RYA COASTAL SKIPPER/ YACHTMASTER ONLINE
Online RYA Coastal Skipper/ Yachtmaster courses are supplied through our Navathome and Ardent Training partnerships.
* Navathome prices include UK postage of course packs where applicable. For international shipping, please contact us before completing your order. International shipping is included in the price for Ardent Training courses.
Advanced training for more experienced skippers building on the Day Skipper course. This course equips you to navigate safely on coastal and offshore passages.
This course will take your theory knowledge to the standard required for the Yachtmaster™ Coastal and Yachtmaster™ Offshore practical exams, concentrating on advanced navigation and meteorology skills.
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. During the course you will work on 17 coursework exercises, pre-assessment appraisal and sit three assessments covering navigation, collision regulations and passage making.
On successful completion of the course and assessment you will be awarded the RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased Certificate.
This course is for you if you...
The RYA Coastal Skipper/ Yachtmaster theory course is an advanced course for those wishing to skipper a yacht on longer coastal passages or for students working toward the Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster Offshore exams. It is an intensive course covering:
This course will take your theory knowledge to the standard required for the Yachtmaster™ Coastal and Yachtmaster™ Offshore practical exams, concentrating on advanced navigation and meteorology skills.
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. During the course you will work on 17 coursework exercises, pre-assessment appraisal and sit three assessments covering navigation, collision regulations and passage making.
On successful completion of the course and assessment you will be awarded the RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased Certificate.
This course is for you if you...
- Are involved in or becoming involved in sailing/ motor or power boating/ sea angling/ diving
- Have a little experience on the water
- Want to take the next theory step up from essential navigation and seamanship
- Are a little rusty on the basics
- Are preparing for the day skipper practical
- Want to be more helpful as a crew member
- Day Skipper shorebase course level of knowledge
- Navigation to Day Skipper shorebased standard
- Approximately 40 hours
- This course is flexible study
- You can choose when to study
- You can choose where to study, although you will need access to the internet
- Your online access lasts 6 months (this can be extended for a small fee)
- Course access expires after 2 years
- None
The RYA Coastal Skipper/ Yachtmaster theory course is an advanced course for those wishing to skipper a yacht on longer coastal passages or for students working toward the Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster Offshore exams. It is an intensive course covering:
- Position fixing
- Course shaping and plotting
- Tidal knowledge
- Use of almanacs and admiralty publications
- Electronic position finding equipment
- Taking and interpreting forecasts
- Plotting weather systems
- Weather predictions using a barometer and by observation
- Collision regulations
- Customs and excise regulations for cruising abroad
- Online access to the course
- Course pack
- Tutor available to answer questions via email
