At C-MASTERS, we have created a selection of 'must do' courses. After several years of providing training we know which topics and skills are considered complex by students. Most of these topics are covered in the RYA shorebased courses and during practical courses. However, a more intensive training is needed to become a confident skipper.

Electronic navigation aids such as radar have undergone a rapid technical evolution in the past years. Their functionality has become excellent and the user friendliness has improved dramatically. Nevertheless, it's not about how colourful and nice a radar screen looks. It's all about you getting the relevant information out of it, and knowing how to interpret it when at sea. A radar is still one of the most important tools on board for pilotage and collision avoidance in difficult situations.

This course is a 'must do' for skippers and navigators who wish to learn using a radar as an aid for fixing positions and assessing situations avoiding risk of collision.

MASTERCLASS : Radar Operator Practical Training

Course content

During this course you will learn how to operate a radar system, and convert the available information on the screen to real-time situations.

This one day masterclass is fully dedicated to practical hands-on training, recommended for skippers if using a radar is still relatively new to you and especially when preparing for a Yachtmaster examination.

The training includes making real passages on board of one of our yachts while working with radar during fictive night sailing and restricted visibility situations.

This Radar Operator Training by C-MASTERS is unique, and not available at other training centres.

During this masterclass, you will learn:

Switching on and setting up our HD radar system for getting the best possible image
Identifying and distinguishing objects on the radar screen (boats, buoys, land)
Position fixing and navigating using a radar
Entering a harbour using a radar only
Identifying other vessels
Collision avoidance
Overlaying radar images on chart plotter
Comparing radar images and AIS signals of vessels
Practicing navigation and pilotage at restricted visibility, only using a radar ('The real thing')