RYA Day Skipper Motor Course
This four-day course gives you the chance to take charge on short passages under instruction. You will concentrate on pilotage boat handling seamanship and navigation. - Hosted by Swansea Watersports.
Description
This course is hosted by Swansea Watersports and is based in Swansea Marina.
The RYA Day Skipper Motor Qualification is not only perfect for new boat owners looking to get to grips with their first boat. It’s also great for more experienced skippers wanting to increase their knowledge, or for powerboaters wanting to move on to larger vessels.
This course gives you the chance to take charge on short passages under instruction. You will concentrate on pilotage boat handling seamanship and navigation to the standard required to skipper a motor cruiser safely by day in familiar waters. There is also an introduction to night cruising. This course can also help you get the best from your modern electronic aids such as GPS and radar.
Prerequisites
- Basic helmsmanship ability.
- 5 days, 100 miles and 4 night hours onboard a motor cruiser.
- Navigation and theory knowledge to Day Skipper Shorebased level.
Minimum Age
16 Years Old
Course Content
- Preparation for sea
- Boat handling
- Navigation
- Pilotage
- Passage making
- Meteorology
- Rules of the road
- Engines
- Emergency situations
- Night cruising
Instructor to Student ratio
1 Instructor to 4 Students