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RYA AND DoT SHOREBASED COURSES Email: wendy@sail-west.co.uk COASTAL SKIPPER/YACHTMASTER FORMATS: Evening 16 week, 6 day intensive Advanced training for more experienced skippers building on the Day Skipper course. The basis of our course is student focus with lots of hands on practice navigating and completing exercises using the charts and is aimed to be a social class. 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. Course topics include: • position fixing • course shaping and plotting • tidal knowledge • use of almanacs and admiralty publications • electronic position finding equipment • taking and interpreting forecasts • plotting weather systems • weather predictions using a barometer and by observation • collision regulations • customs and excise regulations for cruising abroad Pre-requisite of taking this course: 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 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. The basis of the course will be the RYA syllabus, and will lead to, on successful completion, the award of a shorebased qualification certificate. What's Included in our RYA shorebased course prices: • The RYA Pack including practice navigational charts, • CD, • RYA shorebased course book, • Practice Exercises for 2011, • Practice Almanac,

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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.