Basic Navigation and Safety Shorebased

This course is a basic introduction to navigation and safety for anyone new to boating: sailors, powerboaters, sea anglers, divers and boatmasters. Also useful for experienced dinghy and keelboat sailors and inshore racers.
It is the perfect stepping stone to the more in-depth Day Skipper shorebased course, or to courses on the water such as the Intermediate Powerboat, Start Yachting, Helmsman or Day Skipper courses.

Course type:
A night school class on 7 consecutive Wednesday evenings (1915 hours to 2145 hours)

Pre course experience:
None

Pre course knowledge:
None

Course content:
Charts and publications, saftey, buoyage, tidal awareness, basic navigation and pilotage, rules of the road, electronic navigation, anchoring, weather forecasts, passage planning.

Ability after course:
Following the course students will have a basic awareness and understanding of navigation and safety.

Course Fee: £88 inclusive of course assessment pack.

Equipment:
None. A basic plotter will be provided in the course pack.