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RYA Day Skipper
Department: Sport and Leisure
Course Essentials
- Duration:
- Location(s):
- Harrogate Centre
- Department:
- Sport and Leisure
- Course code:
Main features
Please contact Harrogate centre for details
This is an elementary shore-based course in seamanship, navigation and meteorology and is suitable for people with little previous experience who wish to obtain a working knowledge of basic navigational skills.
Students who successfully complete this course can progress to the RYA Yacht Master course.
The tuition cost is TBA (there is no fee remission). Please note you will also need to pay the RYA registration fee and purchase RYA course materials.
What you will study
Nautical terms
Ropework
Anchorwork
Safety
International regulations for preventing collisions at sea
Definition of position, course and speed
Navigational charts and publications
Navigational drawing instruments
Compasses
Chartwork
Position fixing
Tides and tidal streams
Visual aids to navigation
Meteorology
Passage planning
Navigation in restricted visibility
Pilotage
Responsibility for avoiding pollution and protecting the marine environment
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