RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Theory

To learn the the art of “Astro Navigation” and the key concepts of planning Ocean Passages. This is an advanced navigation course aimed at Blue Water sailors, anyone crossing the Atlantic (or other Oceans), Super Yacht Deck Officers and Commercial Yacht Skippers planning on operating more than 150NM from a safe haven.

Course Structure

The course covers celestial navigation, worldwide meteorology and passage planning. The majority of the course is spent developing understanding of how to use the sextant, how to apply corrections and how to then calculate your position using the sun, moon, stars and planets.

For the classroom course, we provide all the tables, sextants and other tools for this course. During the week we will also cover the written exam required for completing the RYA Ocean Yachtmaster oral exam.

Useful Information

Pre Requisites:

Candidates should have navigation, passage planning and meteorology knowledge up to RYA Yachtmaster Offshore level and have some practical experience of putting this knowledge into practice.

What's Included:

Use of sextant, charts and publications

Ocean shorebased exercise pack

Plotting Sheets

RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased written exam (classroom course)

RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased certificate

Free parking ( Subject to terms & conditions )

Email and telephone support for the online course

What's Not Included:

Lunch