Navigation & Radio
RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship
Event Description
Introductory navigation principles
Navigation for things such as dinghy sailing, kayaking and stand up paddleboarding
Course overview
This course is for those wanting a basic introduction to navigation for things such as dinghy sailing, kayaking and stand up paddleboarding being undertaken in coastal waters. It includes basic navigation skills and passage planning along with some key seamanship elements that any passage plan should consider.
Course duration: 16 hours in the classroom, 0900 – 1800, or 8 hours online
What you’ll learn
- Charts and Publications
- Safety
- Engine checks
- Buoyage
- Tidal awareness
- Visual and electronic navigation
- Pilotage
- Rules of the road
- Anchoring
- Weather forecasts
- Passage planning
Prerequisites
- None
- Minimum age: none
What you’ll achieve
RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship certificate. Basic navigation skills suitable for coastal leisure activities.
Instructor to student ratio
- 1 instructor to 12 students
Course Materials
- Course pack which includes a chart, course handbook and exercises.
Assessment Method
- Variety of interactive exercises to reinforce all that you’ve learned.
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January 1, 1970 12:00 am
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