RYA Day Skipper Theory Course
What the course delivers
This classroom based course, is a comprehensive program designed to provide our students with a thorough understanding of chartwork, navigation, meteorology, and the basics of seamanship.
This comprehensive learning experience is delivered by our RYA accredited instructors at a pace suited and adapted to the class.
Course Features
- Classroom based training with accredited instructors
- All training materials for the course
- Use of navigation training equipment:
- Charts
- Almanacs
- Tide tables
- Dividers and plotters
- Pilotage books
Course Syllabus
This comprehensive course covers all the theory fundamentals you will need:
- Nautical Terminology
- Charts
- Buoyage
- Latitude and Longitude
- Measuring Bearings
- Measuring Distance
- The Compass and Magnetic Variation
- GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System)
- Chartplotters
- Transducers
- Radar
- AIS (Automatic Identification System)
- Position Fixing (including range and bearing, transits, and three-point fixes)
- Rope Materials and Construction
- Knots
- Tidal Theory
- Tidal Curves
- Anchors
- Anchoring
- Dead Reckoning
- Tidal Streams
- Estimated Positions
- Course to Steer
- Vectors
- International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea
- Pressure Systems and the Passage of Fronts
- Land and Sea Breezes
- Fog
- Forecasts
- Personal Care
- Lifejackets
- Man Overboard
- Stability
- Fire
- Distress Signals
- Helicopter Rescue
- Abandon Ship
- Safety Brief
- Pilotage
- Passage Planning
- Marine Environment
Duration:
6 days
Price:
€ 695 (Incl IVA)
