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RYA Coastal Skipper

5 days: £625

The RYA Coastal Skipper, is an advanced 5 day course for yachtsmen and women who have considerable knowledge of sailing and navigation and are aspiring towards a Certificate of Competence.

We will expect you to have knowledge to the level of Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster® Offshore shorebased theory course since your instructor will not have time to teach you theory during the week.

The aim of this course is to teach the skills and techniques required to skipper a cruising yacht safely on coastal and offshore passages by day and night within non tidal waters.

Accommodation is provided on board our boat in Turkey from 1500 Saturday afternoon until the following Saturday at 1000 to allow maximum flexibility with regard to flights. Your course will commence at 0930 on Monday morning.

The minimum age for award of certificate is 17.

Suggested Previous Experience

You should be proficient at sailing and have some skippering experience. Your knowledge of coastal navigation and meteorology should be to the standard of Coastal Skipper Shorebased.

Course Content

You will be coached over the RYA/MCA course syllabus as you live aboard one of the school owned yachts. The full course syllabus is in the RYA logbook G15 available from our office.

Award

RYA Coastal Skipper Practical Certificate.

2012 Dates

5 Days

Mar	24th, 31st,
Apr	21st, 28th,
May	19th, 26th,
Jun	02nd, 09th, 16th,
Sep	01st,
Oct	13th, 20th,

Syllabus

Passage planning

Can plan a coastal passage including a consideration of the capability of the yacht, navigation, victualling, weather, ports of refuge,publications required and strategy;
Knows customs procedures

Preparation for sea

Is aware of the safety equipment required for offshore passages
Can prepare a yacht for sea including stowage, safety briefing, watch keeping, delegating responsibilities and equipment and engine checks

Pilotage

Can prepare a pilotage plan with consideration of soundings, transits, clearing bearings, buoyage, port or harbour regulations; Can pilot a yacht by day and night

Passage making and ability as skipper

Can take charge of a yacht and direct the crew; Can organise the navigation, deckwork and domestic duties of a yacht on passage; Is aware of the significance of meteorological trends; Is aware of crew welfare on passage; Can use electronic navigation equipment for planning and undertaking a passage, including the use of waypoints and routes.

Yacht handling under power

Can control the yacht effectively in a confined space under power; All berthing and unberthing situations.

Yacht handling under sail

Can use the sails to control the yacht in a confined space; Can anchor and moor under sail; Can sail efficiently on all points of sailing.

Adverse weather conditions

Preparation for heavy weather and yacht handling in strong winds
Navigation and general conduct in restricted visibility.

Emergency situations

Recovery of man overboard under power and sail; Understands action to be taken when abandoning to the liferaft and during helicopter and lifeboat rescues.

East Aegean Sea School

Tel: 01473 659994 Email: sales@eastaegeanseaschool.com