This new RYA course is aimed at anyone new to sailing, power boating, sea angling or diving as well as experienced dinghy and keelboat sailors and inshore racers.
Conscious that people are short of time for leisure activities this course aims to give students an awareness and knowledge of basic navigation techniques and safety in just 16 hours. The syllabus includes; charts and publications, safety, engine checks, buoyage, tidal awareness, visual and electronic navigation, pilotage, rules of the road, anchoring, weather forecasts and passage planning.
This course is the perfect stepping stone to the more in-depth Day Skipper shorebased course, or to courses on the water such as the Intermediate Powerboat, Start Yachting, Helmsman or Day Skipper courses.
Duration: Two days.
Price: £150
Includes: course pack; RYA Basic Navigation & Safety book, Training Chart Plotter software, Training Almanac and Training Charts.
Pre-requisites: No prior knowledge required.
Specialist Short Courses
Shorebased
