RYA Day Skipper

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Dead Reckoning and Estimated Position for Day Skipper Students

• 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

Unlimited support from our dedicated RYA Instructors - 365 days a year via email, phone or Skype/Zoom.

14-day unconditional money-back guarantee.

Over 40 hours of 15 fully-narrated online lessons including animations, videos and realistic 3D graphics.

Embedded quizzes with instant feedback in each lesson.

15 self-assessment exercises with fully worked answers.

Over 50 downloadable or linked resources.

2 training charts & training almanac.

Mock exams to prepare you for the real thing and give you the confidence to pass. 

2 final online exams with detailed instructor feedback and free repeat attempts if requried.

RYA Day Skipper Shorebased Theory Course Completion Certificate.

12 months access to study with instructor support and exams - you can extend this if you want.

Lifetime access to training materials once you’ve completed the course.

Optional Extras

Plotter and divider
You’ll need a course plotter and chart-dividers to complete the chartwork exercises - if you don’t already have these you can purchase a top quality set from us for £28 when you place your order.

Delivery
UK delivery is free.  European delivery is £20, outside Europe delivery is £40.

You can start studying immediately as many of the lessons don’t rely on the printed support materials.

This course is accessed online with no additional software required. 

If you wish, you can also download our free app to access your course when you can’t get online.  Our complete lessons are fully available to download and view via the app – so even if you’re at sea or on the train and internet access is tricky, you can still study.  You can download it here from APP STORE or GOOGLE PLAY

Lessons are accompanied by optional professional narration and notes. 

They are intuitive and easy to follow, whilst more complex subjects are accompanied by interactive animations and graphics to help you gain a full knowledge of each subject in the course syllabus.

Detailed step-by-step workings for navigational or tidal calculations make it easy for you to follow along as we show you how to plot positions, make tidal height and stream calculations, etc

You can go over these again and again, and test your knowledge with regular quizzes throughout each lesson. 

At the end of each lesson there is an excercise containing similar questions to the exam, with detailed and illustrated answers sent to you immediately to confirm your progress and fully prepare you for your mock and final exams.

You can repeat all the lessons and exercises as often as you wish until you are confident that you fully understand each subject.

When you have completed the course, you can request mock and then final exams.

These are assessed by our RYA Instructors and detailed feedback is provided in any areas that may require further study within the course.

If you pass the final exams, you will be awarded the RYA/MCA Day Skipper Shorebased Course Certificate, which will be posted to you.

Additional free resits, with suitable Instructor guidance, are available if required.