RYA Day Skipper Theory

A comprehensive introduction to navigation and cruising for new or inexperienced skippers. This course equips you with enough knowledge to navigate around familiar waters by day. A basic knowledge of lights is also included to introduce you to night cruising.

Course Structure

The basics of seamanship

•The essentials of coastal navigation and pilotage

•Chartwork

•Electronic charts

•GPS Navigation

•Position fixing

•Plotting a course to steer

•Weather forecasting and meteorology

•Tides

•Collision regulations

•Construction, parts and equipment of a cruising boat

•Emergency and safety procedures including distress calls, use of flares, safety harnesses, life jackets and life rafts