RYA Coastal Skipper Course
The Coastal Skipper course (now known as Yachtmaster Coastal) teaches you the skills and techniques required to skipper a yacht safely on coastal and offshore passages by day and night and includes:
- Passage Planning
- Preparation for sea
- Pilotage
- Yacht handling under power
- Yacht handling under sail
- Adverse weather conditions
- Emergency situations
Key Facts
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| Course: |
Coastal Skipper Course -Tidal Endorsement |
| Cost: | £485.00 |
| Location: | Gibraltar to Cadiz |
| Duration: | 5 days and 5 nights |
| Pre course experience: | 15 days seatime (2 days as skipper) 300miles, 8 night hours |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Navigation to Coastal skipper theory level and good sailing ability |
| Next Course Dates: | 11th April 2011 or View Other Dates |
| Booking Form: | Download |
| Joining Instructions: | Download |
The cost of this course includes:
- Accommodation onboard
- Use of lifejackets & foul weather clothing
- Marina fees & fuel
- All breakfasts and lunches onboard
- 2 evening meals onboard
Course Details
The objective of the RYA Coastal Skipper course is to teach you the skills and techniques you will require to skipper a yacht safely on coastal and offshore passages by day and night. The course follows the RYA syllabus and includes:
Passage Planning
- Can Prepare a passage plan taking into consideration weather, crew ability, vessel suitability, duration, victualling, charts and publications required etc.
- Aware of Customs procedures.
Preparation for sea
- Is aware of safety equipment required for offshore passages.
- Can prepare a yacht for sea including stowage, safety briefing, watch keeping, equipment and engine checks.
Pilotage
- Can prepare a pilotage plan, with consideration of soundings, transits, clearing bearings, buoyage, port or harbour regulations and tidal considerations.
- Can pilot a yacht by day and night.
Passage making and ability as skipper
- Can take charge of a yacht and direct the crew.
- Can organise the navigation, deckwork and domestic duties of a yacht on passage.
- Is aware of the significance of meteorological trends.
- Is aware of crew welfare on passage
- Can use electronic navigation equipment for planning and undertaking a passage, including the use of waypoints and routes.
Yacht handling under power
- Can control the yacht effectively in a confined space under power.
- All berthing and leaving berth situations in various conditions of wind and tide.
Yacht handling under sail
- Can use the sails to control the yacht in a confined space.
- Anchoring and mooring in various conditions or wind and tide.
- Can sail efficiently on all points of sailing.
Adverse weather conditions
- Preparation for heavy weather and yacht handling in strong winds.
- Navigation and general in restricted visibility.
Emergency situations
- Recovery of man overboard under power and sail.
- Understands actions to be taken when abandoning to the liferaft and during helicopter and lifeboat rescues.
Practical courses include: accommodation onboard, use of lifejackets & foul weather clothing, marina fees & fuel. All breakfasts and lunches are provided and 2 evening meals.
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