RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased

AIM: To learn the principles of navigation and passage planning for coastal and offshore passages. It is aimed at those who will attend a Coastal Skipper Power, Yachtmaster Power, Coastal Skipper Sail or Yachtmaster Sail Prep Week course and is totally classroom based.

DURATION: We run this course in various formats, so you can choose the one that suits you.

• Our most popular option is the five day course, days are 1000 to 1700. Dates are at the bottom of the page. 
• To take the course over fourteen evenings Night School please return to the RYA Shorebased Menu on the left.
• For Distance Learning (home study) through an affiliate go to  http://www.oceantraining.com/yacht_master.html

PRE REQUISITES: This is an advanced course in navigation, students would usually have previously attended a Dayskipper Shorebased Course (or have equivalent knowledge). The instructor will assume you have a reasonable theoretical knowledge of navigation and some experience of putting it into practice. If you have not already then we recommend you also take the Short Range Certificate.

COURSE CONTENT: Prior to the course we send out some Collision Regulations to be learnt in advance. On arrival you will receive the RYA Yachtmaster pack and handbook. Three assessment papers and certification are included. We also give all students a Chart plotter CD Rom simulator to take home and run a number of sessions using our live Garmin GPS Chart plotters.

The three assessment papers cover collision regulations, chart-work and meteorology. In addition to these subjects the course also covers safety equipment, stability, electronic navigation, sailing abroad and skippers responsibilities. At the end of the course your instructor will give you a full debrief.

BOOKING: If the dates below do not suit you please let us know. It may be we can offer something else, particularly if you are booking several months in advance.