Duration: Approx. 40hrs.

Can be taken anytime, anywhere and at your

own speed, delivered by Navathome, an RYA

Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training.

Internet Access - 6 months to complete your course with optional extension period of £30.

Previous Experience Required: Knowledge of navigation to RYA Day Skipper theory level.

Certification: At the end of the course students are awarded with an RYA Coastal Skipper theory / Yachtmaster Offshore theory course certificate.

Course Overview: This course will take your theory knowledge to the standard required for the Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore practical exams, concentrating on advanced navigation and meteorology skills.

Cost: £285.00

How to pay for this course: Fill in a booking form and make full payment. Once these have been received you will be emailed with your username and password to access the course.

Try it for FREE and see how it works: This free trial covers sections out of the Day Skipper, Coastal Yachtmaster and Yachtmaster Ocean courses. Click here >>

What's Included: All course materials including the Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore study pack.  Which includes a chart, course handbook, exercises and an electronic chart plotter CD and online training almanac. Along with full support of an RYA instructor by email. (Pack takes approx. 3-5 days to arrive).

The RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster theory course is an advanced course that builds on the knowledge gained on the shorebased Day Skipper. During the course you will be taught advanced navigation techniques - position fixing, course shaping and plotting, tidal knowledge including secondary port calculations, navigation in restricted visibility, Admiralty publications and electronic position finding equipment. The meteorology tuition includes the taking and interpretation of forecasts, plotting of weather systems and weather prediction. The International Regulations for Prevention of Collision at Sea are also taught for day, night and restrictid visibility.

Course topics include:

1. •position fixing
   

2. •course shaping and plotting
   

3. •tidal knowledge
   

4. •use of almanacs and admiralty publications
   

5. •electronic position finding equipment
   

6. •taking and interpreting forecasts
   

7. •plotting weather systems
   

8. •weather predictions using a barometer and by observation
   

9. •collision regulations
   

10. •customs and excise regulations for cruising abroad

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