RYA Narrowboat Course
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RYA day skipper & Yachtmaster tHeory

Day Skipper & Yachtmaster Theory

 

 

 

Yachtmaster & Day Skipper Theory consists of 40 hours of training - £550.00 places limited.

 

Monday 7th October 19:00 to 21:00 over 6 Months 

 

Wednesday 5th February 19:00 to 21:00 over 8 weeks & Satruday 8th Feb and every other Saturay

 

 

Our aim is to give you time to learn each subject, practice and test your knowledge, and in your busy life it allows you time to get some personal tuition!!

 

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.

 

Course topics include:-

  • The basics of Seamanship

  • The essentials of coastal navigation and pilotage

  • Chartwort

  • Position fixing

  • Plotting a course to steer

  • Weather forecasting and meteorology

  • Tides

  • IRPC - Collisison 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 Cost £550 inlcuding course pack.

 

The Shorebased course covers the subject matter in much greater detail so you will be competent when you go on for your Practical Boating Courses.  Call us for further details on:

07425 171821

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