RYA Essential Navigation & Seamanship Course
The 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 on-the-water training, such as the Powerboat Level 2, Start Yachting and Helmsman courses.
It’s a highly informative course with lots of opportunities for you to put your newfound knowledge into practice.
Course Topics:
- 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, exercises and access to the online plotter
How long is the course?
The course is taught over 16 hours in the classroom with exercises to complete along the way. It can be covered as a series of short sessions or over two full days.
Venue:
Broadside Sailing
Broadside
Vale Road, Thurton
Norwich
NR14 6AP
Maximum Student : Instructor Ratio
12:1
Course Materials Included in the course price:
- RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship 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.
