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RYA Basic Navigation & Safety shorebased (theory) distance learning course
- About the course
- This is the Royal Yachting Association’s entry level theory course suitable for sea anglers, divers, RIB users, and anyone who would like to learn the basics of navigation & safety rather than embark on the more ambitious track leading to a Yachtmaster qualification. Please note that “entry level” doesn’t necessarily mean simple and completion of all the exercises is an essential contributor to successful completion of this course.
- To get the most from this course, which is conducted by e-mail, students are advised to allow approximately 22 hours for the study and completion of all the exercises and assessments leading to the award of a genuine RYA course certificate. Follow this link to see the module-by-module course outline.
- The RYA continually revises this course to ensure it meets the current needs of leisure sailors and Centaur Sailing Limited ensures that it's materials are up-to-date with the latest RYA syllabus. As a result we ask that students complete their distance learning course & assessments within 12 months from the date of enrolment. Currently the course completion statistics show the quickest distance learning student having taken just 1 week with the average time being 18 weeks for a student to achieve their Basic Navigation & Safety shorebased (theory) certificate.
- Follow this link to see the latest list of typographic errors identified in the course materials.
- Follow this link to see student comments about this course.
- Follow this link to see a free sample of Centaur Sailing Limited's Day Skipper course materials.
- Follow this link to place your order for course materials, upgrade to full-support, purchase a resit assessment or extend your course.
- Our slogan "High quality tuition at reasonable cost" really says it all, we strive to offer the best quality tuition that it's possible to get. At the same time we are well aware that our course fees are the most reasonable to be found, so we don't offer or negotiate discounts.
- Please also note that we will only accept orders to be sent to an address with a UK postcode.
- Included in the course fee
- Centaur Sailing Limited CD-ROM containing 866 pages of course notes, worked examples and exercises suitable for Windows or Mac. There are two types of questions in the course notes, "student marked" with model answers intended for marking by the student and "instructor marked" without model answers which are intended for marking by your instructor.
- Paper versions of RYA Training Charts 3 and 4 (Northern Hemisphere).
- Electronic versions of RYA Training Charts 3 and 4 (Northern Hemisphere) contained in the Admiralty / RYA Electronic Chart Plotter (Training Version) for Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP or Vista. Please note this application doesn't work on a Mac computer.
- RYA Training Almanac (Northern Hemisphere). A fictitious almanac designed specifically for RYA shorebased courses. Just like a real almanac, it includes tide tables, pilotage notes and other important sources of information used throughout this course which cannot be completed without a copy of the RYA Training Almanac (Northern Hemisphere version for Centaur Sailing Limited courses). Please note that this item supercedes the publication known as 'Practice Navigation Tables'.
- Admiralty Chart 5011. A reference book for the symbols and abbreviations used on Admiralty Charts. Centaur Sailing Limited recommends that every skipper and/or navigator keeps a personal copy of Chart 5011 with their own favourite plotter and compass. This course cannot be completed without a copy of the Admiralty Chart 5011. Please note that this item is now in a fourth edition and supercedes previous editions or publications that don't show an edition number at all.
- A Breton type of plotter. This is essentially a base comprised of a rectangular piece of perspex with grid lines and an “error” scale. On it is mounted a 360° degree rotating protractor.
- A genuine RYA shorebased satisfactory course completion certificate on successful completion of the assessments.
- Also necessary but not available from Centaur Sailing Limited
- A personal (Windows or Mac) computer with word processing software compatible with .docx documents created using Microsoft Word.
- A printer.
- A scanner (or a digital camera).
- A broadband connection to the internet.
- E-mail facilities.
- A compass with a wide enough span to draw both large and small arcs on an Admiralty chart. Please note that this course cannot be completed without the ability to draw erasable arcs, i.e. in pencil, on a chart.
- 2B pencil, pencil sharpener and soft eraser for work on paper charts.
- If you need guidance/help to place your order, please telephone Rod Emmer on O191-417-16OO or O797O-646885.
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