RYA Shorebased Courses

Course overview:

Duration: 5 Days
Times: 0900hrs - 1700hrs
Course Fee: ALL INCLUSIVE for either course.

Please note: The fee includes the RYA training pack required for the course, charts, lunch, refreshments and TeachMe to SAIL - Day Skipper Edition CD ROM [extra in other courses]. Navigational plotters and dividers (hardware pack) are essential items for you to keep at home so we recommend you purchase your own set on our online shop.

RYA Day Skipper Shorebased Theory

Duration:
5 Days FAST-TRACK

Previous Experience:
None, but some practical experience is desirable.

Content:
Seamanship, Basic Navigation and Pilotage, Safety procedures and Collision regulations.

Details:
This is a beginner’s course, which assumes no prior experience and is intended to be both enjoyable and informative. It introduces basic navigation, including chartwork, position fixing, tides, buoyage, and passage planning as well as the essential subjects of safety and meteorology. The course is equally suited to both sail and powerboat users. With the increasing use of modern electronic aids to navigation, an introduction to the safe use of G.P.S. is also included. This course is essential preparation for the RYA Day Skipper Practical Course.

A small amount of study in the student’s own time will be required. The student is assessed by short practice exercises during the course and two final exercises towards the end of the course.

A course completion certificate is issued to students who successfully complete the course. Click here for course dates.

RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Shorebased Theory

Duration:

5 Days FAST-TRACK

Previous Experience:

Knowledge of Navigation to Day Skipper level and Practical Sailing or Motorboat experience.

Content:

Advanced Coastal navigation, pilotage, meteorology and collision regulations.

Details:

This is an advanced course, which assumes prior completion of the RYA Day Skipper course or the equivalent experience and is intended to be both enjoyable and informative. It develops more advanced navigation, including chartwork, position fixing, tides, buoyage, and offshore passage planning as well as the essential subjects of safety, International Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea and more advanced meteorology. The course is equally suited to both sail and powerboat users. With the increasing use of modern electronic aids to navigation, the use of G.P.S. is also included. This course is essential preparation for the RYA Coastal Skipper Practical Course or the Yachtmaster Examination

An amount of study in the student’s own time will be required. The student is assessed by short practice exercises during the course and three final assessment exercises towards the end of the course.

A course completion certificate is issued to students who successfully complete the course.

The shorebased courses are held in our modern classroom and include all course materials, lunch, morning and afternoon tea.

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