RYA Day Skipper Theory

The RYA Day Skipper Shorebased course will give you a comprehensive knowledge of seamanship, navigation and meteorology. The course is suitable for sailors and motor boaters. By the end of this course you should be competent enough to theoretically navigate around familiar waters by day. No previous experience is required however any practical knowledge you have is desirable. The course is taught over 40 hours with two exam papers.

Course Structure

The course covers the basics of inshore and coastal navigation, position fixing, chartwork, planning, collision regulations, lights and buoyage, safety at sea, electronic navigation and pilotage.

What’s included?

• You will be coached over the RYA Day Skipper theory syllabus by one of our experienced RYA instructors.
• Day Skipper shorebased theory notes
• Practice Almanac
• Practice Charts
• Tea and Coffee (Only courses at EASS)
• Parking

You will need to bring a laptop or tablet along with the RYA chart plotter already downloaded, we will send you your access code before your course.