RYA Courses
RYA Coastal Skipper Motor
This course aims to teach the skills and techniques required to skipper a motor cruiser of at least 7m LOA safely on coastal and offshore passages by day and night. Before taking this course it is virtually essential to have attended the Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore shorebased course, to ensure that time is not wasted teaching theory on board. For the more ambitious skipper to improve skills and learn to make full use of the boat on longer, more complex passages. An important aspect is learning to take command and make decisions resulting in relaxed, well-planned passages and happy crew.
- Our instructors are highly experienced across a range of different types of powered craft allowing us to tailor make courses to suit your own individual needs.
- Our instructors ensure a fun and safe learning environment. We try to make your time with us as practical, constructive and enjoyable as possible.
2440€ per per
Own Boat tuition is available – please ask for a price
Syllabus
- Can plan a coastal passage including a consideration of the capability of the vessel, navigation, victualling, weather, ports of refuge, tidal heights and tidal streams.
- Knowledge of publications required and strategy
- Knows Customs procedures
- Is aware of safety equipment required for offshore passages
- Can prepare a cruising vessel for sea including stowage, safety briefing, watch keeping, delegating responsibilities and equipment and engine checks
- Can prepare a pilotage plan, with consideration of soundings, transits, clearing bearings, buoyage, port or harbour regulations and tidal considerations
- Can pilot a cruising vessel by day and night
- Can take charge of a cruising vessel and direct the crew
- Can organise the navigation, deckwork and domestic duties of a cruising vessel on passage
- Is aware of the significance of meteorological trends
- Is aware of crew welfare on passage
- Can use electronic navigational equipment for planning and undertaking a passage, including the use of waypoints and routes
- How to identify and take into account wind and current conditions when planning and executing manoeuvres
- Can control the cruising vessel effectively in a confined space under power, including all berthing and unberthing situations
- Pick up a mooring bow or stern to
- Avoid excessive use of power
- Additional for two-engined vessels: berth and unberth in simple situations using one engine, including the correct use of lines
- How to handle a cruising vessel in strong winds
- General conduct in restricted visibilty
- Prepare a cruising vessel for heavy weather
- Navigate in restricted visibility
- The actions to be taken when abandoning to a liferaft, and during helicopter and lifeboat rescues
- How to carry out the aftercare requirements on a casualty who has been in the water
- Describe to a crew member the effects of cold-water shock on a casualty who has been in the water
- Recover a man overboard under power
Course Info
15 days, 2 days as skipper, 300 miles, 8 night hours. Boat handling to the standard of the Day Skipper practical motor cruising course and navigation to the standard of the Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore shorebased course.
Passage planning, preparation for sea, pilotage, passage making and ability as a skipper, radar, boat handling, adverse weather conditions, emergency situations.
The Coastal Skipper practical course is to teach the skills and techniques required to skipper a cruising vessel safely on coastal and offshore passages by day and night. It will build on and refine your navigation and boat handling skills. We will provide you with our passage planning sheet and look at various watch systems which could be used on longer passages.
Able to skipper a motor cruiser on coastal passages by day and night. By the end of the course you should be ready to build on your experience and maybe work towards a Certificate of Competence.
This is a practical course which will take place afloat however you will also be tested on elements of the theory during the course.
The course takes place over 5 days either Monday – Friday, Saturday – Wednesday, Wednesday – Sunday.
5 days
17 years old
