Yachtmaster Offshore - 5 Day Prep/Exam (RYA, USCG or other)

Course topics include:

•the basics of seamanship

•the essentials of coastal navigation and pilotage

•chartwork

•electronic charts

•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, lifejackets and liferafts.

This course is run over 5 days and gives a much more in depth look at charts navigation etc to make longer passages in open water.