Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Syllabus

This is an advanced course in navigation and meteorology for candidates for the coastal skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore certificate. The syllabus makes some provision for the revision of subjects in the Day Skipper Course but those who have not acquired the knowledge set out in the day skipper course are unlikely to be able to assimilate all the subjects covered in this advanced course in the time available. The assumed level of knowledge before starting this course is the Day Skipper shorebased course. It runs over 40 hours plus exam time. Based in the True Blue Resort.

The course details:-

1 Position

2 The Magnetic compass

3 Tides

4 Tidal streams

5 Buoyage

6 Lights

7 Pilotage

8 GPS and chart plotters

9 Echo sounders

10 Log

11 Deck log

12 Meteorology

13 Rules of the Road

14 Safety at sea

15 Navigation in restricted visibility

16 Passage planning

17 Marine environment