recaps and mocks every other day in the last few days leading up to the exam. By this time you get to know each other well and he’s able to tailor sessions to what you are weaker on. And I honestly don’t think I would have been able to pass (especially 1st time) without his guidance. Great knowledge, patience and a good laugh as well. Ross I look forward to catching you again for my masters!
Jonathan Cully
Feb 18,2024I recently passed OOW 3000 first time, and I couldn’t have done it without Ross’ knowledge and patience. Also last winter I was worried about GSK and N&R. Luckily I met Ross who was able to not just get me through the exams, but understand it and go in confident to pass. The syllabus is huge and intimidating, and I wasn’t sure how to tackle it efficiently. So I booked the full package which really helped me get through the syllabus, but Ross’ expertise will guide you through how to break it down and coach you in what’s really important. As the exam was approaching, the final few sessions is were it all really came together. A mixture of sessions focusing on weaknesses, pass/fail questions and mocks will get you through the exam. Ross by this stage knows you and knows what you should be focusing on. This flexibility and tailored approach to oral prep was key to me passing the exam. Thanks for everything Ross, I couldn’t have done it without you. See you again for Master’s!
Dan
May 12,2023Knowledgeable tutors, great mock exam questions in the style of the actual exam. Very useful notes and a great sense of support throughout the oral prep process.
Oliver
May 10,2023Ross helped me get prepared and organised and confident for my OOW 3000, he even taught me GSK a few years ago. Very good tutor and would highly recommend! - Ollie
Tish
Jun 04,2024If you wanna pass. Get these guys. Smashed my oral thanks to Rosco! Last question in my exam was a question Ross and I went through the night before. Simply brilliant