Navigation - Shorebased
Essential navigation and seamanship
Essential navigation and seamanship
Essential navigation and seamanship
A great introduction to navigation and safety for new or inexperienced skippers and crew, and those wanting to refresh their skills. In fact it's for anyone interested in sailing, motor boating, sea angling or diving, and works well in complementing our on-the-water training, such as the Powerboat Level 2 or Personal Watercraft.
Day Skipper
Essential navigation and seamanship
Essential navigation and seamanship
This course offers a great introduction to navigation and safety awareness for new or inexperienced skippers and crew, and those wanting to refresh their skills. In fact it's for anyone interested in sailing, motor boating, sea angling or diving, and works well in complementing our on-the-water training.
Essential Navigation and Seamanship Course
Introduction
This course offers a great introduction to navigation and safety awareness for new or inexperienced skippers and crew, and those wanting to refresh their skills. In fact it's for anyone interested in sailing, motor boating, sea angling or diving, and works well in complementing our on-the-water training, such as the Powerboat Level 2.
It's a highly informative course with lots of opportunities for you to put your new found knowledge into practice
Assumed knowledge and experience - None.
Minimum age - None.
Ability after the course - Basic knowledge of navigation and safety.
Course Content
- Charts and Publications
- Safety
- Engine checks
- Buoyage
- Tidal awareness
- Visual and electronic navigation
- Pilotage
- Rules of the road
- Anchoring
- Weather forecasts
- Passage planning
You will receive a course pack which includes a chart, plotter, dividers, course handbook and exercises.
Course Duration
Two full days In the classroom, the course is taught over 16 hours with exercises to complete along the way. The course can be covered as a series of short sessions.
Course cost
£220 per person
Whats included
Refreshments including Teas and Coffee
Course pack which includes the required student training material
- RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship course book
- RYA Handy Plotter
- Exercises and Course Information booklet
- Redemption voucher for the RYA Electronic Chart Plotter
- RYA course completion certificate
- RYA Training Charts
- Set of Dividers
Day Skipper
Introduction
A comprehensive introduction to cruising for inexperienced skippers. This course equips you with enough knowledge to navigate around familiar waters by day. A basic knowledge of lights is also included as an introduction to night cruising. The Day Skipper course is a great entry point to the RYA theory syllabus providing the necessary tools to ensure you put out to sea safely.
Course Content
the basics of seamanship
- the basics of seamanship
- the essentials of coastal navigation and pilotage
- chartwork
- electronic charts
- position fixing
- plotting a course to steer
- weather forecasting and meteorology
- tides
- collision regulations
- construction, parts and equipment of a cruising boat
- emergency and safety procedures including distress calls,use of flares, safety harnesses, lifejackets and liferafts
Course Duration
The course is taught over 40 hours with two exam papers completed during the course.
We run this course as an evening class over six weekday evenings and one full weekend. evening classes are great for those who want structured learning with the ability to consolidate between sessions.
Course Cost
£390
Whats included
Refreshments including Tea and Coffee
Course pack which includes the required student training material
During the course you will have use of the Training Almanac, dividers, a Portland Plotter and RYA training charts.