RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased Course Training

Yachtmaster Offshore Theory Course Ideal for candidates for the Coastal Skipper practical course & Yachmaster Offshore exam. Some revision of the Day Skipper shorebased course plus more advanced skills in offshore & coastal navigation by day & night, pilotage & meteorology. Course content: 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. Ability after course: Background knowledge to skipper a yacht on coastal passages by day & night. Assumed knowledge: Knowledge to the level of Day Skipper Shorebased. Minimum duration: 40 hours plus exam time. We normally run this course over six days Monday - Saturday.