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Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore |
The RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster theory course is an advanced course that builds on the knowledge gained on the Day Skipper shorebased course. It is aimed at sailors and motor boaters who are looking to undertake more complex passages perhaps offshore or at night.
This course is a must for those looking to work towards taking the RYA Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster Offshore practical exams.
Duration:
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5 Days (Mon to Fri) |
Previous Experience Required:
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Knowledge of navigation to RYA Day Skipper theory level and practical sailing or motorboat experience |
Course Overview:
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Advanced coastal and offshore navigation course covering pilotage, meteorology, stability, Collision Regulations and electronic navigation aids such as GPS and chart plotters |
Cost:
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| High Season (Apr - Sep): |
£480 |
| Low Season (Oct - Mar): |
£445 |
Itinery:
Course runs Monday to Friday 0900 – 1700 (includes exam)
What's Included:
- All course materials including RYAYachtmaster course notes book.
- Pen, Pencil & note paper.
- Accommodation, breakfast, lunch, tea and coffee.
Not included:
- Navigation equipment plotter, dividers - available to buy.
- Evening meals.
It is an intensive course covering advanced navigation techniques including - position fixing, course shaping and plotting, tidal knowledge including secondary port calculations, navigation in restricted visibility, Admiralty publications and electronic position finding equipment. The meteorology tuition includes the taking and interpretation of forecasts, plotting of weather systems and weather prediction. Students are shown how to use this information when planning and executing passage plans. The International Regulations for Prevention of Collision at Sea are dealt with in detail and you will also learn more about yacht stability and safety offshore.
It is strongly recommended that students have a good grasp of theory subjects to Dayskipper standard and have thoroughly revised the Collision Regulations before attending.
During the course students sit three exams and will be awarded the RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Theory Certificate.
Syllabus:
This is an advanced course in navigation and meteorology for candidates for the Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate. The syllabus makes some provision for the revision of subjects in the Day Skipper course but those who have not acquired the knowledge set out in the Day Skipper course are unlikely to be able to assimilate all the subjects covered in this advanced course in the time available.
- Position
a. Dead reckoning and estimated position
b. Satellite-derived position
c. Use of waypoints to fix position
d. Radar fixes
e. Techniques of visual fixing
f. Fixes using a mixture of position lines
g. Relative accuracy of different methods of position fixing
h. Area of uncertainty
- The magnetic compass
a. Allowance for variation
b. Change of variation with time and position
c. Causes of deviation
d. Swing for deviation (but not correction)
e. Allowance for deviation
f. Different types of compass
- Tides
a. Causes of tide - Springs and Neaps
b. Tide tables - sources
c. Tidal levels and datum
d. Standard and secondary ports
e. Tide anomalies (Solent, etc.)
- Tidal Streams
a. Sources of tidal information
b. Tidal stream information in sailing directions and Yachtsmen's Almanacs
c. Allowance for tidal streams in computing a course to steer
d. Tide rips, overfalls and races
e. Tidal observation buoys, beacons etc.
- Buoyage
a. IALA system buoyage in Region A
b. Limitations of buoys as navigational aids
- Lights
a. Characteristics
b. Ranges - visual, luminous and nominal
c. Rising and dipping distances
d. Light lists
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