Description
The RYA Yachtmaster online theory course is an advanced course that builds on the knowledge gained on the shorebased Day Skipper course. The course is aimed at sailors and motor boaters who are looking to undertake more complex passages, perhaps offshore or at night. This course is a must for those looking to work towards taking the RYA Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster Offshore practical exams.
The RYA Online Yachtmaster course costs £315.00 and includes the RYA Course pack which contains: Full size Training charts, a Training Almanac and Shorebased notes that will act as an Aide-mémoire throughout the online course.
***NEW*** When you purchase this course you will also gain full access to our new Online Diesel Engine course free of charge (normally £95).
The Yachtmaster online course is an intensive programme covering advanced navigation techniques. It includes position fixing, course shaping and plotting, tidal knowledge, secondary port calculations, navigation in restricted visibility, Admiralty publications and electronic position finding equipment.
The meteorology tuition within the course includes the taking and interpretation of forecasts, plotting of weather systems and weather prediction. Students are shown how to use this information when planning and executing passage plans. The International Regulations for Prevention of Collision at Sea are dealt with in detail and you will also learn more about yacht stability and safety offshore.
Students will need to have a valid RYA Day Skipper theory certificate or equivalent and have thoroughly revised the Collision Regulations before taking the course.
YACHTMASTER QUALIFICATION WITH AN RYA APPROVED COURSE
The animated lessons are not matched in any other Yachtmaster online course. They are designed to make learning interesting and questions easy.
Assessment methods within the courses ensure student training is Evaluated, Validated and Recorded.
The majority of Yachtmaster Online courses are mainly narrated videos and slideshows and to be honest, you may as well buy a book.
Our Yachtmaster online courses are fully animated lessons with an optional voice over so you get the best of everything.
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You will receive RYA Certification on satisfactory completion of the course.
This course is suitable for commercial endorsement by having your assessment invigilated.
The RYA Yachtmaster online course is provided by Navathome, a RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training, and includes: a course pack consisting of training charts, exercises pack, Yachtmaster shorebased booklet, and your certificate, which is normally priced at £40.00. Plus, a Training Almanac normally priced at £7.49 (Day Skipper/Yachtmaster).
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The RYA Online Yachtmaster course normally costs £315
YACHTMASTER ONLINE COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE:
- 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 and by observation
- collision regulations
- customs and excise regulations for cruising abroad
There is a six-month initial access period to the online theory course. In the unlikely event that you will need an extension, there is an option to extend as many times as you like until you pass your assessment. The cost of administrating each 6-month extension, beyond the initial 6 months, is £30.
Full RYA Yachtmaster course Syllabus
Full RYA Yachtmaster course Syllabus
This is an advanced course in navigation and meteorology for candidates for the Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate.
This course will take your theory knowledge to the standard required for the Yachtmaster™ Coastal and Yachtmaster™ Offshore practical exams, concentrating on advanced navigation and meteorology skills.
As with the Day Skipper shorebased course, the RYA’s specially designed chart plotter software will be used during the course to give you a realistic taste of modern electronic navigation.
Those who have not acquired the knowledge set out in the Day Skipper course are unlikely to be able to assimilate all the subjects covered in this advanced course.
1. Position
Dead reckoning and estimated position
Satellite-derived position
Use of waypoints to fix position
Techniques of visual fixing
Fixes using a mixture of position lines
Relative accuracy of different methods of position fixing
Area of uncertainty
2. The magnetic compass
Allowance for variation
Change of variation with time and position
Causes of deviation
Swing for deviation (but not correction)
Allowance for deviation
Different types of compass
3. Tides
Causes of tide – Springs and Neaps
Tide tables – sources
Tidal levels and datum
Standard and secondary ports
Tide anomalies (Solent, etc.)
4. Tidal Streams
Sources of tidal information
Tidal stream information in sailing directions and Yachtsmen’s Almanacs
Allowance for tidal streams in computing a course to steer
Tide rips, overfalls and races
Tidal observation buoys, beacons etc.
5. Buoyage
IALA system buoyage in Region A
Limitations of buoys as navigational aids
6. Lights
Characteristics
Ranges – visual, luminous and nominal
Rising and dipping distances
Light lists
7. Pilotage
Harbour regulations and control signals
Methods of pre-planning
Clearing lines
Use of soundings
Transits and leading lines
8. GPS and chart plotters
Principles of operation and limitations of use
Raster and vector charts
Datum
Importance of confirmation of position by an independent source and keeping a separate record of position
Importance of paper charts
9. Echo sounders
Principles of operation and limitations of use
10. Logs (speed and distance measuring)
Principles of operation limitations of use
11. Deck log
Importance of log as yacht’s official document
Layout of log, hourly and occasional entries
12. Meteorology
Basic terms, the Beaufort scale b. Air masses c. Cloud types d. Weather patterns associated with pressure and frontal systems e. Sources of weather forecasts f. Ability to interpret a shipping forecast, weatherfax and weather satellite information g. Land and sea breezes h. Sea fog i. Use of barometer as a forecasting aid</li>
13. Rules of the Road
A sound knowledge of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, except Annexes 1 and 3
14. Safety at Sea
Personal safety, use of lifejackets, safety harnesses and lifelines
Fire prevention and fire fighting
Distress signals
Coastguard and Boat Safety Scheme
Preparation for heavy weather
Liferafts and helicopter rescue
Understanding of capabilities of vessel and basic knowledge of stability
15. Navigation in restricted visibility
Precautions to be taken in fog
Limitations to safe navigation imposed by fog
Navigation in poor visibility
16. Passage planning
Preparation of charts and notebook for route planning and making, and use at sea
Customs regulations as they apply to yachts
Routine for navigating in coastal waters
Strategy for course laying
Use of waypoints and routes
Use of weather forecast information for passage planning strategy
Sources of local and national regulations
Course Pack Shipping Details
Packs will be shipped for free to most destinations within the mainland United Kingdom.
We cannot deliver to a PO Box address. A physical address will be required in all circumstances.
A valid contact telephone number for the student will also need to be provided at the time of making the booking.
Packs to Russia must go to a Business address.
Sailtrain will not accept responsibility for Packs sent to Marinas, or C/O addresses. If the pack goes missing after it has been signed for, replacement packs will only be provided at the students expense.
Details of any special delivery requirements should be provided in the notes section of your Booking form.
The shipment of packs to the following destinations not shown above, will incur the below indicated additional charge:
| Albania | £30.00 |
| Algeria | £42.00 |
| Andorra | £25.00 |
| Angola | £42.00 |
| Anguilla | £42.00 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | £42.00 |
| Argentina | £42.00 |
| Armenia | £42.00 |
| Aruba | £42.00 |
| Australia | £40.00 |
| Austria | £20.00 |
| Azerbaijan | £42.00 |
| Bahamas | £42.00 |
| Bahrain | £40.00 |
| Barbados | £42.00 |
| Bburundi | £42.00 |
| Belarus | £50.00 |
| Belgium | £15.00 |
| Belize | £42.00 |
| Benin | £42.00 |
| Bermuda | £42.00 |
| Bhutan | £40.00 |
| Bolivia | £42.00 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | £30.00 |
| Botswana | £42.00 |
| Brazil | £42.00 |
| Brunei Darussalam | £42.00 |
| Bulgaria | £20.00 |
| Burkina Faso | £42.00 |
| Cambodia | £42.00 |
| Cameroon | £42.00 |
| Canada | £30.00 |
| Cape Verde | £42.00 |
| Cayman Islands | £42.00 |
| Chad | £42.00 |
| Chile | £42.00 |
| China | £40.00 |
| Colombia | £42.00 |
| Comoros | £42.00 |
| Congo | £42.00 |
| Cook Islands | £42.00 |
| Costa Rica | £42.00 |
| Croatia | £20.00 |
| Cyprus | £25.00 |
| Czech Republic | £20.00 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | £42.00 |
| Denmark | £20.00 |
| Djibouti | £42.00 |
| Dominica | £42.00 |
| Dominican Republic | £42.00 |
| Ecuador | £42.00 |
| Egypt | £42.00 |
| El Salvador | £42.00 |
| Eriteria | £40.00 |
| Estonia | £20.00 |
| Ethiopia | £42.00 |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | £42.00 |
| Faroe Islands | £30.00 |
| Fiji | £42.00 |
| Finland | £20.00 |
| France | £15.00 |
| French Guiana | £42.00 |
| French Polynesia | £42.00 |
| Gabon | £42.00 |
| Gambia | £42.00 |
| Georgia | £42.00 |
| Germany | £15.00 |
| Gibraltar | £15.00 |
| Greece | £20.00 |
| Greenland | £30.00 |
| Grenada | £42.00 |
| Guadeloupe | £42.00 |
| Guam | £42.00 |
| Guatemala | £42.00 |
| Guinea | £42.00 |
| Guinea Bissau | £42.00 |
| Guyana | £42.00 |
| Holy See (Vatican City State) | £20.00 |
| Honduras | £42.00 |
| Hong Kong | £40.00 |
| Hungary | £20.00 |
| Iceland | £30.00 |
| India | £40.00 |
| Indonesia | £40.00 |
| Ireland | £15.00 |
| Israel | £30.00 |
| Italy | £20.00 |
| Jamaica | £42.00 |
| Japan | £40.00 |
| Jersey | £15.00 |
| Jordan | £40.00 |
| Kazakhstan | £42.00 |
| Kenya | £42.00 |
| Kiribati | £42.00 |
| Korea, Republic of | £42.00 |
| Kuwait | £42.00 |
| Kyrgyzstan | £42.00 |
| Laos | £42.00 |
| Latvia | £20.00 |
| Lebanon | £42.00 |
| Lesotho | £42.00 |
| Liechtenstein | £25.00 |
| Lithuania | £20.00 |
| Luxembourg | £15.00 |
| Macao | £40.00 |
| Macedonia | £30.00 |
| Madagascar | £42.00 |
| Malawi | £42.00 |
| Malaysia | £42.00 |
| Maldives | £42.00 |
| Mali | £42.00 |
| Malta | £25.00 |
| Marshall Islands | £42.00 |
| Martinique | £42.00 |
| Mauritania | £42.00 |
| Mauritius | £42.00 |
| Mayotte | £42.00 |
| Mexico | £40.00 |
| Micronesia, Federated States of | £42.00 |
| Moldova, Republic of | £40.00 |
| Monaco | £20.00 |
| Mongolia | £42.00 |
| Montenegro | £30.00 |
| Montserrat | £42.00 |
| Morocco | £42.00 |
| Mozambique | £42.00 |
| Myanmar | £40.00 |
| Namibia | £42.00 |
| Nauru | £42.00 |
| Nepal | £40.00 |
| Netherlands | £15.00 |
| Netherlands Antilles | £42.00 |
| New Caledonia | £42.00 |
| New Zealand | £40.00 |
| Nicaragua | £42.00 |
| Niger | £42.00 |
| Nigeria | £42.00 |
| Niue | £42.00 |
| Norfolk Island | £42.00 |
| Norway | £20.00 |
| Oman | £40.00 |
| Palau | £42.00 |
| Panama | £42.00 |
| Papua new guinea | £42.00 |
| Paraguay | £42.00 |
| Peru | £42.00 |
| Philippines | £40.00 |
| Pitcairn | £42.00 |
| Poland | £20.00 |
| Portugal | £20.00 |
| Qatar | £42.00 |
| Reunion | £42.00 |
| Romania | £20.00 |
| Russian Federation | £40.00 |
| Rwanda | £42.00 |
| Saint Helena | £42.00 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | £42.00 |
| Saint Lucia | £42.00 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | £42.00 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | £42.00 |
| Samoa | £42.00 |
| San Marino | £20.00 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | £40.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | £40.00 |
| Senegal | £40.00 |
| Serbia | £30.00 |
| Seychelles | £42.00 |
| Sierra Leone | £42.00 |
| Singapore | £40.00 |
| Slovakia | £20.00 |
| Slovenia | £20.00 |
| Solomon Islands | £40.00 |
| Somalia | £42.00 |
| South Africa | £40.00 |
| South Korea | £40.00 |
| Spain | £15.00 |
| Sri Lanka | £40.00 |
| St Martin and St Maarten | £42.00 |
| St. Barthélemy | £42.00 |
| Suriname | £42.00 |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | £42.00 |
| Swaziland | £42.00 |
| Sweden | £20.00 |
| Switzerland | £20.00 |
| Taiwan | £40.00 |
| Tajikistan | £42.00 |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | £42.00 |
| Thailand | £40.00 |
| Togo | £42.00 |
| Tonga | £42.00 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | £42.00 |
| Tunisia | £42.00 |
| Turkey | £42.00 |
| Turkmenistan | £42.00 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | £42.00 |
| Tuvalu | £42.00 |
| Uganda | £42.00 |
| Ukraine | £42.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | £40.00 |
| United Kingdom | £0.00 |
| United States of America | £30.00 |
| Uruguay | £42.00 |
| Vanuatu | £42.00 |
| Venezuela | £42.00 |
| Vietnam | £42.00 |
| Virgin Islands, British | £42.00 |
| Wallis and Futuna | £42.00 |
| Yemen | £42.00 |
| Zambia | £42.00 |
| Zimbabwe | £42.00 |
* The RYA currently provide the exercise pack and Day Skipper shorebased notes in an eBook format
Other popular courses: <a href=”/product/rya-essential-navigation-online/”>RYA Essential Navigation Online</a>, <a href=”/product/rya-cevni-online-test/”>RYA CEVNI Online Test</a>
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