Day Skipper (Theory)

RYA DAY SKIPPER THEORY COURSE – Duration 5 Days

Course Fee: 500 Euros

This shorebased course is carried out over 5 days and provides a comprehensive introduction to cruising for inexperienced skippers. Whilst the course will equip students with sufficient knowledge to navigate around familiar waters by day, a basic knowledge of lights is also included which provides an introduction to night cruising.  In order to keep abreast with developments in electronic navigational aids, students will be given a realistic insight into electronic navigation with the use of a chart plotter.

For students unable to commit themselves to 5 consecutive days of training, we can offer a ‘tailor made’ programme of structured short sessions to enable them to complete the course at their leisure.

The course topics include:

• the basics of seamanship
• the essentials of coastal navigation and pilotage
• chartwork
• electronic charts
• position fixing
• plotting a course to steer
• weather forecasting and meteorology
• tides
• collision regulations (IRPCS)
• construction, parts and equipment of a cruising boat
• emergency and safety procedures including distress calls, use of flares, safety harnesses, lifejackets and liferafts.

Please contact us for any further information and course dates.