ISA / RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased
Monday 21st October @ 9:00 am - Friday 25th October @ 4:00 pm
One event on 9th December 2024 at 9:00 am
One event on 17th February 2025 at 9:00 am
One event on 21st April 2025 at 9:00 am
One event on 16th June 2025 at 9:00 am
One event on 18th August 2025 at 9:00 am
One event on 20th October 2025 at 9:00 am
One event on 15th December 2025 at 9:00 am
€890.00
The Yachtmaster Offshore Theory Course is ideal for candidates for the Coastal Skipper practical course & Yachmaster Offshore exam. Some revision of the Day Skipper shorebased course plus more advanced skills in offshore & coastal navigation by day & night, pilotage & meteorology.
Course content:
Passage Planning, Pilotage Planning, Colregs, Seamanship Skills, Chartwork, Electronic Navigation Systems, Tides, Meteorology.
- 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.
Ability after course:
Background knowledge to skipper a yacht on coastal passages by day & night.
Assumed knowledge:
- Knowledge to the level of Day Skipper Shorebased.
Minimum duration:
- 40 hours plus exam time. We normally run this course over six days Monday – Saturday.
Review ISA / RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased.