RYA ESSENTIAL NAVIGATION & SAFETY
Classroom courses are operated from our home base in Kip Marina, unless stated otherwise
A great introduction to navigation and safety awareness for new or inexperienced skippers and crew, and those wanting to refresh their skills.
This course is for anyone interested in sailing, motor boating, sea angling or diving, and works well in complementing our on-the-water training, such as the Powerboat Level 2, Start Yachting and Helmsman courses.
It's a highly informative course with lots of opportunities for you to put your new found knowledge into practice. If you decide to take the course online, you will find many interactive exercises to help reinforce the information and lots of chances to try out what you've learned.
This course is for you if you...
Elements of Seamanship, Basic navigation and pilotage, Safety procedures and Collision regulations. This introductory course ideal for anyone new to sailing, power-boating, sea angling and diving and for those experienced in dinghy and keel boat sailing. Topics covered include:
Course cost includes
This course is for anyone interested in sailing, motor boating, sea angling or diving, and works well in complementing our on-the-water training, such as the Powerboat Level 2, Start Yachting and Helmsman courses.
It's a highly informative course with lots of opportunities for you to put your new found knowledge into practice. If you decide to take the course online, you will find many interactive exercises to help reinforce the information and lots of chances to try out what you've learned.
This course is for you if you...
- Are involved in or becoming involved in sailing/motor or power boating/sea angling/diving
- Are totally new to the sport
- Are inexperienced
- Are a little rusty on the basics
- Want to see if you are ready for the theory side
- Want to be a little more helpful as a crew member
- None
- None
- 2 days
- None
Elements of Seamanship, Basic navigation and pilotage, Safety procedures and Collision regulations. This introductory course ideal for anyone new to sailing, power-boating, sea angling and diving and for those experienced in dinghy and keel boat sailing. Topics covered include:
- Basic navigation and pilotage. The tide can make a familiar harbour look completely different on your return. Shallow areas may force you to follow the marked channels and even prevent you reaching your mooring. We will teach you how to interpret charts, how the buoyage system works and where to find the information that is key to safe navigation.
- How to avoid a collision with another boat. There are specific rules on who should give way and when. These rules are covered in sufficient detail to avoid confusion when you are out on the water.
- How to obtain and interpret weather forecasts and what they are likely to mean on the water.
- Understanding the tides to help you be sure that you have sufficient depth of water and to be aware of the direction and strength of the flow of tide.
- How to ensure that your boat is safe including routine engine checks and having the correct safety equipment on board.
- Most boats these days carry some sort of electronic navigation equipment. The course includes a brief introduction to using it based on the RYA’s electronic chart plotter.
Course cost includes
- Instructor time
- Drinks and biscuits
- Certificates and course packs
