Smart Skipper
Smart Skipper
CONFIDENTLY PLAN COASTAL PASSAGES
CONFIDENTLY PLAN COASTAL PASSAGES
RYA YACHTMASTER & COASTAL SKIPPER NAVIGATION
7 Days: €690
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Advanced Shorebased Navigation
Quality & Fun Instruction from an Experienced Skipper
Some of the highlights of this course are the advanced Weather Forecasting, Running Fix, Using Radar for Pilotage, Advanced GPS System use & Planning Passages around Tidal Gates…for us, its about learning…not just passing an exam!
This is an intensive course covering advanced navigation techniques, meteorology & advanced forecasting & advanced GPS Navigation all of which build towards Coastal Passage Planning using the A.P.E.M. model. These topics will be examined during the Yachtmaster Practical with each student producing a 60NM Passage to be quizzed on…can’t wait!
The RYA Yachtmaster / Coastal Skipper Navigation course builds on the knowledge gained on the shorebased Day Skipper course.
We recommend revising 4 areas of the Day Skipper Navigation course if you have done it or something similar.
- Collision Regulations – Know your Vessel Lights, Sounds & Shapes.
- Tidal Stream Set & Drift – Have a system to work out Tidal Stream info from Diamonds & Atlas.
- Estimated Position & Course-to-Steer – Make sure you understand the difference between the techniques.
- Tidal Curves – Be comfortable doing Standard Port Tidal Curves.
Check out our WWS YouTube Navigation Playlist for some good “how to” vids & look at the course structure below.
What you will learn
1 Zoom Session | 12 Classroom Sessions
Week 1
Session 1 – Charts & Buoyage | Publications | Pilotage
Session 2 – Tidal Theory & Streams | Collision Regulations (IRPCS)
Session 3 – Magnetic Variation | Position Fixing
Session 4 – DR & EP | Day & Night Pilotage
Session 5 – (Online via Zoom) Meteorology & Forecasting
Week 2
Session 6 – Electronic Navigation | Advanced GPS Use
Session 7 – Radar | Safety Systems (AIS – EPIRB – Navtex)
Session 8 – Course to Steer | Safety, Stability & Seamanship
Session 9 – Tidal Heights, Tidal Curve & Secondary Ports
Week 3
Session 10 – Coastal Passage Planning – A.P.E.M. (Direct Preparation for Yachtmaster Practical)
Session 11 – Navigation Exam
Session 12 – Collision Regulations Exam (IRPCS)
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What else will I need to bring?
You will need a Portland Plotter & Dividers
You can buy these from
1. Galway Maritime in Galway
2. Sunset Watersports in Sligo
3. Marine Parts in Dublin
You will also need – Pencils, rubber, sharpener, pens, notebook, rough work paper, calculator.
We supply your Yachtmaster Packs which contain…
RYA Training Charts & Almanac
Yachtmaster Navigation textbook
Course Questions