Seamanship & Navigation Theory Courses
Here at Ulster Sailing School we offer a range of RYA shorebased
courses which are designed to complement the various RYA practical
sailing courses.
There are various time scales for these courses, from three weekend
sessions or an intensive five day course, to evening classes run over two
terms.
In order to improve your chances of success, we recommend you do some
background study as well. Before and during the course, as this will aid
your speed of learning and ultimately make the course more enjoyable for
you.
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| Basic Navigation & Safety Shorebased Course |
Duration |
16 hours.
*Two days usually over a weekend, or if preferred can be run on week days. |
Requirements |
Anyone new to sailing, motor boating, sea angling and diving as well as experienced dinghy and keelboat sailors and inshore racers.
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Course Content |
Charts and publications, safety, engine checks, buoyage, tidal awareness, visual and electronic navigation, pilotage, rules of the road, anchoring, weather forecasts and passage planning.
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| Day Skipper Shorebased Course |
Duration |
40 hours and 2 exam papers.
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There are various time scales for these courses, from three weekend
sessions or an intensive five day course, to evening classes run over two
terms. |
Requirements |
Some practical experience
desirable. |
Course Content |
Basic seamanship and introduction to navigation and meteorology. A basic knowledge of lights, weather and IRPCS is also included. |
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| Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Shorebased Course |
Duration |
40 hours and 3 exam papers.
*There are various time scales for these courses, from three weekend
sessions or an intensive five day course, to evening classes run over two
terms. |
Requirements |
Knowledge to the Day
Skipper Shorebased course. |
Course Content |
Navigation, meteorology, collision avoidance, safety
and passage planning. |
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