A comprehensive introduction to cruising for inexperienced skippers.

This course equips you with enough knowledge to navigate around familiar waters by day. A basic knowledge of lights is also included to introduce you to night cruising.

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Pre course experience:  None

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Minimum duration:  A 40 hour online course plus two exam papers. It can be covered as a series of short sessions, as an intensive week-long course, or by distance learning.

 

Minimum age:  16

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Course content:

• the basics of seamanship

• the essentials of coastal navigation and pilotage

• chartwork

• electronic charts

• position fixing

• plotting a course to steer

• weather forecasting and meteorology

• tides

• collision regulations

• construction, parts and equipment of a cruising boat

• emergency and safety procedures including distress calls,use of flares, safety harnesses, lifejackets and liferafts

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Cost:  $675pp