RYA COASTAL SKIPPER/YACHTMASTER THEORY | WEBINAR
The RYA Coastal Skipper/ Yachtmaster shore-based course is for those with some experience in skippering under their belt. You may have owned a boat or chartered several times in familiar waters, but now want to push yourself. Perhaps you would like to charter a larger boat or you want to explore more challenging waters, then this is the course for you.
If you simply want to continue your personal development and build confidence then it is a great course too, but don’t forget to go and put it into practice on the water!
How does it work?
The “classroom” sessions will be held on Zoom from your PC, Laptop, Tablet, or Phone, so you will interact with your instructor and classmates quite normally. The software will allow the instructor to present slides shows, whiteboard, and set quizzes for you as well as answering questions.
All with the benefit of being far more the 2 meters away from each other!
Homework will be set each week to complete on the days off.
HOW TO BOOK
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Please see our Terms and Conditions
THE COURSE
The webinar-taught version of this course has been very popular as you get the benefits of being in the classroom with your peers and the instructor, while not having to travel. This makes it a superior learning environment over the self-taught online course, while also being just as convenient. We have heard of many a benefit to motivation as well in feedback!
The sessions run on midweek evenings, with long days on weekend days where you can tune in to sessions with the instructor, or watch the recording in your own time. The evening sessions are 3 hours each and run for 7 weeks.
The course is completed when the 3 exams (IRPCS, Chartwork & Passage planning) have been passed and marked by the instructor.
WHY TRAIN WITH LSS
Why do it if it’s not going to be fun? At LSS we make sure everyone is having the best possible time at all times. Shouting is a no go and we just ask that you are enthusiastic and willing.
Everyone gets a go at all the jobs, sailing is a team sport and everyone needs to get stuck into the jobs above and below deck.
Connect with your skipper and crew to build new relationships that go beyond the course.
We learn the most about sailing and ourselves when we are being pushed out of our comfort zone.
Senses of humour, no sense of tempers, please…. We believe that people perform best, especially when learning, without a barrage of “encouragement” about how they could be doing it “better”, being hurled their way.
Being Free of Ego is the only way to learn, teach, and improve at sailing. We ask that to sail with us you come with a coachable and relaxed mindset
FAQs & IMPORTANT NOTES
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Do not worry, while the more live sessions you can make the better, if it isn’t possible you must take time to rewatch the session recordings and catch up on the classwork you’ve missed.
Recommend joining any sessions you can make slightly early so that you can ask the instructor any questions you may have.
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All required learning materials
Postage of materials
47 hours of instructor contact time
Questions answered and support from the instructor
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Plotter Set - can be bought on Amazon for around £20
Extra Tuition if required
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Please contact us at info@londonschoolofsailing.co.uk to discuss payment options
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Please see our BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS for details about changing your course once booked
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Previous experience required:
You must have the practical and theoretical ability up to the Day Skipper level before starting the Coastal/Yachtmaster Theory
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The course consists of 47 hours of face time online with the instructor
Homework in between sessions will be set, approximately 2 hours per week
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The evening sessions start at 18:00 and go until 21:00. The instructor is available for questions from 17:30
The day sessions run from 09:30 with the instructor being available from 09:00. There are many breaks during the day session to prevent a day of staring at charts/computer screens.
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After completing the Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Theory course, you are primed with all the knowledge to take you through all the way to Yachtmaster Offshore. The following steps would be either to take your RYA Coastal Skipper course. More skippering experience under your belt and some longer offshore passages to build your logged miles which takes you closer to your Yachtmaster Coastal/Offshore qualifications too.
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You will need a desk/kitchen-table area to work on your charts and a computer or tablet with a webcam/camera. The internet connection must be able to stream video, and the environment should ideally be quiet, and well-lit.
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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
Areas of uncertainty
The magnetic compass
Allowance for variation
Change of variation with time and position
Causes of deviation
Swing for deviation (but not corrected)
Allowance for deviation
Different types of compass
Tides
Causes of tides – springs and neaps
Tide tables – sources
Tidal levels and datum
Standard and secondary ports
Tidal anomalies (Solent, etc.)
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.
Buoyage
AILA Bouyage in Region A
Importance of lights as navigational aids
Lights
Characteristics
Ranges – visual, luminous and nominal
Rising and dipping distances
Light lists
Pilotage
Harbour regulations and control signals
Methods of pre-planning
Clearing lines
Use of soundings
Transits and leading lines
GPS and chart plotters
Principals 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
Echo sounders
Principles of operation and limitations of use
Logs (speed and distance measuring)
Principals of operation and limitations of use
Deck Log
Importance of the log as the yacht’s official document
Layout of log, hourly and occasional entries
Meteorology
Basic terms, the Beaufort scale
Air masses
Cloud types
Weather patterns associated with pressure and frontal systems
Sources of weather information
Ability to interpret a shipping forecast, weather fax and weather satellite information
Land and sea breezes
Sea fog
Use of a barometer as a forecasting aid
Rule of the road
Sound knowledge of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, except annexes 1 and 3
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 boat knowledge of stability
Navigation in restricted visibility
Precautions to be taken in fog
Limitations to safe navigation imposed by fog
Navigation strategy in poor visibility
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 navigation 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
Marine Environment
Responsibility to minimise pollution and protect the marine environment