RYA Day Skipper Theory

The RYA Day Skipper theory course is essential as preparation for the RYA Day Skipper practical course and is ideal for anyone who wants to skipper a boat or to become a more useful crew member by getting involved in the navigation and running of the vessel. The course is designed to teach you how to navigate in coastal and inshore waters by day. When you are out at sea as far as navigation is concerned knowing where you are and how to get to where you want to go is essential. During the RYA Day Skipper Theory course you will get hands on experience of plotting positions and courses on charts, both paper and electronic, planning passages as well as working out how to navigate in and out of harbours all within the safe confines of the classroom. You will also be taught how to identify lights on buoys and vessels at sea, meteorology as well as safety procedures including how to call for help. Before the course you will be provided with the RYA Day Skipper Shorebased Course Notes and to help you after the course a Day Skipper post course revision pack will be issued. You do not need to have had any formal training in navigation or sailing to successfully complete this course though if you\'ve not been in a classroom for a long time or have very little on the water experience you may find completing the RYA Essential Navigation & Seamanship course first helpful. On successful completion you will have enough knowledge to navigate around familiar waters by day. The standard course is run over five days which can be completed consecutively, over two weekends or during evening classes (from October to March). On the final day you will be given two assessment papers to complete, the first one being a general paper covering such topics as collision regulations, buoyage, pilotage etc and a second covering chartwork and tides. We can also run this course to a timetable that suit your needs.