RYA Day Skipper Theory 2017 online

£295 including free plotter and brass dividers, mini radar simulator, and boat handling lessons

Unparalleled success rate
Instant feedback and help on your submitted answers saves you waiting for feedback via email

No previous experience required
Study time :- Approximately 50 hours.
Certification:- RYA Day Skipper Theory.
Day Skipper Theory Assessment:- Included and online.
14 day opt out with full refund on return of the undamaged course pack.

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Price includes
Free plotter and brass dividers,
The two RYA training charts.
The RYA training Almanac.
A voucher to access the RYA plotter simulator.
The RYA Day Skipper course notes,
Access to the US version of the admiralty list of charts and symbols.
Animated boat handling lessons.
Free mini radar simulator.
Feedback and help from our fulltime instructors seven days a week.
RYA Day Skipper certificate on completion.
Free boat handling animations designed to help you during your practical course.
Your RYA pack is sent out first class within 24 hours of booking.
Up to two years access to learning materials after completion.
Six months free access with the option to extend in six monthly intervals.
Price £295 including all you need except a pencil .
Optional voice over gives you the choice. More info?
Voice overs on videos and slide shows can get irritating, especially if you miss or do not remember something that has been said.
We have solved this problem by using cross platform HTML5 animations and drawings with both text and optional voice over.
You can choose what works best for you e.g. read and watch, read, listen and watch or just listen and watch as the step by step intuitive animated lessons take you towards your theory certificate.
How it works All our animations have the explanation for each step in clear text so you can, not only read or check back through as many times as you like without having to rewind but, have the text narrated at the touch of a button.
If you miss something that has been said it is still there in front of you in plain text, moreover, every animated lesson has click forward and back buttons for revision that take you back an exact step so you do not have to search back using an inaccurate slider bar.
There are no video lessons in our course they are all animated interactive lessons. Click to hide?
Up to 15% multiple course discounts see prices and booking.

Not a slide show or video but a fantastic
course that has evolved over the fifteen
years of providing RYA online courses.
Unique lessons with animated graphics.

We help you every step of the way
When filling in answers to RYA questions using our innovative form system, the auto-help feature will give you instant help if your answers are incorrect. This is followed by help from our instructors who will be available from 0700 until 2000 hours seven days a week.
Recently added 'Hint' buttons make it easy to remember the steps required to answer questions and obtain a successful conclusion. More info?

The animated lessons used in our courses are not matched in any other online course.
They are designed to make learning interesting and questions easy.
Assessment methods within the courses ensure student training is Evaluated, Validated and Recorded.

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Optional voice over gives you the choice. More info?
Voice overs on videos and slide shows can get irritating, especially if you miss or do not remember something that has been said.
We have solved this problem by using cross platform HTML5 animations and drawings with both text and optional voice over.
You can choose what works best for you e.g. read and watch, read, listen and watch or just listen and watch as the step by step intuitive animated lessons take you towards your theory certificate.
How it works All our animations have the explanation for each step in clear text so you can, not only read or check back through as many times as you like without having to rewind but, have the text narrated at the touch of a button.
If you miss something that has been said it is still there in front of you in plain text, moreover, every animated lesson has click forward and back buttons for revision that take you back an exact step so you do not have to search back using an inaccurate slider bar.
There no video lessons in our course. Click to hide?
Do your theory in the comfort of your own home.
No classroom pressure to keep up,
You can study when ever you feel like it and when you have the time.
Your enrolment last for three years.
Six months access with the option to extend.
15 years experience in RYA online learning.

Fourteen day opt out with full refund +

We are so confident in our courses we offer a fourteen day opt out no matter what the reason. Simply return the RYA pack undamaged and we will refund your course fees in full. Click to hide?

Up to 15% multiple course discounts +

Automatic discount of 10% on two courses.
Automatic discount of 15% on three or more courses.
Courses for groups or individuals will qualify. Click to hide?

Extended access after completion +

To allow our students to revise we offer access to the course lessons for two years after completion.
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Meet your fulltime RYA instructors +

Left to right a highly qualified team to look after your needs.
Vic Punch RYA Ocean Yachtmaster Instructor motor and sail Lynda Punch RYA Yachtmaster instructor motor and sail Georgina Wale RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Instructor Click to hide?

Take your assessment online +

Your assessment can be taken on line and in the comfort of your own home. Your results are provided instantly then followed up by feedback from your instructor. There is no frustrating waiting around to find out how you have done. Click to hide?

Help 7 days a week 0700 - 2000 +

Our instructors are fulltime. They do not go off sailing all summer but are employed to provide help and feedback for your course.
Because there are three fulltime instructors our cover is from 0700 in the morning until 2000 in the evening and sometimes more.
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Syllabus for the RYA Day Skipper online theory course. More info?

Seamanship:- includes parts of the boat, types of warp, knots, chain, anchoring, tying up, preparation for sea and port or starboard tack.
Introduction to chart work:- chart Familiarisation, points of the compass, latitude and longitude, position of an object, using a Portland type plotter, finding position on a chart.
Tidal heights and streams:- what causes tides, terminology, tidal height calculations, using tide tables, using the tidal curve, introduction to secondary ports, tidal streams using tidal diamonds and the tidal stream atlas.
Position fixing:-, compass variation, compass deviation, position fixing using various methods, dead reckoning and estimated position.
Course to steer:- How to plot a course to steer taking into account tidal flow and leeway, how to maintain an accurate ground track.
GPS:- Abbreviations and terminology, how to use a GPS, raster and vector charts and updating charts.
Buoyage and pilotage:- Available information, identification of buoys and their lights and shapes, using forward and back bearings, using tidal graphs.
Safety:- Safety briefs, mayday and rescue, life jackets, abandon ship, actions in fog and radar reflectors.
Meteorology:- Weather forecasts, weather systems, global effects, local effects, highs and lows and sources of weather information.
Passage planning:- Puts everything together to form a plan for a safe passage taking into account pilotage for entering and leaving marinas and tides, conditions and wind direction for the main passage.
Collision regulations:- General regulations, lights, shapes, sound signals, collision avoidance, stand on and give way.
Passage making:- Making a longer passage taking into account tidal heights, streams, port entry and exit, weather, ports of refuge, waypoints, crew management and supplies.

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