Yachtmaster Navigation Course. Monthly.

The Yachtmaster Offshore Theory Course is ideal for candidates for the Coastal Skipper practical course & Yachmaster Offshore exam. Some revision of the Day Skipper shorebased course plus more advanced skills in offshore & coastal navigation by day & night. Passage Planning, Pilotage, Chartwork, Tides, Colregs, Seamanship & Meteorology. Course content: Position fixing, course shaping and plotting, tidal knowledge, use of almanacs and admiralty publications, electronic position finding equipment, taking and interpreting forecasts, plotting weather systems, weather predictions using a barometer. Ability after course: Background knowledge to skipper on coastal passages by day & night. Assumed knowledge: Knowledge to the level of Day Skipper Shorebased. Minimum duration: 40 hours plus exam time. We normally run this course over 5-6 six days Monday – Saturday. Have a look at www.seamanship.ie for more detail.