Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Theory
Advanced training for more experienced skippers building on the Day Skipper course.
This course equips you to navigate safely on coastal and offshore passages. It allows some time for revision of the basics and then moves on to advanced navigation techniques.
This course will take your theory knowledge to the standard required for the Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore practical exams, concentrating on advanced navigation and meteorology skills.
As with the Day Skipper course this is taught over 2 weekends comprising one, two day weekend and one three day weekend.
Course topics include:
- advanced navigation techniques
- position fixing
- course shaping and plotting
- knowledge of tidal streams
- tidal heights including detailed secondary port calculations
- use of almanacs and admiralty publications
- electronic position finding equipment: GPS & chart plotters
- taking and interpreting forecasts
- plotting weather systems
- meteorology including weather prediction by observation all of which will be used when planning and undertaking a passage
- collision regulations
- customs and excise regulations for cruising abroad
- stability - Safety