Day Skipper Practical Motor Cruising Course (Tidal)

This course is designed to teach you pilotage, navigation, seamanship and boat handling so that you will feel confident to skipper a small yacht safely yourself by day in familiar tidal waters.

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Course Syllabus

• Preparation for Sea
• Deck Work
• Navigation
• Pilotage
• Meteorology
• Rules of the Road
• Maintenance & Repair Work
• Engines
• Seamanship
• Emergency Situations
• Yacht Handling
• Passage Planning

Course Syllabus

• Cost:                       €1280
• Duration:               4 days. Start Saturday 10.00 finish Tuesday 18.00
• Ratio:                      Maximum student/instructor ratio 5-1 
• Course Material:   All essential course material provided
• Pre-requisites:       2 days sea time and navigation to Day Skipper shore based level