RYA Day Skipper Shore-based Course
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 to introduce you to night cruising.
We are continually updating our courses to take into account developments in technology and the electronic navigation aids now available on most cruising boats.
Guided questions are included in the course booklet as an integral part of teaching the features available, benefits and limitations of electronic navigation.
The course is taught over 40 hours with two invigilated papers. It can be covered as a series of two hour sessions, half days or full days -with a week or two between sessions; or as an intensive week-long course with Broadside Sailing.
Course topics include:
- the basics of seamanship
- the essentials of coastal navigation and pilotage
- chart-work
- 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 life-rafts
How long is the course?
In the classroom, the course is taught over 40 hours with exercises to complete along the way. Students may be asked to undertake some study and complete some exercises at home, (possibly up to 1 hour per week) plus 3 hours for invigilated papers.
Invigilated Papers:
General Paper 1.5 hours
Chartwork Paper 1.5 hours
Venue:
Broadside Sailing
Broadside Vale Road, Thurton, Norwich. NR14 6AP
01508 480088
Maximum Student : Instructor Ratio
12:1
Course Materials Included in the course price:
RYA Day Skipper Shore-based Pack
RYA Training Almanac (North)
Course Completion Certificate
Additional Costs
A list of recommended and optional publications and navigation instruments is available on the forms page of the website.
Please seek advice from Broadside Sailing about any available products.
