Shorebased Centres


Navigation RGN D5


D5.1 Certification available • Essential Navigation and Seamanship Day Skipper • Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Yachtmaster Ocean


D5.2 Minimum course duration Essential Navigation and Seamanship


Classroom courses: 16 hours’ teaching. Can be taught as a two-day intensive course or a series of short sessions. If offered as shorter sessions, a total of 18-20 hours is usual.


RYA online courses: students’ studies at own pace. The course usually takes a minimum of around six hours to complete. Day Skipper


40 hours’ teaching plus assessment papers and homework. Courses run over a series of short sessions must allow additional teaching time for recap and revision in each session. Contact time with training plotter: minimum 2 hours


Intensive courses: may be run as a 5 day intensive course. May be reduced to 4 days if delivered back-to-back with a 5 day practical course. Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster


40 hours’ teaching plus assessment papers and homework. Courses run over a series of short sessions must allow additional teaching time for recap and revision in each session. Contact time with training plotter: minimum 3 hours. Intensive courses: may be run as an intensive course over a minimum of 6 days. Yachtmaster Ocean


40 hours’ teaching plus assessment papers and homework. Courses run over a series of short sessions must allow additional teaching time for recap and revision in each session. Intensive courses: may be run as a 5 day intensive course.


Issued 12/07/2023. Information correct at time of publication. 118


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