RYA Essential Navigation & Seamanship
RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship is an introductory level online theory course ideal for anyone interested in getting out on the water - from RIBs and personal water craft to diving and sea angling! Concepts such as tide or weather are just as important to kayakers or jet skiers, as they are to someone on a sailing yacht.
Ready to get Started?
Buy your course today and you we will get automatic access to the RYA Interactive Site to complete the course. Your Urban Truant bag containing everything else you need to do the course will be sent by courier on a next day service (UK). We also offer free worldwide delivery normally on a 2-3 day service.
£120
What's Included
Your course will include the following:
- Personal login and access to the RYA Essential Navigation & Seamanship Interactive Course
- Quality plotter and dividers so you can do your chartwork
- RYA training charts and online almanac
- RYA Essential Navigation Northern Hemisphere Exercise book
- RYA Essential Navigation handbook
- Unlimited access to Urban Truant's qualified RYA Yachtmaster™ instructors (via email, phone, Zoom or MS-Teams)
Course Syllabus
RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship is ideal for anyone interested in getting out on the water - from RIBs and personal water craft to diving and sea angling! It offers an introduction to the essential knowledge needed when you’re afloat. Concepts such as tide or weather are just as important to kayakers or jet skiers, as they are to someone on a sailing yacht – as they can affect the enjoyment of anyone’s day on the water. This course also gives you a basic understanding of navigation, safety and general seamanship.
Pre-Course Experience+
No experience required.
Assumed Knowledge+
There is no assumed knowledge for this course.
Student Instructor Ratio+
You will be assigned a dedicated RYA Yachtmaster Instructor to answer your questions.
Duration+
8 hrs online study.
Course Content+
- Charts, publications and terms
- Buoyage
- Navigation
- Safety
- Anchoring
- Tides
- Electronic navigation
- Rules of the road
- Weather forecasts
- Pilotage
- Passage planning
Ability after Course+
The course offers an introduction to the basic navigation and seamanship skills required before spending time afloat. It will also enable you to confidently consider approaching your Day Skipper theory qualification where these and other subjects are taught at a more in depth level.