select an option: start point sailing shore based courses practical courses sail west the location the fleet make contact special offers/vouchers news / gallery calendar STUDENT SHOREBASED COURSE AREA RYA COURSE Training Notes Met 1 Handout Get to grip with the basics of Met. TRAINING LINKS TEST YOURSELF ON THE RULES OF THE ROAD, LIGHTS, SHAPES Click here: Enter the Interactive Navigation test area – learn your Lights, shapes, Buoys, Rules of the Road Weather from the Met Office - Shipping forecast, gale warnings etc. Up-to-date weather forecasts. Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving lives at sea, the RNLI is a charity that provides a 24-hour lifesaving service around the UK and Republic of Ireland. Loadsmorefun - RNLI fund raising website with lots of events across the country. Go on, have some fun	RYA AND DoT SHOREBASED COURSES ******************************************************* Day Experience gift packs and Vouchers include a smart Sail West wallet, personalised voucher and message card FOR DETAILS AND TO ORDER ON LINE VISIT OUR SHOP Go to Shop TO BOOK OR DISCUSS YOUR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE ON 01548 810917 OR EMAIL wendy@sail-west.co.uk. Click here to download pdf Booking form View dates click on calendar YACHTMASTER Rolling Courses ALL YEAR ROUND DAY SKIPPER 5 day Intensive courses South Devon Tennis Centre, Ivybridge (A38 junction) INTENSIVE CLASSES 2010 £320 per course DAY SKIPPER SHOREBASED Mon – Fri starts mid March YACHTMASTER SHOREBASED Mon– Sat starts Mid March The Journeys End, Ringmore Bed and Breakfast facilities available DAY SKIPPER SHOREBASED ABOUT THE SHOREBASED COURSE: Cost: £320 What's Included: Everything you need for your course. The RYA Pack including practice navigational charts, CD, Day Skipper shorebased course book, Practice Exercises for 2009-10,  Practice Almanac,  Portland Plotter and Divider Kit What you need to know: Students will need to complete a Booking Form. The Course is run by a Qualified RYA Shorebased Course Instructor. The basis of our courses is student focus with lots of hands on practice navigating and completing exercises using the charts and is aimed to be a social class.   The Day Skipper is a must!  It starts from scratch with navigation, weather, safety and is suitable for both experienced sailors who want to brush up, or fill in the gaps in their basic knowledge and for those new to boating and planning to take a boat on the water, especially if you are responsible for other people.  Assessment takes the form of 2 assessment papers for the Day Skipper shorebased, a navigational paper and a general paper The Yachtmaster Shorebased has 3 assessment papers, a navigational paper, IRS and weather. This is the advanced course in navigation and meteorology. Some revision of the Day Skipper course will take place during the YM course but students should have previously acquired the knowledge set out in the Day Skipper course in order to assimilate all the subject covered in this advanced course in the available time. HOW TO BECOME AN RYA DAY SKIPPER with tidal endorsement – The Day Skipper certificate is in two parts. The Day Skipper Shorebased course and the Day Skipper Practical. By completing the two, students become a fully fledged RYA Day Skipper. Only in tidal waters such as the UK can you qualify with tidal endorsement. Your Mediterranean Day Skipper qualification will be non tidal and requires a tidal conversion in order for you to progress fully in the RYA Sail Cruising Scheme. Qualifications required for Chartering Abroad – Many countries require skippers to have an International Certificate of Competence as laid out in the European Working Party Directive 40. To obtain a ICC you must have been practically assessed as being competent. By taking the Day Skipper, you can automatically apply for an RYA ICC allowing you to legally operate a pleasure craft on up to 24M. all you need to charter in Greece SHOREBASED COURSE DETAIL RYA Day Skipper Shorebased. £320 Description: Basic seamanship, pilotage, meteorology and navigation, level 1 to RYA Day Skipper standard. No previous knowledge required, but some practical experience is an advantage. The basis or course will be RYA syllabus, Aim: On successful completion the Awarded of the RYA shorebased certificate Formats: 16 weeks 2.5 hrs evening, 5 consecutive days, or Pt I: Sat,Sun Pt II: Fri, Sat, Sun RYA Yachtmaster Shorebased. £320 Description: Navigation, seamanship and meteorology, level 2 to RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Offshore standard. All students should be able to work up an estimated position taking into account tidal offset and drift and leeway, and be able to calculate a course to steer prior to the course. The basis of the course will be the RYA syllabus, and will lead to, on successful completion, the award of a shorebased qualification certificate. Formats: 16 weeks x 2.5 hr (evening, 5 consecutive days, or 2 x Fri, Sat, Sun VHF Radio (GMDSS SRC) (Full & Conversion). (1day / ½ day) £70 plus licence £25 This is the new VHF DSC Course including GMDSS. You will learn about the GMDSS system, become familiar with DSC VHF sets and how to integrate with current procedures. Students will learn about associated distress equipment. On successful assessment, the student can apply for a VHF Radio licence satisfying the legal requirement to hold a licence in order to operate a Marine VHF radio, a prerequisite requirement for the award of the RYA/DoT Yachtmaster Certificate. First Aid (1 Day) To give yachtsmen working knowledge of First Aid including lifesaving techniques. The basis of the course will be the RYA syllabus, and will lead to, on successful completion, the award of a shorebased First Aid qualification certificate, a prerequisite requirement for the award of the RYA/DoT Yachtmaster Certificate.
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RYA Day Skipper Shorebased.
(5 consecutive days, or Pt I: Sat,Sun Pt II: Fri, Sat, Sun)
Description: Basic seamanship, pilotage, meteorology and navigation, level 1 to RYA Day Skipper standard. No previous knowledge required, but some practical experience is an advantage. The basis or course will be RYA syllabus, and will lead to, on successful completion, the award of a shorebased qualification certificate.

RYA Day Skipper Shorebased / Practical Combined. (9 days)
A Saturday to Sunday course taking up 1 week of your holiday. This course covers the shorebased and practical Day Skipper course syllabus. Consists of 4 days in the classroom transferring to your yacht on the Tuesday evening for a 5 day practical element. On successful completion the award of the RYA shorebased and practical certificate, and will also qualify students to gain their ICC certificate.

RYA Yachtmaster Shorebased. (2 x Fri, Sat, Sun)
Description: Navigation, seamanship and meteorology, level 2 to RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Offshore standard. All students should be able to work up an estimated position taking into account tidal offset and drift and leeway, and be able to calculate a course to steer prior to the course. The basis of the course will be the RYA syllabus, and will lead to, on successful completion, the award of a shorebased qualification certificate.

RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased. (6 days)
This course covers Ocean meteorology, passage planning, astro-navigation. Students should have already completed the Yachtmaster Shorebased course and have practical offshore experience.

VHdF Radio (SRC) (Full & Conversion). (1day / ½ day)
This is the new VHF DSC Course including GMDSS. You will learn about the GMDSS system, become familiar with DSC VHF sets and how to integrate with current procedures. Students will learn about associated distress equipment.

Radar (1 day)
Become familiar with radar equipment, how to operate it and associated interfacing.

First Aid (1 Day)
To give yachtsmen working knowledge of First Aid including lifesaving techniques.

Diesel Engine Maintenance.
A one day course designed to take the mystery out of running and maintaining modern marine diesel engines.