RYA Day skipper Practical

The course is conducted on Chao Lay a 13.67 Metre Beneteau oceanis 461, to teach pilotage, navigation, seamanship,and boat handling up to the standard required to skipper a small cruising yacht safely by day in non-tidal waters with which the student is familiar.

The course covers:-

1 Preparation for sea.

2 Deck Work

3 Navigation

4 Pilotage

5 Meterorology

6 Rules of the road

7 Maintenance and repair work

8 Engines

9 Victualling

10 Emergency situations

11 Yacht handling under power

12 Yacht handling under sail Anchoring skills

13 Passage making