RYA Basic Navigation and Safety

RYA Basic Navigation and Safety

Course Aims:
Learners willl gain the RYA Basic Navigation and Safety Course Certificate and basic skills in navigation, meteorology and seamanship.

The course is suitable for anyone new to boating or any waterborne activity, including powerboaters, sea anglers, divers, boatmasters, experienced dinghy/keelboat sailors and inshore racers.

Course Content:
Nautical terms, rope work, anchor work, chart work, tides, meteorology, safety, collision regulations, visual aids to navigation, passage planning, pilotage.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

Interpret charts and nautical publications
Identify health and safety issues relevant to the subject
Establish a vessel's position using visual obsevation and electronic navigation
Determine the height of tide and the direction-rate of tidal stream
Source and interpret the local weather forecast
Interpret and explain basic collision avoidance rules
Recognise buoyage and explain the theory of anchoring
Use all the above to plan passages

Progression:
RYA Day Skipper

Awarding Body:
RYA

Exam:
You will be assessed by way of assignments

Qualification:
RYA Basic Navigation and Safety Certificate

Level:
level 1

Duration:
10 weeks for 2 hours per week

Please Note:
Courses are offered subject to viability of group size as defined by Southport College. The information in this leaflet is accurate at the date of printing only. Please refer to Southport College for confirmation.