RYA Essential Seamanship & Navigation Course
RYA Essential Seamanship & Navigation Course in Southampton: Course Summary
- Course Duration: 2 days
- Course Cost: £199pp
- Course Location: Saxon Wharf Marina, Southampton, SO14 5QF
- Previous Experienced Required: No
- Minimum Age Requirement:
- What The Course Includes: All course material, Plotter & Dividers, and RYA Basic Navigation handbook.
- What You Will Learn: Basic knowledge & understanding of meteorology, tides, anchoring, buoyage, rules on the water, and more.
The RYA Essential Seamanship and Navigation Course is designed to give students an understanding of navigation in a fun and safe environment.
This course focuses on developing your understanding of chart work, tides, rules of the road and passage planning. It will help enhance your knowledge as a boater and will hopefully give you that little bit extra confidence to go to that harbour or creek that you’ve always wanted to go to.
You have 2 ways to undertake this course, in your own time online or face-to-face with an Ocean Sports Tuition instructor at our classroom in Southampton.
SUMMARY
This course provides a basic understanding of safety and navigation afloat. Students who have completed the RYA Start Yachting Course or RYA Powerboat Level 2 and are seeking more knowledge will find this course suitable. Ocean Sports Tuition has delivered this course since inception and has found it to be very useful for students of all abilities.
The course schedule is Saturday & Sunday from 09:00 – 17:00.
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
This course is suitable for all students wishing to further their knowledge base, you may also be thinking about attending an RYA Day Skipper Shore Based Course.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
In your 2 day training course you will learn:
- Basic knowledge & understanding of meteorology
- Charts
- Tides
- Anchoring
- Safety
- Buoyage
- Navigation
- Pilotage
- Passage planning
- Rules on the water
- Electronic navigation
WHAT DOES THE COURSE COST?
Classroom £199.00.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE COST?
- All course material
- Plotter & Dividers
- RYA Basic Navigation handbook
NEXT STEPS AFTER ESSENTIAL SEAMANSHIP & NAVIGATION
If you are looking to expand your RYA qualifications after completing your Essential Seamanship & Navigation Course, you may wish to further your experience with the following RYA courses:
Book Your Essential Seamanship & Navigation Course Here
Book online below, or call on 023 81 242159.
If there are no courses listed below, please email us to enquire about availability: info@oceansportstuition.co.uk.