RYA DAY SKIPPER POWER OVERVIEW:
The RYA Day Skipper Motor (Power) Course includes boat handling safety and navigation skills and is aimed at new motor cruiser skippers. It enables new motorboats to skipper a motor cruiser in familiar waters by day. Any UK citizen or bona fide resident who achieves the Day Skipper Power is automatically eligible for the ICC (International Licence) for powered craft (unrestricted by length).
HOW LONG IS THE RYA DAYSKIPPER POWER COURSE?
The RYA Day Skipper Power course takes 4 days including a night navigation exercise one evening. Once certified your certificate never expires.
PRE REQUISITES:
- Minimum age 16
- RYA Day Skipper Shorebased
- One of the following
- RYA Helmsman’s Course
- RYA Powerboat Level 2
- 2 days crewing onboard a motor cruiser or powerboat including some experience of helming
DO I NEED TO DO THE DAY SKIPPER SHOREBASED THEORY BEFORE THE DAY SKIPPER PRACTICAL?
Yes, absolutely! It would be very hard to pass the practical course if you have not completed the theory course first. Anyone that tells you otherwise is giving you very poor advice. If you arrive at our centre with the correct pre requisites then we will do everything we can to ensure you leave with a successful pass and if you don’t pass you will benefit from our Chieftain Second Chance Promise.
RYA DAY SKIPPER POWER COURSE CONTENT
This four-day course gives you the chance to take charge of a motor yacht on short passages, under instruction. You will concentrate on pilotage, boat handling, seamanship and navigation. The course includes a 4 hours night exercise, on one of the first three evenings.
RYA DAYSKIPPER POWER COURSE RATIO & VESSEL
The RYA set a maximum Motor Cruising ratio of 5 students to 1 instructor (5:1). Some UK centres reduce this to 4:1, but we go further, 3:1. This means you 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 watching other candidates, “have a go.”
How do we do this? We run a sensible sized (8.5m) motor boat which can be operated safely by just 2 crew. If 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
- 4-days use of our motor cruiser
- 4-days of instruction
- Diesel and onboard consumables
- Lunch, tea/coffee and snacks onboard each day
- Dinner onboard for the night exercise
- RYA Day Skipper Power Certificate
- Free parking (on street)
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED
- Accommodation
- Dinner (ashore) before the night exercise
- Wet Weather Gear (£5 per day to hire from us)
DAY SKIPPER POWER OPTIONAL EXTRAS
- ICC (International Certificate of Competence) Power.
BOOKING THE DAYSKIPPER POWER COURSE
You can book your Day Skipper Power Course below. 4 day courses are run over 4 consecutive days, usually starting on a Saturday, Monday or Thursday. Split weekend courses are run over two weekends (totalling 4 days).