RYA Courses
RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Theory
Ideal for candidates for the Coastal Skipper practical course & Yachmaster Offshore exam. Some revision of the Day Skipper shorebased course plus more advanced skills in offshore & coastal navigation by day & night, pilotage & meteorology.
What you get
- Instant RYA instructor support; live chat, email, phone or video calls; 12 hours a day
- 27.5 hours of video content
- Knowledge base feature filled with extra learning resources
- Communities forum to engage with other like minded students and Instructors
- Access for 12 months
- Mock and final exams marked with personal feedback and tailored revision plan
- RYA Yachtmaster certificate
- FREE international postage
- Professional quality student pack including in-course price:
- 2 x Admiralty Training Charts
- 2b mechanical chartwork pencil
- Soft chartwork rubber
- Ardent Training ‘Handy hints’ bookmark
- RYA Yachtmaster Shorebased Notes book
- RYA Exercises and Course Info booklet
- RYA Training Almanac
- Passage Planning, Tidal Hour Ladder & Secondary Port Proformas
- 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.
A little more information
Topics covered
- Compasses
- Transducers
- GNSS
- Chartplotters & Apps
- Radar
- Tidal Theory
- Tidal Terminology
- Secondary Ports
- Tidal Curves
- Tidal Clearances
- Tidal Streams inc. Computation of Rates
- Aids to Nav – Lights
- Aids to Nav – Buoys
- Range and Bearing
- Transits
- Accuracy
- EP (advanced)
- Running Fix
- Course to Steer (advanced)
- Wind Strength and Direction
- Wave Formation
- Fetch, Waves and Swell inc. Dangerous Waves
- Pressure Systems
- Fronts within a Depression
- Weather Forecasts
- Fog
- Monitoring Weather at Sea
- IRPCS – Lights, Shapes, Sounds, and Vessel Identification
- Pilotage Techniques
- Night Pilotage and Blind Navigation
- Lifejackets, Fire, Distress Signals
- Stability
- Adverse Weather
- Helicopter Rescue
- Abandon Ship
- Passage Planning
- Protecting the Marine Environment
Required experience
- Knowledge to the level of Day Skipper Shorebased.
Certificate Issuing Criteria
- Understands how to skipper a yacht on coastal passages by day & night.
Duration
- 50 hours + exam time (approximately 7 hours for all 3 papers)
Minimum Age
- 16+ yrs old
