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Coastal Yachtmaster Practical

Advanced skippering techniques for yachtsmen and women with considerable knowledge of sailing and navigation, wanting to undertake coastal passages by day and night.

Like the Day Skipper course, this course consists of skippered passages in a variety of situations. Each trainee will skipper more challenging passages and learn more about passage planning, pilotage by day and night, boat handling, safety and emergency situations.

It is a satisfying but intensive week, with candidates often working towards a Certificate of Competence.

You will be expected to have completed the Coastal/Yachtmaster Offshore shorebased course beforehand as there is insufficient time to teach you theory during the week.

Coastal Skippers should be able to undertake more difficult passages by day and night and handle the yacht in more demanding conditions. By the end of the course you should have the knowledge, if not the experience, to become a Yachtmaster.

If you hold a non-tidal Coastal Skipper certificate, you may convert to a tidal certificate by completing a conversion course of approximately two days (possibly more for those inexperienced in tidal waters).

There are two types of coastal certificate:

a) The Coastal Skipper course completion certificate, that is awarded by a training centre on successful completion of a five-day training course. This is very much hands-on with little time to teach navigation or other theoretical subjects. It is therefore recommended that you take the RYA Coastal Skipper shorebased course prior to your practical course so you can put those skills into practice on the water.

b) The Yachtmaster Coastal Certificate of Competence, that is awarded by the RYA/MCA on successful completion of an exam. You are not required to take the five-day Coastal Skipper course above prior to your exam. However, if you have not previously taken RYA training you may find it useful to complete the course or organise some informal tailor-made tuition.

If you need a certificate in order to work on board a commercial craft subject the MCA’s codes of practice, it is the Certificate of Competence that you will need (option b above). You will also require a commercial endorsement.  You can then work on commercial vessels up to 24m in length, operating in category 3, 4, 5 and 6 waters – that is up to 20 miles from a safe haven.

Pre-course experience 15 days, 2 days as skipper, 300 miles, 8 night hours
Assumed knowledge Boat handling to the standard of the Day Skipper practical sail cruising course and navigation to the standard of the Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster shorebased course
Minimum duration 5 days
Minimum age 18
Course content Passage planning, Preparation for sea, Pilotage, Passage making and ability as skipper, Yacht handling under power, Yacht handling under sail, Adverse weather conditions, Emergency situations
Ability after the course Able to skipper a yacht on coastal passages by day and night
Minimum Duration 5 Days
Whats included All food except the evening of joining, wet weather gear and accommodation onboard, mooring fees, boat fuel.

Maximum student:instructor ratio is 5:1

Practical courses are held in the Felixstowe, Suffolk area.

Full RYA Coastal Skipper Syllabus

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

1. Passage planning

Can plan a coastal passage including a consideration of the capability of the yacht, navigation, victualling, weather, ports of refuge, tidal heights, and tidal streams, publications required and strategy

Know Customs procedures

2. Preparation for sea

Is aware of 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

3. Pilotage

Can prepare a pilotage plan, with consideration of surroundings, transits, clearing bearings, buoyage, port or harbour regulations and tidal considerationsb. Can pilot a yacht by day and night

4. 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 navigational equipment for planning and undertaking a passage, including the use of waypoints and routes

5. Yacht handling under power

Can control the yacht effectively in a confined space under power

All berthing and unberthing situations in various conditions of wind and tide

6. Yacht handling under sail

Characteristics

Can use the sails to control the yacht in a confined space

Anchoring and mooring in various conditions of wind and tide

Can sail efficiently on all points of sailing

7. Adverse weather conditions

Preparation for heavy weather and yacht handling in strong winds

Navigation and general conduct in restricted visibility

8. 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

ICC ONLINE THEORY COURSE

If you want to cruise outside the UK you are likely to need certification, often in the form of the International Certificate of Competence (ICC).

The SAILTRAIN International Certificate of Competence Online theory course is designed to give you the necessary theory skills required to pass your practical ICC assessment.

  • This course includes animated diagrams on how to berth in varying wind conditions for both motor and sail.
  • Man overboard recovery under motor and sail.
  • Turning in a confined space under motor and sail.
  • Animated practical tips.

We help you every step of the way

Auto-help feature gives you instant help if your answers are incorrect.
Hint buttons make it easy to remember the steps required to answer questions and reach a successful conclusion.

Assessment methods within the courses ensure student training is Evaluated, Validated and Recorded.

Not videos or slide shows but brilliant animated lessons that make it fun and even addictive.

The course only costs £90 for the Economy version and includes: The online Course, 2 online practice Charts and an online Almanac. You will need a printer to print your practice Charts and Almanac.

Alernatively for an additional £60 you can obtain a Full version that includes:

  • Two printed A3 practice charts
  • A printed training Almanac
  • A Bretton type plastic plotter
  • A set of dividers
  • Free delivery to the UK

ICC theory course Syllabus.

  • Seamanship: – includes parts of the boat, types of warp, knots, chain, anchoring, tying up, preparation for sea and port or starboard tack.
  • Introduction to chart work: – chart Familiarisation, points of the compass, latitude and longitude, position of an object, using a Portland type plotter, finding position on a chart.
  • Tidal heights and streams: – what causes tides, terminology, tidal height calculations, using tide tables, using the tidal curve, secondary ports, computation of rates, tidal streams using tidal diamonds and the tidal stream atlas.
  • Position fixing: -, compass variation, compass deviation, position fixing using various methods, dead reckoning and estimated position.
  • Course to steer: – How to plot a course to steer taking into account tidal flow and leeway, how to maintain an accurate ground track.
  • GPS: – Abbreviations and terminology, how to use a GPS, raster and vector charts and updating charts.
  • Buoyage and pilotage: – Available information, identification of buoys and their lights and shapes, using forward and back bearings, using tidal graphs.
  • Safety: – Safety briefs, mayday and rescue, life jackets, abandon ship, actions in fog and radar reflectors.
  • Lessons on how to berth in varying conditions

This ICC theory course has a six-month initial access period. In the unlikely event that you will need an extension, there is an option to extend as many times as you like until you pass your assessment. The cost of administrating each 6-month extension, beyond the initial 6 months, is £30.

For details of the ICC Practical assessment please click here

Pack Shipping details

Packs will be delivered for free to destinations within the United Kingdom.

We cannot deliver to a PO Box address. A physical address will be required in all circumstances.

A valid contact telephone number for the student will also need to be provided at the time of making the booking.

Packs to Russia must go to a Business address.

Sailtrain will not accept responsibility for Packs sent to Marinas, or C/O addresses. If the pack goes missing after it has been signed for, replacement packs will only be provided at the students expense.

Details of any special delivery requirements should be provided in the notes section of your Booking form.

The shipment of packs to the following countries will incur the below indicated additional charge:

Albania £30.00
Algeria £42.00
Andorra £25.00
Angola £42.00
Anguilla £42.00
Antigua and Barbuda £42.00
Argentina £42.00
Armenia £42.00
Aruba £42.00
Australia £40.00
Austria £20.00
Azerbaijan £42.00
Bahamas £42.00
Bahrain £40.00
Barbados £42.00
Bburundi £42.00
Belarus £50.00
Belgium £15.00
Belize £42.00
Benin £42.00
Bermuda £42.00
Bhutan £40.00
Bolivia £42.00
Bosnia and Herzegovina £30.00
Botswana £42.00
Brazil £42.00
Brunei Darussalam £42.00
Bulgaria £20.00
Burkina Faso £42.00
Cambodia £42.00
Cameroon £42.00
Canada £30.00
Cape Verde £42.00
Cayman Islands £42.00
Chad £42.00
Chile £42.00
China £40.00
Colombia £42.00
Comoros £42.00
Congo £42.00
Cook Islands £42.00
Costa Rica £42.00
Croatia £20.00
Cyprus £25.00
Czech Republic £20.00
Democratic Republic of Congo £42.00
Denmark £20.00
Djibouti £42.00
Dominica £42.00
Dominican Republic £42.00
Ecuador £42.00
Egypt £42.00
El Salvador £42.00
Eriteria £40.00
Estonia £20.00
Ethiopia £42.00
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) £42.00
Faroe Islands £30.00
Fiji £42.00
Finland £20.00
France £15.00
French Guiana £42.00
French Polynesia £42.00
Gabon £42.00
Gambia £42.00
Georgia £42.00
Germany £15.00
Gibraltar £15.00
Greece £20.00
Greenland £30.00
Grenada £42.00
Guadeloupe £42.00
Guam £42.00
Guatemala £42.00
Guinea £42.00
Guinea Bissau £42.00
Guyana £42.00
Holy See (Vatican City State) £20.00
Honduras £42.00
Hong Kong £40.00
Hungary £20.00
Iceland £30.00
India £40.00
Indonesia £40.00
Ireland £15.00
Israel £30.00
Italy £20.00
Jamaica £42.00
Japan £40.00
Jersey £15.00
Jordan £40.00
Kazakhstan £42.00
Kenya £42.00
Kiribati £42.00
Korea, Republic of £42.00
Kuwait £42.00
Kyrgyzstan £42.00
Laos £42.00
Latvia £20.00
Lebanon £42.00
Lesotho £42.00
Liechtenstein £25.00
Lithuania £20.00
Luxembourg £15.00
Macao £40.00
Macedonia £30.00
Madagascar £42.00
Malawi £42.00
Malaysia £42.00
Maldives £42.00
Mali £42.00
Malta £25.00
Marshall Islands £42.00
Martinique £42.00
Mauritania £42.00
Mauritius £42.00
Mayotte £42.00
Mexico £40.00
Micronesia, Federated States of £42.00
Moldova, Republic of £40.00
Monaco £20.00
Mongolia £42.00
Montenegro £30.00
Montserrat £42.00
Morocco £42.00
Mozambique £42.00
Myanmar £40.00
Namibia £42.00
Nauru £42.00
Nepal £40.00
Netherlands £15.00
Netherlands Antilles £42.00
New Caledonia £42.00
New Zealand £40.00
Nicaragua £42.00
Niger £42.00
Nigeria £42.00
Niue £42.00
Norfolk Island £42.00
Norway £20.00
Oman £40.00
Palau £42.00
Panama £42.00
Papua new guinea £42.00
Paraguay £42.00
Peru £42.00
Philippines £40.00
Pitcairn £42.00
Poland £20.00
Portugal £20.00
Qatar £42.00
Reunion £42.00
Romania £20.00
Russian Federation £40.00
Rwanda £42.00
Saint Helena £42.00
Saint Kitts and Nevis £42.00
Saint Lucia £42.00
Saint Pierre and Miquelon £42.00
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines £42.00
Samoa £42.00
San Marino £20.00
Sao Tome and Principe £40.00
Saudi Arabia £40.00
Senegal £40.00
Serbia £30.00
Seychelles £42.00
Sierra Leone £42.00
Singapore £40.00
Slovakia £20.00
Slovenia £20.00
Solomon Islands £40.00
Somalia £42.00
South Africa £40.00
South Korea £40.00
Spain £15.00
Sri Lanka £40.00
St Martin and St Maarten £42.00
St. Barthélemy £42.00
Suriname £42.00
Svalbard and Jan Mayen £42.00
Swaziland £42.00
Sweden £20.00
Switzerland £20.00
Taiwan £40.00
Tajikistan £42.00
Tanzania, United Republic of £42.00
Thailand £40.00
Togo £42.00
Tonga £42.00
Trinidad and Tobago £42.00
Tunisia £42.00
Turkey £42.00
Turkmenistan £42.00
Turks and Caicos Islands £42.00
Tuvalu £42.00
Uganda £42.00
Ukraine £42.00
United Arab Emirates £40.00
United Kingdom £0.00
United States of America £30.00
Uruguay £42.00
Vanuatu £42.00
Venezuela £42.00
Vietnam £42.00
Virgin Islands, British £42.00
Wallis and Futuna £42.00
Yemen £42.00
Zambia £42.00
Zimbabwe £42.00

RYA DAY SKIPPER ONLINE

The RYA Online Day Skipper course is a comprehensive introduction to chartwork, navigation, meteorology and the basics of seamanship. Invaluable for learning how to start making decisions on board.

No previous experience is required.

The course costs £275 and includes the RYA Course pack containing, 2 full size training charts, a Training Almanac, exercises pack, Day Skipper shorebased booklet which will act as an Aide-mémoire  throughout the course and your certificate. We even include a free Bretton type plotter and a pair of brass dividers so all you need to add is a pencil and rubber.

To compliment your training, for a limited period, we are also offering, completely free of charge our Marine Diesel engine online course, with every Online Day Skipper course purchased.

Online Day Skipper Theory Course

This course covers Sail, Powerboat and Motorboat and is a full functioning learning programme with animated graphics and quizzes that give immediate results. The Day Skipper courses even work on mobile devices, so you can learn on the go!

Click here for a Free Trial!

The price you pay for the RYA online Day Skipper course includes: A free course pack (normally priced at £73) consisting of training charts, Almanac, exercises pack, Day Skipper shorebased booklet and your certificate. We even include a free Bretton type plotter and a pair of brass dividers so all you need to add is a pencil and rubber.

Unlike other online learning organisations, this course does not use video CD but a FULLY interactive learning suite.

No matter where you are in the world, the Day Skipper course can be tailored to your requirements.

A fully RYA approved online Day Skipper course

There are no pre-course requirements for this RYA online Day Skipper theory course, but some sailing knowledge is helpful. The RYA online Day Skipper course is made up of detailed lessons, most of which are animated for easy learning. Each lesson is followed by a set of questions which can be answered online.

Once an answer is submitted, the feedback is instant in the form of a detailed answer page. Some answers will be forwarded to your instructor, who will provide personal feedback and help in the areas required.

You will receive RYA Certification on satisfactory completion of the course.

Also included in your course price is the shipment of your pack to destinations within most of the United Kingdom. Shipment to other destinations,  will be charged in accordance with the schedule shown in the “Pack Shipping details”  section below.

This RYA online Day Skipper course is provided by Navathome, a RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training,

By clicking a payment button you are agreeing to Navathome’s terms and conditions available here.

Where ever you purchase your course, as with all courses, the quality of the course will be greatly influenced by the quality of the Instructor. By clicking the add to cart button below and only available from this web site, your course Instructor will be Peter. Peter is a very experienced RYA Ocean Yachtmaster Instructor with over 25 years experience of providing RYA tuition to students of all abilities.

Peter has extensively sailed the Atlantic, Caribbean, Irish sea, English Channel, North Sea, Inland waterways of Holland, Aegean and the Mediterranean and whilst Peter will quite happily assist the highly experienced Seafarer in obtaining top end qualifications, Peter particularly enjoys helping beginners achieve their own personal goals.

For multiple course purchases please see below.

Course topics include:

  • the basics of seamanship
  • the essentials of coastal navigation and pilotage
  • chartwork
  • electronic charts
  • position fixing
  • plotting a course to steer
  • weather forecasting and meteorology
  • tides
  • collision regulations
  • construction, parts and equipment of a cruising boat
  • emergency and safety procedures including distress calls, use of flares, safety harnesses, lifejackets and liferafts

There is a six-month initial access period. In the unlikely event that you will need an extension, there is an option to extend as many times as you like until you pass your assessment. The cost of administrating each 6-month extension, beyond the initial 6 months, is £30.

Day Skipper (shorebased) Syllabus

RYA Day Skipper online course Chart and Plotter

Day Skipper (shorebased) Syllabus

A comprehensive introduction to chart work, navigation, meteorology and the basics of seamanship for Competent Crew. You will find this course invaluable if you want to learn to start making decisions onboard.

1. Nautical terms

Parts of a boat and hull

General nautical terminology

2. Ropework

Knowledge of the properties of synthetic ropes in common use

3. Anchorwork

Characteristics of different types of anchor

Considerations to be taken into account when anchoring

4. Safety

Knowledge of the safety equipment to be carried, its stowage and use (see RYA Boat Safety Handbook, C8)

Fire precautions and fire fighting

Use of personal safety equipment, harnesses and lifejackets. Ability to send a distress signal by VHF radio telephone. Basic knowledge of rescue procedures including helicopter rescue

5. International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

Steering and sailing rules (5,7,8,9,10 and 12-19)

General rules (all other rules)

6. Definition of position, course and speed

Latitude and longitude

Knowledge of standard navigational terms

True bearings and courses

The knot

7. Navigational charts and publications

Information shown on charts, chart symbols and representation of direction and distance

Navigational publications in common use

Chart correction

8. Navigational drawing instruments

Use of parallel rulers, dividers and proprietary plotting instruments

9. Compass

Application of variation

Awareness of deviation and its causes

Use of hand-bearing compass

10. Chartwork

Dead reckoning and estimated position including an awareness of leeway

Techniques of visual fixing

Satellite-derived positions

Use of waypoints to fix position

Course to steer

11. Tides and tidal streams

Tidal definitions, levels and datum

Tide tables

Use of Admiralty method of determining tidal height at standard port and awareness of corrections for secondary ports

Use of tidal diamonds and tidal stream atlases for chartwork

12. Visual aids to navigation

Lighthouses and beacons, light characteristics

13. Meteorology

Sources of broadcast meteorological information

Knowledge of terms used in shipping forecasts, including the Beaufort scale, and their significance to small craft

Basic knowledge of highs, lows and fronts

14. Passage planning

Preparation of navigational plan for short coastal passagesb. Meteorological considerations in planning short coastal passages

Use of waypoints on passaged. Importance of confirmation of position by an independent source

Keeping a navigational

15. Navigation in restricted visibility

Precautions to be taken in, and limitations imposed by fog

16. Pilotage

Use of transits, leading lines and clearing lines

IALA system of buoyage for Region A

Use of sailing directions

Pilotage plans and harbour entry

17. Marine environment

Responsibility for avoiding pollution and protecting the marine environment

Pack Shipping details

Packs will be delivered for free to destinations within the mainland United Kingdom.

We cannot deliver to a PO Box address. A physical address will be required in all circumstances.

A valid contact telephone number for the student will also need to be provided at the time of making the booking.

Packs to Russia must go to a Business address.

Sailtrain will not accept responsibility for Packs sent to Marinas, or C/O addresses. If the pack goes missing after it has been signed for, replacement packs will only be provided at the students expense.

Details of any special delivery requirements should be provided in the notes section of your Booking form.

The shipment of packs to the following countries will incur the below indicated additional charge:

Albania £30.00
Algeria £42.00
Andorra £25.00
Angola £42.00
Anguilla £42.00
Antigua and Barbuda £42.00
Argentina £42.00
Armenia £42.00
Aruba £42.00
Australia £40.00
Austria £20.00
Azerbaijan £42.00
Bahamas £42.00
Bahrain £40.00
Barbados £42.00
Bburundi £42.00
Belarus £50.00
Belgium £15.00
Belize £42.00
Benin £42.00
Bermuda £42.00
Bhutan £40.00
Bolivia £42.00
Bosnia and Herzegovina £30.00
Botswana £42.00
Brazil £42.00
Brunei Darussalam £42.00
Bulgaria £20.00
Burkina Faso £42.00
Cambodia £42.00
Cameroon £42.00
Canada £30.00
Cape Verde £42.00
Cayman Islands £42.00
Chad £42.00
Chile £42.00
China £40.00
Colombia £42.00
Comoros £42.00
Congo £42.00
Cook Islands £42.00
Costa Rica £42.00
Croatia £20.00
Cyprus £25.00
Czech Republic £20.00
Democratic Republic of Congo £42.00
Denmark £20.00
Djibouti £42.00
Dominica £42.00
Dominican Republic £42.00
Ecuador £42.00
Egypt £42.00
El Salvador £42.00
Eriteria £40.00
Estonia £20.00
Ethiopia £42.00
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) £42.00
Faroe Islands £30.00
Fiji £42.00
Finland £20.00
France £15.00
French Guiana £42.00
French Polynesia £42.00
Gabon £42.00
Gambia £42.00
Georgia £42.00
Germany £15.00
Gibraltar £15.00
Greece £20.00
Greenland £30.00
Grenada £42.00
Guadeloupe £42.00
Guam £42.00
Guatemala £42.00
Guinea £42.00
Guinea Bissau £42.00
Guyana £42.00
Holy See (Vatican City State) £20.00
Honduras £42.00
Hong Kong £40.00
Hungary £20.00
Iceland £30.00
India £40.00
Indonesia £40.00
Ireland £15.00
Israel £30.00
Italy £20.00
Jamaica £42.00
Japan £40.00
Jersey £15.00
Jordan £40.00
Kazakhstan £42.00
Kenya £42.00
Kiribati £42.00
Korea, Republic of £42.00
Kuwait £42.00
Kyrgyzstan £42.00
Laos £42.00
Latvia £20.00
Lebanon £42.00
Lesotho £42.00
Liechtenstein £25.00
Lithuania £20.00
Luxembourg £15.00
Macao £40.00
Macedonia £30.00
Madagascar £42.00
Malawi £42.00
Malaysia £42.00
Maldives £42.00
Mali £42.00
Malta £25.00
Marshall Islands £42.00
Martinique £42.00
Mauritania £42.00
Mauritius £42.00
Mayotte £42.00
Mexico £40.00
Micronesia, Federated States of £42.00
Moldova, Republic of £40.00
Monaco £20.00
Mongolia £42.00
Montenegro £30.00
Montserrat £42.00
Morocco £42.00
Mozambique £42.00
Myanmar £40.00
Namibia £42.00
Nauru £42.00
Nepal £40.00
Netherlands £15.00
Netherlands Antilles £42.00
New Caledonia £42.00
New Zealand £40.00
Nicaragua £42.00
Niger £42.00
Nigeria £42.00
Niue £42.00
Norfolk Island £42.00
Norway £20.00
Oman £40.00
Palau £42.00
Panama £42.00
Papua new guinea £42.00
Paraguay £42.00
Peru £42.00
Philippines £40.00
Pitcairn £42.00
Poland £20.00
Portugal £20.00
Qatar £42.00
Reunion £42.00
Romania £20.00
Russian Federation £40.00
Rwanda £42.00
Saint Helena £42.00
Saint Kitts and Nevis £42.00
Saint Lucia £42.00
Saint Pierre and Miquelon £42.00
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines £42.00
Samoa £42.00
San Marino £20.00
Sao Tome and Principe £40.00
Saudi Arabia £40.00
Senegal £40.00
Serbia £30.00
Seychelles £42.00
Sierra Leone £42.00
Singapore £40.00
Slovakia £20.00
Slovenia £20.00
Solomon Islands £40.00
Somalia £42.00
South Africa £40.00
South Korea £40.00
Spain £15.00
Sri Lanka £40.00
St Martin and St Maarten £42.00
St. Barthélemy £42.00
Suriname £42.00
Svalbard and Jan Mayen £42.00
Swaziland £42.00
Sweden £20.00
Switzerland £20.00
Taiwan £40.00
Tajikistan £42.00
Tanzania, United Republic of £42.00
Thailand £40.00
Togo £42.00
Tonga £42.00
Trinidad and Tobago £42.00
Tunisia £42.00
Turkey £42.00
Turkmenistan £42.00
Turks and Caicos Islands £42.00
Tuvalu £42.00
Uganda £42.00
Ukraine £42.00
United Arab Emirates £40.00
United Kingdom £0.00
United States of America £30.00
Uruguay £42.00
Vanuatu £42.00
Venezuela £42.00
Vietnam £42.00
Virgin Islands, British £42.00
Wallis and Futuna £42.00
Yemen £42.00
Zambia £42.00
Zimbabwe £42.00

RYA Essential Navigation Online

Essential Navigation classroomThe Essential Navigation and Seamanship Course is Only £99 !!!

The Essential Navigation and Seamanship Course is an inspiring online navigation course for anyone interested in sailing, motor boating, sea angling or diving – or pretty much anything else on the water!

This online course will give you the essential knowledge needed when you’re afloat, from navigation to safety and seamanship to passage planning.

RYA Interactive courses can be taken anytime, anywhere and at your own speed. All you need is a computer and the internet.

Top 10 reasons to take this online navigation course:

  • Flexibility – anytime, anywhere, at your own speed
  • Suitable for all – new crews through to budding skippers
  • Safety Essentials – all the essential knowledge for going afloat
  • Simplicity – easy to use, interactive and full of great graphics
  • Supporting your knowledge – an ideal accompaniment to your practical course
  • Complements other courses – a great starting point before more advanced courses
  • Real skills – use real skills alongside online technology
  • Best advice – written by top RYA instructors, created by award winning designers
  • Learn it, try it, test it – practice what you’ve learnt before taking the test
  • Be part of it – the RYA’s 1st fully interactive online course

ACCESSING THE COURSE

Accessing this online navigation course is simple! – Click below, purchase the course and we will provide you with a unique login for the Essential Navigation and Seamanship course. You then log on to the course and enter the login we have supplied you when you purchased the course and you are up and running!

We will also send out the online navigation course course pack with training charts and course handbook to help you get hands on experience.

In addition to the online navigation course, your £89 buys you a Course Pack which includes 2 Training charts, a handbook, a plotter, a pair of dividers, course exercises and Email and Phone assistance by qualified instructors.

Shipping of your course pack within the mainland UK is free. Destinations outside of the UK will be charged as an extra at cost and show as a Shipping charge at your checkout.

Course Technical requirements

Minimum requirements:

  • Mac or PC (not iPad)
  • Windows XP or later, Mac OS X 10.6 or later

Minimum hardware:

  • 1.0GHz Intel processor or better
  • 128MB free RAM
  • 100MB free hard disk space
  • 32 bit colour graphics card
  • 1024 x 768 screen resolution
  • Sound card and speakers or headphones

Minimum web browsers:

  • Internet Explorer 6, Safari 4 or Firefox 3

Software requirements:

  • Adobe Flash Player
  • JavaScript must be enabled in your web browser.

Bandwith:

  • A connection speed of 512kbps is required.

If using Internet Explorer 10 you may need to view the course in Compatibility Mode (go to the help section in the course to see how).

You will need to switch the pop-up blocker off in your web browser (go to the help section in the course to see how).

In older versions of the pack, instead of a chartplotter download (that is compatible with Mac) there is a Chart Plotter CD. This Chartplotter CD does not work on MAC. This has very little impact on the course itself.

Course Syllabus

However you decide to take the course, it offers a great introduction to navigation and safety awareness for new or inexperienced skippers and crew, and those wanting to refresh their skills. In fact it’s for anyone interested in sailing, motor boating, sea angling or diving, and works well in complementing our on-the-water training, such as the Powerboat Level 2, Start Yachting and Helmsman courses.

It’s a highly informative course with lots of opportunities for you to put your new found knowledge into practice. When you take the course online, you will find many interactive exercises to help reinforce the information and lots of chances to try out what you’ve learned.

Course topics include:

  • Charts and Publications
  • Safety
  • Engine checks
  • Buoyage
  • Tidal awareness
  • Visual and electronic navigation
  • Pilotage
  • Rules of the road
  • Anchoring
  • Weather forecasts
  • Passage planning
Personal Logbook

Log Book that includes Essential navigation reference

This is the book where you can keep all your RYA certificates and record all the passages that will count towards your next RYA course/exam.

This new book also provides detailed information about the structure, content and what to expect of the practical and shorebased courses for both sail and motor cruising with the RYA Yachtmaster Scheme.

£7.99 + £2.65 postage

You can purchase a copy from the “You may also like” section below

RYA FIRST AID COURSE

The RYA First Aid course is a one-day course covering all the usual first aid subjects, but from a boating perspective. It is aimed at anyone who goes afloat, whether on inland waters, rivers, estuaries or on cross channel passages.

In a medical emergency a little first aid knowledge and immediate action can save lives, especially in remote locations. This one-day course is designed to provide a working knowledge of first aid for people using small craft and to support skippers.

It fulfils the requirements for:

  • professional skippers of small craft working within 60 miles of a safe haven, including Boatmasters;
  • the Senior First Aid certificate needed by offshore racers subject to ISAF’s regulations on first aid training (OSR 4.08.4).

The course is recommended by the MCA and HSE.

The subjects specific to boating include:

  • the recovery position in a confined space
  • CPR, including the drowning protocol
  • cold shock and hypothermia fromimmersion and/or exposure
  • seasickness and dehydration
  • medical assistance or advice by VHF
  • helicopter rescue

Courses are held in Wickford, Essex. 10 minutes from Junc 29 of the M25 or by train, 35 minutes from London Liverpool St.

The course costs £120 and includes the RYA pack that will help you through the day and which you will take away with you. Your certificate is also included.

Full RYA First Aid Syllabus

The RYA First Aid course is designed to provide a working knowledge of first aid for all those who go afloat, on inland waters or up to 60 miles offshore. The syllabus is based on the recommendations of the HSE and the MCA.

Course content:

Assessment, immediate actions and the priorities within first aid
Unconsciousness and the recovery position
CPR
Drowning
Breathing difficulties
Failure of the circulation: shock
Blood loss and the control of bleeding
Recognition of internal bleeding
Angina and heart attack
Levels of response and the AVPU scale
Head injury: concussion and compression
Immersion hypothermia and cold shock
Burns, including sunburn.
Exposure hypothermia/hyperthermia
Seasickness and dehydration
Diabetic emergency
Seizures
Fractures, including spinal injuries
First aid kits
Advice or assistance by radio
Medivac… the evacuation of a casualty by helicopter
For the skippers of MCA coded boats:
The contents and use of the category C first aid kit, including the pocket mask

RYA RADAR COURSE

The RYA RADAR course is a one-day course giving you an understanding of radar as an aid to navigation and collision avoidance.

Cruising boats increasingly have radar on board. The International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea state that if you have a radar, you must know how to use it.

Radar is probably the most versatile of all electronic navigation aids, but the best results are only obtained when you know how to use all the functions correctly. It is not an all seeing eye, and can easily mislead those who do not understand its controls, allow for its limitations, or interpret its picture.

The course costs £120 and includes the RYA pack that will help you through the day and which you will be able to take away with you. Your certificate is also included.

Courses are held in Wickford, Essex. 10 minutes from Junc 29 of the M25 or by train, 35 minutes from London Liverpool St.

Course topics include:

  • how the radar set works
  • how its adjustments and features affect the way it works
  • target definition
  • radar reflectors
  • types of radar display
  • radar plotting
  • the use of radar in navigation and collision avoidance

Full RYA RADAR Course Syllabus

The aim of the course is to teach students to use small boat Radar to assist decision-making in navigation, pilotage and collision avoidance.

1. Switching on and setting up

Adjusting brilliance, contrast, gain, range and tuning

2. Refining the picture

Adjust the sea clutter and rain clutter controls to suit prevailing conditions Head up, North up mode

3. Understanding the picture

The factors affecting the clarity of the visual image

4. Radar reflectors

Understanding what affects the received image

5. Fixing position by radar

Plot the vessel’s position. Use of VRM and EBL

6. Pilotage by radar

Understands how to prepare a simple pilotage plan including use of clearing ranges

7. Collision avoidance

Understands how to determine the risk of collision with another vessel

CPA, course and speed

The existence of automatic radar plotting aids (ARPA & MARPA)

The implications of IRPCS when in restricted visibility

RYA YACHTMASTER OCEAN ONLINE

The RYA Yachtmaster Ocean online theory course is the first stage in obtaining the prestigious RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate of Competence.

The RYA Online Yachtmaster Ocean course costs £275 including the course pack that contains the neseccary Sight Reduction tables, Nautical Almanac extracts, Course information booklet and your Shorebased notes publication that will act as an Aide-mémoire throughout the online course.

This online course is equally suited to those that aspire to blue water cruising, or those who just want to learn traditional navigation.

You do not need a Sextant to take the course.

The Yachtmaster Ocean theory course will equip you with the necessary theoretical skills to carry out an ocean passage as mate or skipper. The course will cover all aspects of ocean navigation, with a particular emphasis on the use of astro-navigation and worldwide meteorology.

The sessions on astro-navigation will unlock the mysteries of the sextant and allow you to confidently take sights at sea to obtain your position and carry out compass checks.

Ocean sailing is, however, about more than just using a sextant. Another important aspect of ocean sailing is worldwide meteorology, passage planning and communications at sea.

Publications that assist the ocean navigator such as routeing charts and other pilot books will be covered.

This course is suitable for those who hold a theory certificate to the level of Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore or equivalent.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR RYA YACHTMASTER OCEAN THEORY COURSE

Your RYA-approved Online Yachtmaster Ocean theory course is provided by Navathome, a RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training, and consists of detailed, animated lessons that are heavily image-based. The lessons are all online and can be accessed from your PC or Mac.

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Each section is followed by a set of questions which can be answered quickly and easily online. Once you submit your answer, you’ll be provided with instant feedback and will gain access to a detailed answer page. Some of your answers will then be forwarded on to your delegated instructor, who can provide you with help and support if necessary.

You will receive RYA Certification on satisfactory completion of the course.

Your Ocean Yachtmaster theory course costs  £275 and includes the RYA pack so wherever you are in the world, you’ll receive material that’s completely tailored to your needs.

By clicking a payment button you are agreeing to Navathome’s terms and conditions available here.

Where ever you purchase your course, as with all courses, the quality will of the course be greatly influenced by the quality of the Instructor. By clicking the add to cart button below and only available from this web site, your course Instructor will be Peter. Peter is a very experienced RYA Ocean Yachtmaster Instructor with over 25 years’ experience in providing RYA tuition to students of all abilities.

Peter has extensively sailed the Atlantic, Caribbean, Irish sea, English Channel, North Sea, Inland waterways of Holland, Aegean and the Mediterranean and whilst Peter will happily assist the highly experienced Seafarer in obtaining top end qualifications, Peter particularly enjoys helping beginners to achieve their own personal goals.

There is an six-month initial access period. In the unlikely event that you will need an extension, there is an option to extend as many times as you like until you pass your assessment. The cost of administrating each 6-month extension, beyond the initial 6 months, is £30.

Invigilated assessments
If you wish to claim exemption to the written element of the Ocean Yachtmaster practical oral exam, the RYA now require the end of course theory assessment to be invigilated at an approved RYA Training centre (of which we are one) or the candidate can take an extra paper during the oral examination.

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Full Syllabus

This is a course in astro-navigation and worldwide meteorology which also reveals the mysteries of the sextant. It assumes a knowledge of all subjects covered in the other shorebased courses.

1. The earth and the celestial sphere

Definition of observer’s zenith and position of a heavenly body in terms of latitude, longitude, GHA and declination Right angle relationships, latitude and co-lat, declination and polar distance Relationship between GHA, longitude and LHA Tabulation of declination in nautical almanac Rate of increase of hour angle with time

2. The PZX triangle

The tabulated components of the triangle, LHA, co-lat and polar distance The calculable components, zenith distance and azimuth Relationship between zenith distance and altitude Introduction to the tabular method of solution in the Air Navigation Tables and the basic sight form The use of calculators for the solution of the PZX triangle

3. The sextant

Practical guide to the use and care of a sextant at sea Conversion of sextant altitude to true altitude Application of dip, index error and refraction Correction of side error, perpendicularity, index error and collimation error

4. Measurement of time

Definition of, and relationship between, UT, LMT, standard time and zone time Rating of chronometers and watches

5. Meridian altitudes

Forecasting time of meridian altitude Reduction of meridian altitude sights

6. Sun, star and other sights

Reduction and plotting of sun sights using Air Navigation Tables Awareness of use of calculator for sight reduction The plotting of sun-run-sun meridian altitude Awareness of the reduction and plotting of sights obtained from stars, moon and planets

7. Compass checking

Use of amplitude and azimuth tables systems and/or calculator

8. Satellite Navigation Systems

Principles and limitations of use of all systems

9. Great circle sailing

Comparison of rhumb lines and great circles Vertices and composite tracks The computation of a series of rhumb lines approximating to a great circle by use of gnomonic and Mercator projections

10. Meteorology

General pressure distribution and prevailing winds over the oceans of the world Tropical revolving storms, seasonal occurrence and forecasting by observation

11. Passage planning

Publications available to assist with planning of long passages (routeing charts, ocean passages of the world and other publications) Preparation for ocean passage including survival equipment, victualling, water and fuel management, chafe protection, spares and maintenance

12. Passage making

Navigational routine Watchkeeping Crew management

13. Communications

Satellite and terrestrial systems Weather information

Pack Shipping details
Packs will be shipped for free to most destinations within the mainland United Kingdom.

We cannot deliver to a PO Box address. A physical address will be required in all circumstances.

A valid contact telephone number for the student will also need to be provided at the time of making the booking.

Packs to Russia must go to a Business address.

Sailtrain will not accept responsibility for Packs sent to Marinas, or C/O addresses. If the pack goes missing after it has been signed for, replacement packs will only be provided at the students expense.

Details of any special delivery requirements should be provided in the notes section of your Booking form.

The shipment of packs to the following destinations not shown above, will incur the below indicated additional charge:

Albania £30.00
Algeria £42.00
Andorra £25.00
Angola £42.00
Anguilla £42.00
Antigua and Barbuda £42.00
Argentina £42.00
Armenia £42.00
Aruba £42.00
Australia £40.00
Austria £20.00
Azerbaijan £42.00
Bahamas £42.00
Bahrain £40.00
Barbados £42.00
Bburundi £42.00
Belarus £50.00
Belgium £15.00
Belize £42.00
Benin £42.00
Bermuda £42.00
Bhutan £40.00
Bolivia £42.00
Bosnia and Herzegovina £30.00
Botswana £42.00
Brazil £42.00
Brunei Darussalam £42.00
Bulgaria £20.00
Burkina Faso £42.00
Cambodia £42.00
Cameroon £42.00
Canada £30.00
Cape Verde £42.00
Cayman Islands £42.00
Chad £42.00
Chile £42.00
China £40.00
Colombia £42.00
Comoros £42.00
Congo £42.00
Cook Islands £42.00
Costa Rica £42.00
Croatia £20.00
Cyprus £25.00
Czech Republic £20.00
Democratic Republic of Congo £42.00
Denmark £20.00
Djibouti £42.00
Dominica £42.00
Dominican Republic £42.00
Ecuador £42.00
Egypt £42.00
El Salvador £42.00
Eriteria £40.00
Estonia £20.00
Ethiopia £42.00
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) £42.00
Faroe Islands £30.00
Fiji £42.00
Finland £20.00
France £15.00
French Guiana £42.00
French Polynesia £42.00
Gabon £42.00
Gambia £42.00
Georgia £42.00
Germany £15.00
Gibraltar £15.00
Greece £20.00
Greenland £30.00
Grenada £42.00
Guadeloupe £42.00
Guam £42.00
Guatemala £42.00
Guinea £42.00
Guinea Bissau £42.00
Guyana £42.00
Holy See (Vatican City State) £20.00
Honduras £42.00
Hong Kong £40.00
Hungary £20.00
Iceland £30.00
India £40.00
Indonesia £40.00
Ireland £15.00
Israel £30.00
Italy £20.00
Jamaica £42.00
Japan £40.00
Jersey £15.00
Jordan £40.00
Kazakhstan £42.00
Kenya £42.00
Kiribati £42.00
Korea, Republic of £42.00
Kuwait £42.00
Kyrgyzstan £42.00
Laos £42.00
Latvia £20.00
Lebanon £42.00
Lesotho £42.00
Liechtenstein £25.00
Lithuania £20.00
Luxembourg £15.00
Macao £40.00
Macedonia £30.00
Madagascar £42.00
Malawi £42.00
Malaysia £42.00
Maldives £42.00
Mali £42.00
Malta £25.00
Marshall Islands £42.00
Martinique £42.00
Mauritania £42.00
Mauritius £42.00
Mayotte £42.00
Mexico £40.00
Micronesia, Federated States of £42.00
Moldova, Republic of £40.00
Monaco £20.00
Mongolia £42.00
Montenegro £30.00
Montserrat £42.00
Morocco £42.00
Mozambique £42.00
Myanmar £40.00
Namibia £42.00
Nauru £42.00
Nepal £40.00
Netherlands £15.00
Netherlands Antilles £42.00
New Caledonia £42.00
New Zealand £40.00
Nicaragua £42.00
Niger £42.00
Nigeria £42.00
Niue £42.00
Norfolk Island £42.00
Norway £20.00
Oman £40.00
Palau £42.00
Panama £42.00
Papua new guinea £42.00
Paraguay £42.00
Peru £42.00
Philippines £40.00
Pitcairn £42.00
Poland £20.00
Portugal £20.00
Qatar £42.00
Reunion £42.00
Romania £20.00
Russian Federation £40.00
Rwanda £42.00
Saint Helena £42.00
Saint Kitts and Nevis £42.00
Saint Lucia £42.00
Saint Pierre and Miquelon £42.00
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines £42.00
Samoa £42.00
San Marino £20.00
Sao Tome and Principe £40.00
Saudi Arabia £40.00
Senegal £40.00
Serbia £30.00
Seychelles £42.00
Sierra Leone £42.00
Singapore £40.00
Slovakia £20.00
Slovenia £20.00
Solomon Islands £40.00
Somalia £42.00
South Africa £40.00
South Korea £40.00
Spain £15.00
Sri Lanka £40.00
St Martin and St Maarten £42.00
St. Barthélemy £42.00
Suriname £42.00
Svalbard and Jan Mayen £42.00
Swaziland £42.00
Sweden £20.00
Switzerland £20.00
Taiwan £40.00
Tajikistan £42.00
Tanzania, United Republic of £42.00
Thailand £40.00
Togo £42.00
Tonga £42.00
Trinidad and Tobago £42.00
Tunisia £42.00
Turkey £42.00
Turkmenistan £42.00
Turks and Caicos Islands £42.00
Tuvalu £42.00
Uganda £42.00
Ukraine £42.00
United Arab Emirates £40.00
United Kingdom £0.00
United States of America £30.00
Uruguay £42.00
Vanuatu £42.00
Venezuela £42.00
Vietnam £42.00
Virgin Islands, British £42.00
Wallis and Futuna £42.00
Yemen £42.00
Zambia £42.00
Zimbabwe £42.00

RYA YACHTMASTER ONLINE COURSE

The RYA Yachtmaster online theory course is an advanced  course that builds on the knowledge gained on the shorebased Day Skipper course. The course is aimed at sailors and motor boaters who are looking to undertake more complex passages, perhaps offshore or at night. This course is a must for those looking to work towards taking the RYA Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster Offshore practical exams.

The RYA Online Yachtmaster course costs £315.00 and includes the RYA Course pack which contains: 2 Full size Training charts, a Training Almanac and Shorbased notes that will act as an Aide-mémoire throught the online course

***NEW*** When you purchase this course you will also gain full access to our new Online Diesel Engine course.

The Yachtmaster online course is an intensive programme covering advanced navigation techniques. It includes position fixing, course shaping and plotting, tidal knowledge, secondary port calculations, navigation in restricted visibility, Admiralty publications and electronic position finding equipment.

The meteorology tuition within the course includes the taking and interpretation of forecasts, plotting of weather systems and weather prediction. Students are shown how to use this information when planning and executing passage plans. The International Regulations for Prevention of Collision at Sea are dealt with in detail and you will also learn more about yacht stability and safety offshore.

Students will need to have a valid RYA Day Skipper theory certificate or equivalent and have thoroughly revised the Collision Regulations before taking the course.

YACHTMASTER QUALIFICATION WITH AN RYA APPROVED COURSE

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The animated lessons are not matched in any other Yachtmaster online course. They are designed to make learning interesting and questions easy.

Assessment methods within the courses ensure student training is Evaluated, Validated and Recorded.

The majority of Yachtmaster Online courses are mainly narrated videos and slideshows and to be honest, you may as well buy a book.

Our Yachtmaster online courses are fully animated lessons with an optional voice over so you get the best of everything.

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You will receive RYA Certification on satisfactory completion of the course.

This course is suitable for commercial endorsement by having your assessment invigilated.

The RYA Yachtmaster online course is provided by Navathome, a RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training, and includes: a course pack consisting of training charts, exercises pack, Yachtmaster shorebased booklet,  and your certificate, which is normally priced at £40.00. Plus, a Training Almanac normally priced at £7.49 (Day Skipper/Yachtmaster).

By clicking a payment button you are agreeing to Navathome’s terms and conditions available here.

To Purchase your course just click your preferred payment method below.

The RYA Online Yachtmaster course normally costs £315

YACHTMASTER ONLINE COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • 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 and by observation
  • collision regulations
  • customs and excise regulations for cruising abroad

There is a six-month initial access period to the online theory course. In the unlikely event that you will need an extension, there is an option to extend as many times as you like until you pass your assessment. The cost of administrating each 6-month extension, beyond the initial 6 months, is £30.

Full RYA Yachtmaster course Syllabus

Yachtmaster online course exam instructor

This is an advanced course in navigation and meteorology for candidates for the Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate.

This course will take your theory knowledge to the standard required for the Yachtmaster™ Coastal and Yachtmaster™ Offshore practical exams, concentrating on advanced navigation and meteorology skills.

As with the Day Skipper shorebased course, the RYA’s specially designed chart plotter software will be used during the course to give you a realistic taste of modern electronic navigation.

Those who have not acquired the knowledge set out in the Day Skipper course are unlikely to be able to assimilate all the subjects covered in this advanced course.

1. Position

  • Dead reckoning and estimated position
  • Satellite-derived position
  • Use of waypoints to fix position
  • Radar fixes
  • Techniques of visual fixing
  • Fixes using a mixture of position lines
  • Relative accuracy of different methods of position fixing
  • Area of uncertainty

2. The magnetic compass

  • Allowance for variation
  • Change of variation with time and position
  • Causes of deviation
  • Swing for deviation (but not correction)
  • Allowance for deviation
  • Different types of compass

3. Tides

  • Causes of tide – Springs and Neaps
  • Tide tables – sources
  • Tidal levels and datum
  • Standard and secondary ports
  • Tide anomalies (Solent, etc.)

4. Tidal Streams

  • Sources of tidal information
  • Tidal stream information in sailing directions and Yachtsmen’s Almanacs
  • Allowance for tidal streams in computing a course to steer
  • Tide rips, overfalls and races
  • Tidal observation buoys, beacons etc.

5. Buoyage

  • IALA system buoyage in Region A
  • Limitations of buoys as navigational aids

6. Lights

  • Characteristics
  • Ranges – visual, luminous and nominal
  • Rising and dipping distances
  • Light lists

7. Pilotage

  • Harbour regulations and control signals
  • Methods of pre-planning
  • Clearing lines
  • Use of soundings
  • Transits and leading lines

8. GPS and chart plotters

  • Principles of operation and limitations of use
  • Raster and vector charts
  • Datum
  • Importance of confirmation of position by an independent source and keeping a separate record of position
  • Importance of paper charts

9. Echo sounders

  • Principles of operation and limitations of use

10. Logs (speed and distance measuring)

  • Principles of operation limitations of use

11. Deck log

  • Importance of log as yacht’s official document
  • Layout of log, hourly and occasional entries

12. Meteorology

  • Basic terms, the Beaufort scale b. Air masses c. Cloud types d. Weather patterns associated with pressure and frontal systems e. Sources of weather forecasts f. Ability to interpret a shipping forecast, weatherfax and weather satellite information g. Land and sea breezes h. Sea fog i. Use of barometer as a forecasting aid

13. Rules of the Road

  • A sound knowledge of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, except Annexes 1 and 3

14. Safety at Sea

  • Personal safety, use of lifejackets, safety harnesses and lifelines
  • Fire prevention and fire fighting
  • Distress signals
  • Coastguard and Boat Safety Scheme
  • Preparation for heavy weather
  • Liferafts and helicopter rescue
  • Understanding of capabilities of vessel and basic knowledge of stability

15. Navigation in restricted visibility

  • Precautions to be taken in fog
  • Limitations to safe navigation imposed by fog
  • Navigation in poor visibility

16. Passage planning

  • Preparation of charts and notebook for route planning and making, and use at sea
  • Customs regulations as they apply to yachts
  • Routine for navigating in coastal waters
  • Strategy for course laying
  • Use of waypoints and routes
  • Use of weather forecast information for passage planning strategy
  • Sources of local and national regulations
Pack Shipping details

Packs will be delivered for free to destinations within most of the mainland United Kingdom.

We cannot deliver to a PO Box address. A physical address will be required in all circumstances.

A valid contact telephone number for the student will also need to be provided at the time of making the booking.

Packs to Russia must go to a Business address.

Sailtrain will not accept responsibility for Packs sent to Marinas, or C/O addresses. If the pack goes missing after it has been signed for, replacement packs will only be provided at the students expense.

Details of any special delivery requirements should be provided in the notes section of your Booking form.

The shipment of packs to the following countries not shown above will incur the below indicated additional charge:

Albania £30.00
Algeria £42.00
Andorra £25.00
Angola £42.00
Anguilla £42.00
Antigua and Barbuda £42.00
Argentina £42.00
Armenia £42.00
Aruba £42.00
Australia £40.00
Austria £20.00
Azerbaijan £42.00
Bahamas £42.00
Bahrain £40.00
Barbados £42.00
Bburundi £42.00
Belarus £50.00
Belgium £15.00
Belize £42.00
Benin £42.00
Bermuda £42.00
Bhutan £40.00
Bolivia £42.00
Bosnia and Herzegovina £30.00
Botswana £42.00
Brazil £42.00
Brunei Darussalam £42.00
Bulgaria £20.00
Burkina Faso £42.00
Cambodia £42.00
Cameroon £42.00
Canada £30.00
Cape Verde £42.00
Cayman Islands £42.00
Chad £42.00
Chile £42.00
China £40.00
Colombia £42.00
Comoros £42.00
Congo £42.00
Cook Islands £42.00
Costa Rica £42.00
Croatia £20.00
Cyprus £25.00
Czech Republic £20.00
Democratic Republic of Congo £42.00
Denmark £20.00
Djibouti £42.00
Dominica £42.00
Dominican Republic £42.00
Ecuador £42.00
Egypt £42.00
El Salvador £42.00
Eriteria £40.00
Estonia £20.00
Ethiopia £42.00
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) £42.00
Faroe Islands £30.00
Fiji £42.00
Finland £20.00
France £15.00
French Guiana £42.00
French Polynesia £42.00
Gabon £42.00
Gambia £42.00
Georgia £42.00
Germany £15.00
Gibraltar £15.00
Greece £20.00
Greenland £30.00
Grenada £42.00
Guadeloupe £42.00
Guam £42.00
Guatemala £42.00
Guinea £42.00
Guinea Bissau £42.00
Guyana £42.00
Holy See (Vatican City State) £20.00
Honduras £42.00
Hong Kong £40.00
Hungary £20.00
Iceland £30.00
India £40.00
Indonesia £40.00
Ireland £15.00
Israel £30.00
Italy £20.00
Jamaica £42.00
Japan £40.00
Jersey £15.00
Jordan £40.00
Kazakhstan £42.00
Kenya £42.00
Kiribati £42.00
Korea, Republic of £42.00
Kuwait £42.00
Kyrgyzstan £42.00
Laos £42.00
Latvia £20.00
Lebanon £42.00
Lesotho £42.00
Liechtenstein £25.00
Lithuania £20.00
Luxembourg £15.00
Macao £40.00
Macedonia £30.00
Madagascar £42.00
Malawi £42.00
Malaysia £42.00
Maldives £42.00
Mali £42.00
Malta £25.00
Marshall Islands £42.00
Martinique £42.00
Mauritania £42.00
Mauritius £42.00
Mayotte £42.00
Mexico £40.00
Micronesia, Federated States of £42.00
Moldova, Republic of £40.00
Monaco £20.00
Mongolia £42.00
Montenegro £30.00
Montserrat £42.00
Morocco £42.00
Mozambique £42.00
Myanmar £40.00
Namibia £42.00
Nauru £42.00
Nepal £40.00
Netherlands £15.00
Netherlands Antilles £42.00
New Caledonia £42.00
New Zealand £40.00
Nicaragua £42.00
Niger £42.00
Nigeria £42.00
Niue £42.00
Norfolk Island £42.00
Norway £20.00
Oman £40.00
Palau £42.00
Panama £42.00
Papua new guinea £42.00
Paraguay £42.00
Peru £42.00
Philippines £40.00
Pitcairn £42.00
Poland £20.00
Portugal £20.00
Qatar £42.00
Reunion £42.00
Romania £20.00
Russian Federation £40.00
Rwanda £42.00
Saint Helena £42.00
Saint Kitts and Nevis £42.00
Saint Lucia £42.00
Saint Pierre and Miquelon £42.00
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines £42.00
Samoa £42.00
San Marino £20.00
Sao Tome and Principe £40.00
Saudi Arabia £40.00
Senegal £40.00
Serbia £30.00
Seychelles £42.00
Sierra Leone £42.00
Singapore £40.00
Slovakia £20.00
Slovenia £20.00
Solomon Islands £40.00
Somalia £42.00
South Africa £40.00
South Korea £40.00
Spain £15.00
Sri Lanka £40.00
St Martin and St Maarten £42.00
St. Barthélemy £42.00
Suriname £42.00
Svalbard and Jan Mayen £42.00
Swaziland £42.00
Sweden £20.00
Switzerland £20.00
Taiwan £40.00
Tajikistan £42.00
Tanzania, United Republic of £42.00
Thailand £40.00
Togo £42.00
Tonga £42.00
Trinidad and Tobago £42.00
Tunisia £42.00
Turkey £42.00
Turkmenistan £42.00
Turks and Caicos Islands £42.00
Tuvalu £42.00
Uganda £42.00
Ukraine £42.00
United Arab Emirates £40.00
United Kingdom £0.00
United States of America £30.00
Uruguay £42.00
Vanuatu £42.00
Venezuela £42.00
Vietnam £42.00
Virgin Islands, British £42.00
Wallis and Futuna £42.00
Yemen £42.00
Zambia £42.00
Zimbabwe £42.00
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