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|  RYA Day Skipper Theory Duration: Five days Cost per person: £370 (minimum of 2 students) One to one tuition: £565 Prerequisites: None A comprehensive introduction to cruising for inexperienced skippers. This course equips you with enough knowledge to navigate around familiar waters by day. A basic knowledge of lights is also included to introduce you to night cruising. The RYA are continually updating these courses to take into account developments in technology and the electronic navigation aids now available on most cruising boats. In conjunction with the UK Hydrographic Office they have developed a chart plotter specifically for use on training courses, giving candidates a realistic insight into electronic navigation. Use of this plotter is an integral part of our Day Skipper shorebased course. This five day course is taught over 40 hours with two exam papers. It can be covered as a series of short sessions, often over two long weekends or as an intensive week-long course. Course topics include: - the basics of seamanship
- the essentials of coastal navigation and pilotage
- chartwork
- electronic charts
- position fixing
- plotting a course to steer
- weather forecasting and meteorology
- tides
- collision regulations
- construction, parts and equipment of a cruising boat
- emergency and safety procedures including distress calls, use of flares, safety harnesses, lifejackets and liferafts
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