Course Duration: 42 hours of classroom tuition which can be delivered in one of the following ways:

• Evening classes - 14 weeks @ 3 hours a week
• Weekend classes – 5 weekends @ 8hours a weekend (one full day each weekend)
• 5 consecutive days
  

Previous Experience Required: None essential but a minimum of RYA Start Yachting practical recommended.

Course Content: Background theoretical knowledge to skipper a small vessel in familiar waters by day.
This theoretical course is designed for beginner and intermediate level sailors. It is a comprehensive introduction to chart work, navigation, meteorology and the basics of seamanship. You will find this course invaluable if you want to learn how to navigate a coastline and make decisions as a skipper on board. It is strongly recommended that you have completed this course prior to commencing the Day Skipper Practical Course.

Syllabus
Charts & navigation publications	Log Keeping
Chart Corrections	Transits, leading and clearing lines
Compass errors - variation & deviation	GPS & use of way points
Terminology & chart symbols	Pilotage & Port entries
Lights & buoyage	Passage Preparation and Planning
Latitude & longitude	Meteorology
Position fixing, course and speed	Ropes, knots & splicing
Dead Reckoning & EP’s	Anchoring, docking & mooring
Use of plotting equipment	Safety equipment - use & stowage
Tides and Tidal Definitions	Emergency situations
Secondary Port Calculations	Gear failure
Use of tidal diamonds & tidal stream atlas	International Collision Regulations
Restricted Visibility	Pollution & marine environment

Inclusions: Day skipper shore based course kit including

Day skipper practical course notes
Day skipper handbook
RYA practice charts
Sample exercises
Practice Navigation Tables
Chart Plotter Simulator
Course completion certificate

Cost : $995.00 per person plus navigation equipment at cost (if you don’t already have it)

Register: Course Registration