RYA Day Skipper

This is the first of the RYA Theory courses and covers both Power and Sail. It is an elementary course in basic Navigation, Seamanship, Meteorology, Rule of the Road, Tides, Boat construction and Electronic Navigation. The course is suitable for the beginner and for those who need to have a good grounding in the theory. This fully interactive course covers the complete RYA Day Skipper syllabus and is greatly enhanced with 300+ animations, relevant items of navigational history and cartoons. We make your learning both fun and interesting.

The course is CD based with a facility to print down any section. Step by step instructions with many colour illustrations plus the animations guide you through the course. You are allocated your own personal tutor who will mark your assessments and final exams. You can always contact your tutor if you need to clarify your learning. We do find, that our students get very high marks owing to the step by step instructions and high quality of our course material.

This is truly the “Foundation Course” you need for your future enjoyment of boating whether in powered craft or under sail.

The course consists of:-

Ocean Training Interactive Course CD
300+ Animated Graphics to aid your learning
2 Training Charts
Practice Navigation Tables
Electronic Chart Tutor and Simulator CD
Your own personal tutor with whom you will correspond by E-mail
Final Examinations
Full Certification upon completion

The electronic chart plotting CD is included with every Ocean Training course such as Day Skipper theory and Coastal Skipper Yachtmaster Offshore theory. The CD enables the student to get a full grasp of electronic chart plotting techniques and even includes a simulated vessel which can be used both for passage planning and simulated voyages.

RYA Day Skipper Syllabus | RYA Day Skipper Extras