RYA Day Skipper (non-tidal)
Dreamt of sailing your own yacht?
Dreamt of chartering a yacht and being your own skipper?
Want to further your knowledge in sailing and navigating?
Then our RYA Day Skipper (non-tidal) is for you!
During this course you will learn pilotage, boat handling, seamanship and navigation. By the end of it you should be able to skipper a small yacht in familiar waters by day and take full responsibility of all aspects of the boat.
The course covers:
- Knowledge of competent crew material
- Preparation for sea
- Deck work
- Navigation
- Pilotage
- Meteorology
- Rule of the road
- Maintenance and repair work
- Engines
- Understand how to operate a yacht
- Emergency situation
- Yacht handling under power
- Yacht handling under sails
- Passage making
Minimum pre-course experience: Some practical and navigaton experience
According to what is most suitable for you choose either the 5-day course or the 3 weekend course.
Course Rates
| Course |
Rates |
| Day Skipper Practical
| 390CYP |
| Day Skipper Theory
| 290CYP |
RYA Day Skipper Shorebased Theory
- Nautical terms
- Rope work
- Anchor work
- Safety
- International regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- Definition of position, course and speed
- Navigation charts and applications
- Navigation drawing instruments
- Compasses
- Chart work
- Position fixing
- Tides and tidal streams
- Visual aids to navigation
- Meteorology
- Passage planning
- Navigation in restricted visibility
- Responsibility for avoiding pollution and protecting the sea
The theory course is done once a week (3 hours) for 16 weeks.
At the end of this course a written examinaton must be completed.
go from rya day skipper to rya enquiry form
|
