RYA Radar Course
What the course delivers
This is a one day course that has become increasingly popular for both safety and navigation on motor boats for both leisure and commercial skippers .
Radar is an invaluable aid for navigation and collision avoidance but it is only useful in the hands of a knowledgeable operator.
Course Features
The course is delivered in the classroom at out training centre and with a highly practical approach. We also keep our class sizes small to ensure our instructors can give the students the highest level of attention.
The training will ensure the student has an understanding of:
- Radar wave propagation
- Radar set components
- Target definition and discrimination
- Radar reflectors
- Types of radar display
- Radar plotting
- Navigation
- Range and bearing
Course Syllabus
This essential course provides the student with:
- Switching on and control use
- Tuning and refining the picture
- Reading and understanding the picture
- Radar reflector
- Plotting and fixing
- Pilotage
- Closest Points of Approach
- Collision Avoidance
- Troubleshooting
Duration:
1 Day – Classroom based
Price:
€ 225 (Incl IVA)
