What’s included in the course?
The RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship course is a highly informative course with lots of opportunities for you to put your new-found knowledge into practice. You will find many interactive exercises to help reinforce the information and lots of chances to try out what you’ve learned.
Course subjects include:
- Charts and publications
- Engine checks
- Tidal awareness
- Pilotage skills
- Anchoring
- Passage planning
- Safety
- Buoyage
- Electronic and visual navigation
- Rules of the road
- Weather forecasts
Who is the Essential Navigation and Seamanship course suitable for?
Anyone involved in any aspect of boating, however, it also compliments the Start Yachting and Powerboat level 2 courses. Check out our other courses to see which one is best for you.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING NAVIGATION COURSE PACKS:
Given the current circumstances you may be wondering how you would receive your course materials if you booked a course with us.
The RYA have arranged for Ebook versions of the key training materials to be made available to students that book through Recognised Training Centres.
When you book a Navigation course, we will send you an Ebook voucher redemption code along with full redemption instructions, to download the materials through the RYA Books app.
The remaining course materials will be delivered to you when restrictions have been lifted.