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DAY SKIPPER AND YACHTMASTER SHOREBASED
NAVIGATION TRAINING
ALL TRAINING IS BY IAN CROWSON, RYA/MCA YACHTMASTER INSTRUCTOR
SMALL GROUPS OR ONE TO ONE
RYA DAY SKIPPER AND YACHTMASTER SHOREBASED COURSES
TAILORED TO YOUR REQUIREMENTS
FIVE DAYS, WEEKENDS OR DAYS OVER A NUMBER OF WEEKS.
Beacons and buoys at Deauville.
Keep to the centre of the channels!
IAN ENJOYS A REPUTATION FOR STRAIGHT FORWARD AND ENJOYABLE TRAINING METHODS.
I USE PowerPoint PRESENTATIONS WITH PLENTY OF PICTURES AND DIAGRAMS.
THIS COUPLED WITH THE USE OF THE TRADITIONAL WHITE BOARD AND THE RYA PREPARED EXERCISES ENSURES SUCCESS.
GPS AND TRADITIONAL NAV.
IAN HAS INCORPORATED GPS AND ELECTRONIC CHARTING INTO HIS TEACHING TO ENABLE THE STUDENT TO LEARN THE BEST OF BOTH TRADITIONAL AND ELECTRONIC METHODS IN PARALLEL.
IAN USES EURONAV'S seaPro PC BASED CHARTING SYSTEM WITH VECTOR AND RASTER CHARTS FOR NAVIGATION AND INSTRUCTION. THIS IS A PC BASED, PORTABLE AND FULLY OPERATIONAL TOP OF THE RANGE SYSTEM
SEXTANTS AND ASTRO NAVIGATION
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SEXTANTS,SIGHT REDUCTIONS AND HOW ASTRO/CELESTRIAL NAVIGATION WORKS
I CAN START FROM SCRATCH OR COVER REVISION FOR THE EXAM
CHECK OUT MY ASTRO NAV PAGES
Yacht aground on Southsea Beach just outside Portsmouth Harbour entrance.
Portsmouth is a fairly difficult harbour to enter.
For a visitor a good understanding of pilotage, charts and port information is required.
The Nab Tower. Built in 1918 for the war effort and placed in its present position in 1920. Yes it does have a list!
Day Skipper Shorebased Theory Course.
A Comprehensive introduction to chart work, navigation, meteorology and the basics of good seamanship. Whilst the RYA Day Skipper theory course requires no previous navigational knowledge, some practical boating experience is desirable. This shorebased course gives enough knowledge to navigate around familiar waters by day.
The course will give you the navigation and theoretical knowledge required to move on towards the Day Skipper Practical course and Day Skipper qualification. The Day Skipper qualification allows you to gain an ICC which is required for chartering yachts abroad.
In the Day Skipper theory course students are taught the basics of coastal and inshore navigation and pilotage including chart work, electronic charts, use of GPS, position fixing, plotting a course to steer, weather forecasting, a knowledge of tides and tidal streams, the Rules of the Road.
As well as navigation the RYA Day Skipper theory course will give an understanding of different yacht types and the equipment they carry as well as safety procedures such as distress calls, use of flares, safety harnesses, life jackets and life rafts.
RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased Theory Course
Note, the Coastal Skipper has been renamed Coastal Yachtmaster with no change to knowledge or skills required
An advanced course in navigation and meteorology for candidates for the Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore practical examinations. This is not a course for beginners, the course does assume knowledge to Day Skipper level although a certain amount of revision is programmed.
Knowledge and understanding of this course syllabus is the minimum requirement prior to participating in the Sail or Motor Cruising practical Coastal Yachtmaster course or undertaking the RYA/MCA Coastal or Offshore Yachtmaster practical exams. This course will take your theory knowledge to the standard required for these stringent practical examinations. Course content concentrates on advanced navigation and meteorology skills