RYA Day Skipper FastTrack
Intensive 9 day course consisting of a combination of the Day Skipper shorebased course and the Day Skipper practical course, offering a fast track towards the RYA Day Skipper Certificate of Competence, available at our RYA Training Centre in the Netherlands.
The course equips you with the knowledge to navigate around familiar waters by day. A basic knowledge of lights is also included to introduce you to night cruising.
Course content.
Preparing a yacht for sea, including checks
Navigation, position fixing, use of plotter and chart work
Deck work, such as anchoring
Pilotage for entering or leaving harbours
Meteorology and practical weather forecasting
Rules of the road
Maintenance and repair work
Diesel engine, including engine checks and fault finding
Victualling
Emergency procedures, including the MOB recovery drill
Yacht handling under power and under sail
Passage planning and making
Night cruising
The course is taught as a 9 days intensive course.
Ability after the course
At the end of the course you should achieve a level of seamanship and boat handling up to the standard required to skipper a small cruising yacht safely by day in familiar tidal and non-tidal waters under normal conditions.
What's included
- Tuition by one of our RYA instructors
- All course materials including RYA Day Skipper practical and theory course notes.
- Sandwich lunch and coffee/tea on days in the classroom.
- Accommodation on board during the practical course days
- Meals and drinks on board
- All mooring and fuel fees
- Free parking at our premises.
- Certificate when successfully passing the exam.
Supporting courses
We recommend as supporting courses RYA Diesel Engine and RYA Radar and Practical C-MASTERS courses, in particular Passage Planning.
Supporting books
We recommend the RYA Weather book, RYA Navigation handbook, and the RYA Sea Survival book.
Overview of all our RYA shorebased courses
RYA Essential navigation
Shorebased course for beginning crew members, providing essential knowledge on navigation and seamanship on board
RYA Day Skipper
Intermediate shorebased course for competent crew members and beginning skippers, which lays the foundation for safe navigation and seamanship. Recommended for all sailors on tidal and non-tidal waters
RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster
Advanced shorebased course for skippers of sailing and motor vessels, preparing them for long (day and night) coastal and offshore passages, with lots of emphasis on passage planning, safety and navigation skills
RYA Yachtmaster Ocean
Worldwide weather systems, celestial navigation and preparation of ocean passages, for those eager to cross the ocean and for professional skippers.
RYA Radar course
Shorebased course on the use of radar systems, teaching you how to properly set up the radar system, use it for navigation purposes and to avoid collisions
RYA Diesel Engine course
Learn the functionality of a diesel engine, and how to maintain and repair it
Short Range Certificate
RYA Day Skipper 9 day FastTrack
Intensive 9 day FastTrack course combining theory and practice for obtaining the RYA Day Skipper Certificate of Competence
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