RYA COASTAL SKIPPER POWER OVERVIEW & AIMS:
The RYA Coastal Skipper Power (Motor Cruising) Course is an advanced residential course for motor boat skippers learn how to skipper a motor cruiser on coastal passages by day and night.
RYA COASTAL SKIPPER POWER COURSE DURATION:
Five consecutive days living aboard, from 0915 on day 1 to 1600 on day 5.
RYA COASTAL SKIPPER POWER PRE REQUISITES
- Minimum age 18
- 15 days on board
- 2 days as skipper
- 300 miles, 8 night hours
- Boat handling to the standard of RYA Day Skipper Power
- RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased
- RYA Short Range Certificate
- RYA Radar (recommended)
- RYA Diesel (recommended)
- RYA Sea Survival (recommended)
COURSE CONTENT
This five-day course is for the more ambitious motor skipper wanting to undertake coastal or offshore passages by day and night. On the course each trainee will skipper passages in a variety of situations and learn more about safety, passage planning, day & nigh pilotage, pilotage, boat handling and emergency situations. The course is taken in tidal waters and you will be equipped to operate in tidal and non tidal waters.
RYA COASTAL SKIPPER POWER COURSE RATIO & VESSEL
The RYA set a maximum ratio of 5 students on a Motor Cruising course to one Instructor (5:1). Some UK centres reduce this to 4:1, but we go further and run 3:1. This means you will spend at least a third of the time on the wheel, with considerable opportunity to navigate and skipper. You will not sit through long periods of your course simply watching other candidates have a go.
How do we do this? We run a sensible sized (8.5m) motor boat that can be operated safely by just 2 or 3 crew. If you feel you want to train on a larger twin engine motor yacht then we are probably the wrong school for you. Be aware, you are unlikely to be guaranteed such a good Student : Instructor ratio elsewhere! Click here for information about our training vessel(s).
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- 5 days use of our motor cruiser
- 5 days of instruction
- 4 nights accommodation on board
- Diesel and on board consumables
- Lunch, tea/coffee and snacks on board
- One evening meals on board
- All berthing fees
- RYA Coastal Skipper Power Certificate
- Loan of a life jacket
- Free parking (on street)
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED:
- Evening meals when in port, usually eaten ashore.
- Wet weather gear (£5/day to hire from us)
RYA COASTAL SKIPPER POWER OPTIONAL EXTRAS
- ICC (International Certificate of Competence) Power