RYA Day Skipper Theory - Instructor Led Webinars

RYA DAY SKIPPER THEORY AND PRACTICAL DISCOUNT

Book an RYA Day Skipper theory course with Equinox LSS and receive a 10% on a RYA Day Skipper Practical course (£600 reduced to £540).

WHO’S THE COURSE FOR?

The RYA Day Skipper Theory course is FOR ANYONE who is new to Navigation or rusty having not used it for years.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The “classroom” sessions will be held on Zoom from your PC, Laptop, Tablet, or Phone, so you will interact with your instructor and classmates quite normally. The software will allow the instructor to present slides shows, whiteboard, and set quizzes for you as well as answer questions.

All with the benefit of being far more the 2 meters away from each other!

Homework will be set each week to complete on the days off.

INCLUDED:

- All required learning materials

- Postage of materials

- 40 Hours of Contact

- Online learning videos & materials

- All-day contact & support from the instructor

NOT INCLUDED:

- Plotter & Divider Set - Can be bought online for about £25- Extra tuition if required

Nautical terms

• Parts of a boat and hull

• General nautical terminology

Ropework

• Knowledge of the properties of synthetic ropes in common use

Anchor work

• Characteristics of different types of anchor

• Considerations to be taken into account when anchoring

Safety

• Knowledge of the safety equipment to be carried, its stowage and use (see RYA Boat Safety Handbook C8)Fire precautions and fire fighting

• Use of personal safety equipment, harnesses, and life jackets

• Ability to send a distress signal by VHF radiotelephoneBasic knowledge of rescue procedures including helicopter rescue

International regulations for preventing collisions at sea

• Steering and sailing rules (5, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12-19)General rules (all other rules)

Definition of position, course, and speed

• Latitude and longitudeKnowledge of standard navigational termsTrue bearings and courses

• The nautical mile

Navigational charts and publications

• The information shown on charts, chart symbols and representation of direction and distanceNavigational publications in common use

• Chart correctionNavigational drawing instruments

Use of parallel rulers, dividers and proprietary plotting instruments

Compass

• Application of variation

• Awareness of deviation and its causes

• Use of hand-bearing compass

Chartwork

• Dead reckoning and estimated position including an awareness of leeway

• Techniques of visual fixing

• Satellite-derived positions

• Use of waypoints to fix position

• Course to steer

Tides and tidal streams

• Tidal definitions, levels, and datumTide tables

• Use of Admiralty method of determining tidal height at standard port and awareness of corrections for secondary ports

• Use of tidal diamonds and tidal stream atlases for chartwork

Visual aids to navigation

• Lighthouses and beacons, light characteristics

Meteorology

• Sources of broadcast meteorological information

• Knowledge of terms used in shipping forecasts, including the Beaufort scale, and their significance to small craft

• Basic knowledge of highs, lows, and fronts

Passage planning

• Preparation of navigational plan for short coastal passages

• Meteorological considerations in planning short coastal passages

• Use of waypoints on passageImportance of confirmation of position by an independent source

• Keeping a navigational record

Navigation in restricted visibility

• Precautions to be taken in, and limitations imposed by, fog

Pilotage

• Use of transits, leading lines and clearing lines

• IALA system of buoyage for Region AUse of sailing directionsPilotage plans and harbor entry

Marine Environment

• Responsibility for avoiding pollution and protecting the marine environment