RYA Day Skipper

Holders of this certificate are qualified to skipper a sailboat at sea from sunrise to sunset. Local waters are defined as 15 nautical miles from the skippers' home port, or 25 nautical miles from their home port provided they are no more than 15 nautical miles from an approved safe haven.

The Day Skipper course covers the following topics & runs for a period of 5 days.

Nautical Terms

Knots & Ropework

Charts& Navigational Publications

Navigation

GPS

Pilotage

Other Navigational Instruments

Tides

VHF Radio

Colregs

IALA Buoyage

Handling a Boat Under Power

Handling a Boat Under Sail

Man Overboard

Weather Forecasting

Anchoring

Safety & Emergencies at Sea

Vessel Seaworthiness

Diesel

Local Knowledge

First Aid and Legal.