RYA Essential Navigation & Seamanship course
This RYA shorebased course offers a great introduction to navigation and safety awareness for new or inexperienced skippers and crew, and those wanting to refresh their skills. It's a highly informative course with lots of opportunities for you to put your new found knowledge into practice during one of our practical courses and on your own boat.
This RYA course is also available as an online course, allowing you to study at your own pace at your own place.
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
The course is taught over 16 hours with exercises to complete along the way. It will be covered as a two days weekend session.
Ability after the course
Completion of the course should give you all of the required navigation and theoretical knowledge required to move towards the Day Skipper shorebased course and RYA Day Skipper qualification.
What's included
- All course materials including the RYA Essential Navigation notes book
- Sandwich lunch, coffee/tea
- Free parking at our premises
- A certificate is awarded at successful passing the assessment
Supporting courses
We recommend practical training on board of our C-MASTERS vessel to put your knowledge into practice.
Supporting books
Overview of all our RYA shorebased courses
RYA Essential navigation
Shorebased course for beginning crew members, providing essential knowledge on navigation and seamanship on board
RYA Day Skipper
Intermediate shorebased course for competent crew members and beginning skippers, which lays the foundation for safe navigation and seamanship. Recommended for all sailors on tidal and non-tidal waters
RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster
Advanced shorebased course for skippers of sailing and motor vessels, preparing them for long (day and night) coastal and offshore passages, with lots of emphasis on passage planning, safety and navigation skills
RYA Yachtmaster Ocean
Worldwide weather systems, celestial navigation and preparation of ocean passages, for those eager to cross the ocean and for professional skippers
RYA Radar course
Shorebased course on the use of radar systems, teaching you how to properly set up the radar system, use it for navigation purposes and to avoid collisions
RYA Diesel Engine course
Learn the functionality of a diesel engine, and how to maintain and repair it.
Short Range Certificate
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