Get an introduction to basic boat navigation and safety

Course description: Introduction to navigation and safety for anyone new to boating: sailors, powerboaters, sea anglers, divers and boatmasters. Also useful for dinghy and keelboat sailors and inshore racers who'd like to gain the basic knowledge needed to go to sea on a yacht.

Suggested minimum pre-course experience and recommended knowledge: None.

Course contents: Charts and publications, safety, buoyage, tidal awareness, basic navigation and pilotage, rules of the road, electronic navigation, anchoring, weather forecasts, passage planning.

Duration: 16 hours.

After the course: A basic awareness and understanding of navigation and safety.

Certificate: After passing the exam we will award you with an RYA Basic Navigation & Safety shorebased certificate.