RYA Day Skipper

Take charge on short passages under instruction, with help and advice from your instructor.

Pre-course experience:- 2 Days Piratical Experience on a Motor Cruiser

Assumed Knowledge:- Basic navigation and helmsmanship. It is recommended that you attend the Day Skipper Shorebased Course before taking this practical course

Minimum Duration:- 4 Day’s

Minimum Age:- 16

Course:-

•Preparation for sea

•Boat handling

•Navigation

•Pilotage

•Passage making

•Meteorology

•Rules of the road

•Engines

•Emergency situations

•Night cruising

Ability after the course:- Able to skipper a motor cruiser in familiar waters by day