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ADVENTURES
SHORE BASED TRAINING FOR SAIL & POWER
OFFSHORE.
RYA SHOREBASED YACHTMASTER OFFSHORE/COASTAL
Objectives
An advanced course to prepare the experienced yachtsman or yachtswoman for command .for a motor or sailing yacht
up to 60 miles offshore
Course Content
Building on day skipper training, the course covers in depth study of:
- Position fixing
- Passage planning and
course shaping and plotting
- Tidal knowledge, the use of of almanacs and admiralty publications
- Electronic position finding equipment
- Taking and interpreting forecasts and plotting weather systems
- Weather predictions using a barometer and by observation
- Collision
regulations
- Customs and excise regulations for cruising abroad
- Vessel stability
Process and Result
This course is is a face to face course covering the equivalent of 40 hours of training. Candidates
are required to sit three examination papers. It is an intensive course, Successful completion counts towards the award
of the RYA Day Skipper Qualification
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