RYA Day Skipper Theory
This course equips you with enough knowledge to navigate around familiar waters by day and is therefore essential if you are planning to do your Day Skipper practical course. A basic knowledge of lights is also included to introduce you to night cruising. No previous knowledge is required, but we do cover a lot of ground, so if you are new to sailing larger boats, please ensure you put all the dates in your diary, as you will be expected to catch up with anything you may have missed. All students will have access to a dropbox so they can catch up with any slides and exercises.
Course topics include:
• 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
DAY SKIPPER THEORY COURSE 2021 – 2022
Wednesday Evenings 19:30 – 21:30
October 6th 2021 – 30th March 2022, full course dates available on the booking page.
Cost £250. Booking are only taken online, so it is first come first served. There is a strict limit of a minimum of 8 and maximum of 12 places, so the course will not run if there are less than 8 bookings. This year the course will be blended learning, theoretical subjects will be online and practical subjects in the clubhouse.
RYA Coastal Skipper Theory
This course will take your theory knowledge to the standard required for the Yachtmaster™ Coastal and Yachtmaster™ Offshore practical exams, concentrating on advanced navigation and meteorology skills. You are expected to have the knowledge of a Day Skipper but there is no requirement for you to have completed the course, relevant experience is acceptable. We cover a lot of ground, so please ensure you put all the dates in your diary, as you will be expected to catch up with anything you may have missed. All students will have access to a dropbox so they can catch up with any slides and exercises.
The course is taught over 40 hours with three exam papers.
Course topics include:
• position fixing
• course shaping and plotting
• tidal knowledge
• use of almanacs and admiralty publications
• electronic position finding equipment
• taking and interpreting forecasts
• plotting weather systems
• weather predictions using a barometer and by observation
• collision regulations
• customs and excise regulations for cruising abroad
It allows some time for revision of the basics and then moves on to advanced navigation techniques.
Coastal Skipper Theory 2021 – 2022
Cancelled
RYA Marine Radio (Short Range Certificate) Course
The RYA Marine Radio Short Range Certificate (SRC) is the minimum qualification required to operate marine VHF radio equipment on a UK flagged vessel. This one-day classroom based radio course teaches you how to operate a marine VHF radio fitted with DSC (Digital Selective Calling). You will also learn about the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, which includes Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons, Personal Locator Beacons and Search and Rescue Transponders/Transmitters. We use current radio equipment throughout our training course.
By the end of your day in the classroom you will have a good working knowledge of both VHF radio procedures and DSC.
Pass the short exam at the end of the course and you will qualify for your Short Range Certificate.
The course is 10 hours long with 3 hours being self study. The exam is at the end of the course.
Course price £65 and the exam is £70 payable to the RYA. You will need a passport sized photograph.
COMPLETED THE ONLINE COURSE?
Exams available – contact Nigel Fletcher for dates.
