RYA Essential Navigation & Seamanship

Overview

Course Syllabus

RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship is ideal for anyone interested in getting out on the water - from RIBs and personal water craft to diving and sea angling! It offers an introduction to the essential knowledge needed when you’re afloat. Concepts such as tide or weather are just as important to kayakers or jet skiers, as they are to someone on a sailing yacht – as they can affect the enjoyment of anyone’s day on the water. This course also gives you a basic understanding of navigation, safety and general seamanship.

RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship is an online course. It’s easy to use, fun, and an interactive way of learning the essential skills to get you started on the water. As the course is delivered online, you can learn at your own pace from the comfort of your own home or office. There is also no exam at the end, so you will be under no pressure to demonstrate your learning under exam conditions.

Please note the RYA Essential Navigation Course is delivered on the RYA Interactive.

Pre-Course Experience	No experience required.
Assumed Knowledge	None.
Student Instructor Ratio	You will be assigned a dedicated RYA Yachtmaster Instructor to answer your questions.
Duration	8 hrs online study.
Course Content	Charts, publications and terms Buoyage Navigation Safety Anchoring Tides Electronic navigation Rules of the road Weather forecasts Pilotage Passage planning
Ability after Course	The course offers an introduction to the basic navigation and seamanship skills required before spending time afloat. It will also enable you to confidently consider approaching your Day Skipper theory qualification where these and other subjects are taught at a more in depth level.