Program
- Traditional navigation techniques
- Course calculations
- Variation and deviation
- Reading and understanding navigation charts
- Electronic navigation by gps
- International Regulations
- IALA buoyage
- Meteorology and weather forecasting
- IMO regulations
- Calculation of currents and water depths
- Safety and emergency situations
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Course material
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You receive from us the Day Skipper Learning Package:
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A full-colour RYA Day Skipper book
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2 RYA practice cards (RYA charts 3 & 4)
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RYA practice book
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RYA Training Almanac
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Admirality 5011 chart legend (Chart Symbols)
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Practice navigation software package (download)
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Certificate ‘DaySkipper Shorebased’ after passing the exam
Necessary extras
- The trainee also needs a navigation set (set of navigation compass and Breton plotter). For this course, the use of a Breton plotter and compass is absolutely necessary; these aids will be used intensively. We recommend a real navigation compass as presented in our Deluxe set. The compass and breton plotter are included for the online course, excluded for classical course.
- An eraser
- A 2B pencil (+ sharpener) or a mechanical pencil
- Stationery and paper
Dates
| Info | Opleiding |
|---|---|
| Theorie RYA Dagschipper - Undefined za 4 okt. 2025 + zo 5 okt. 2025 + za 18 okt. 2025 + zo 19 okt. 2025 + zo 2 nov. 2025 (09:00 - 17:00) Deze opleiding wordt gegeven in het Engels. |
This course also exists in an online format. Click here for more information.