COASTAL SKIPPER / YACHTMASTER® OFFSHORE
Advanced training for more experienced skippers building on the Day Skipper course
This course equips you to navigate safely on coastal and off shore passages. It allows some time for revision of the basics and then moves on to advanced navigation techniques.
Course topics include ³ position fi xing ³ course shaping and plotting ³ tidal knowledge ³ use of almanacs and admiralty publications
RYA Navigation Handbook
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
For Coastal Skipper/ Yachtmaster® Off shore
³ electronic position fi nding equipment ³ taking and interpreting forecasts ³ plotting weather systems ³ weather predictions using a barometer and by observation
³ collision regulations ³ customs and excise regulations for cruising abroad
This course will take your theory knowledge to the standard required for the Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster® Off shore practical exams, concentrating on advanced navigation and meteorology skills. As with the Day Skipper shorebased
course, the RYA’s specially designed chart plotter software will be used during the course to give you a realistic taste of modern electronic navigation. Students in the southern hemisphere can take advantage of the southern hemisphere version of our training materials, ensuring that your course is relevant to you. The course is taught over 40 hours with
three exam papers. It can be covered as a series of short sessions, as an intensive week-long course, or by distance learning.
RYA Navigation Exercises
RYA Weather Handbook
RYA Sail Cruising Logbook
RYA Motor Cruising Logbook
RYA Tom Cunliff e’s Manual of Seamanship
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