RYA Day Skipper Theory Course |
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Options: 5 Days(Mon - Fri, 0900 - 1700) or 2 Weekends (eg Sat, Sun + Fri, Sat, Sun, 0900 - 1700) Evening Classes at Chatham or London: 5 Evenings plus home study (Eves 1830 to 2130) Previous Knowledge and Experience: None essential but some boating experience (eg a competent crew course or helmsman course is desirable. |
Take your Day Skipper Theory course with Elite Sailing and enjoy: Friendly, professional tuition by experienced RYA practical sailing instructors Comfortable classrooms in convenient locations in London and at Chatham All RYA materials and exams included Elite Sailing's CD with complete course presentation with narrated slides, worked chartwork answers and many more resources. RYA Day Skipper Theory Course Outline The RYA Day Skipper Theory Course is a comprehensive introduction to chartwork, navigation, meteorology, and the basics of seamanship. The knowledge it gives you is essential before taking the RYA Day Skipper Practical course. Even if you don't intend to take the practical course, the Day Skipper theory course will help you become much more knowledgeable and safer on the water and increase your enjoyment of boating. You will join a small group of other students with similar interests and share the enjoyment of learning new skills. Our RYA qualified and experienced instructors will lead you through the subjects with patience and humour. The lessons are interactive so you will have time to complete exercises yourself in class and take part in discussions. There is some homework set after each session and we go over any difficulties at the beginning of the following session. On successful completion of the test at the end of the course you will be awarded the RYA Day Skipper Shorebased course certificate. Boating is about having fun on the water and we make these classroom courses just as enjoyable. You have to put some work in too but with our help you can master the subject and enjoy a great sense of achievement. Achievement: You will acquire the theoretical knowledge you need for safe navigation of a motor boat or sailing yacht in tidal waters. Next Step: Day Skipper Practical Course where you will learn how to apply this knowledge in the real environment. Materials included in the price for all courses: Yours to Keep: RYA student pack comprising practice charts, Day Skipper Course Notes booklet, RYA Exercises, RYA Electronic Chart Plotter CD. Elite Sailing Course Presentation CD. This is a complete audio-visual course presentation plus other useful resources - all on a CD produced by the Elite Sailing school. Its in modular form and you can run it on PC or Mac. Its invaluable to help with homework and provides a permanent asset for revision. On Loan: RYA Training Almanac Additional Items Needed: Portland Plotter and Dividers. For 5 days and two-weekend courses at Chatham these are available on free loan for the duration of the course. For evening classes students must have their own plotter and dividers. They are available for sale at £25 per set. You can pay for these with the course booking or on arrival on the first evening. Course Structures: Intensive courses over 5 days (continuous or spread over two weekends) 0900 to 1700. They are ideal to 'get the job done' in minimum time. These courses are held on our beautiful Dutch Sailing Klipper 'Maaike Maria' at our Chatham Marina base. 5 Evenings Plus Home Study. Sessions are usually on the same evening each week but spread out over an elapsed time of 7 weeks. There is a gap of 2 weeks between evenings 1 and 2 and between 2 and 3. Each session runs from 1830 to 2130. On the first evening students are given all of their course materials - including Elite Sailing's complete course presentation in audio visual format on CD and a detailed study guide. The modular structure ensures that students know exactly what should be covered each week and these modules are exactly reflected on the disk. In each evening session the instructor will introduce the topics for the subsequent week and deal with any problems and questions arising from the preceding week. The evening sessions help students to maintain focus and deal with aspects that are best taught by an instructor face to face. Subjects that can only be learnt by individual study or practice are scheduled for work at home - using the Elite CD and RYA materials. This eliminates unnecessary classroom time so the course can be comfortably completed in 5 evenings sessions plus about 40 hours of home study. (Most other schools run courses over 7 evening sessions plus a whole weekend). Evening classes are available at Chatham (winter only) and in London (year round). RYA Day Skipper Theory Syllabus Nautical terms, Ropework, Anchoring Safety including on board safety equipment, fire precautions and firefighting, lifejackets, flares, VHF procedures, rescue by helicopter and lifeboat International regulations for Prevention of Collisions at sea (Rules of the Road) Definitions of Position, Course and Speed - latitude and longitude, courses and bearings, the knot. Charts and Publications, Drawing Instruments Magnetic Compasses, allowance for variation, awareness of deviation, use of hand bearing compass. Chartwork including dad eckoning, estimated position, leeway, visual fixing, GPS (Satellite) positions, Waypoints, Course to Steer Tides and Tidal Streams including level definitions, tide tabels tidal heights using Admiralty methods, tidal diamonds and tidal stream atlases. Light=houses and buoyage including light characteristics Meteorology including sourcs of forecasts, terminology, Beaufort scale of wind strength, highs, lows and fronts. Passage Planning for short coastal passages, use of waypoints on passage, navigation discipline and records Conduct in restricted visibility Pilotage including IALA buoyage, transits, clearing lines and back bearings, sailing directions (pilot books) and pilotage plans Protection of the marine environment |
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