RYA Online Theory Day Skipper & Coastal / Yachtmaster courses
All our online courses are provided by Skippers Online with shipping charges to the UK free. The main advantages of these online courses are as follows:
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- 14 day money back guarantee
- We offer 20% discount using voucher code 4SXCB111408J
- 12 months to complete course which can be extended for as little as £50
- Full e-mail support and potential to Skype (so can screen share) 7 days a week
- Lessons run offline on IOS and Android devises
- Works with PC’s, Macs, iPads, Androids, Windows, MacOS, IOS, Linux…
- Lessons fully narrated (voice-over) & 3D graphics employed to depict scenarios
- Lessons come with humour & anecdotes to give the ‘real experience’ feel
- Comes with training charts & RYA almanac
- RYA course completion certificate when you have passed your exams
- Free online radar fundamentals course included
RYA DAY SKIPPER THEORY SYLLABUS
- Chart Familiarisation
- Tidal Heights
- Tidal Streams
- The Compass & Position Fixing
- Dead Reckoning & Estimated Position
- Course to Steer
- Electronic Navigation
- Buoyage
- Pilotage
- Passage Planning
- Meteorology
- The Collision Regulations
- Safety & Protection of The Environment
RYA YACHTMASTER THEORY SYLLABUS
- Charts & Other Publications
- Definition of Position, Time, Speed & Distance
- The Compass (including allowance for deviation and swinging the compass)
- Tidal Theory
- Tidal Heights (including secondary ports)
- Tidal Streams (including interpolation of drift)
- Estimated Position
- Course to Steer
- Visual Aids to Navigation
- Electronic Aids to Navigation
- Pilotage
- Passage Planning
- Meteorology (including interpreting surface pressure charts)
- The Collision Regulations
- Safety & Protection of The Environment
CLICK HERE for demonstration on buoyage
CLICK HERE for demonstration on pilotage
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