Royal Yachting Association Online Courses
Essential Navigation & Seamanship
Do this at home or anywhere you have access to the web. Ideal for those without the time to spare for a class or private tuition.
This is an introduction to navigation and is done through RYA Interactive, where you can take the Course which is split into modules and work through these at your own speed. You can practise the more complex before having your online test. It is estimated that about 6 to 10 hours of online study are involved. ‘Now that I have completed Day Skipper, I would certainly recommend the online course, which provided a good grounding for me, without this, I would have found Day Skipper extremely challenging’ – Darren
Find out more through RYA Interactive and apply through myself to participate. RYA Interactive
Cost £79 plus RYA Course package (£30, includes instruments) and postage, if any. RYA video
Online VHF Course with radio simulator This Course can also be done at home. Upon completion of the online course you will obtain a certificate but will still need to pass the Practical and Theory test if you require the SRC. You may already have your lifetime certificate but would like to revise and update your knowledge for your own safety. Now you can do this without having to go through a real time test. Cost £95 to include RYA Manual. Try these links. RYA Online VHF Radio and RYA Online VHF Taster
See also section on One Day & Specialist
European Inland Waterways Certificate (CEVNI)
If you wish to go through the European Inland Waterways you have to demonstrate that you understand the rules of the road by completing successfully the CEVNI test (Code Européen des Voies de la Navigation Intérieure).
The RYA ICC CEVNI test is a short, multiple choice, paper which can be completed online, in two parts;
After you have passed your certificate can be printed off, which can be used to apply for an Inland Waterways endorsement to your ICC.
You can also do a practice test online at RYA Interactive (if you are already signed up) Cost £35
NON RYA COURSES via ZOOM
FOG ALL OVER You have a chart plotter, AIS and Radar showing there’s another vessel out there. Plenty of electronic information but you then realise none tell you which way to turn. In the collision between Whispa and Gas Monarch the former was not on a collision course but the skipper misconstrued notorious Rule 19d and actually turned towards Gas Monarch and collided. This short course, delivered by Zoom across three evenings, will attempt to throw some light on this important subject. Three two hour evening Zoom sessions
COLREGS EXPLAINED Feel safer at sea by knowing the Rules, especially in the River Tyne where we share the same water as the big ships. Via Zoom I will deliver the essentials across a two hour period on a weekday evening. There will be one for daytime scenarios and one for nights where correct interpretation of lights is essential. Failing to keep a proper lookout can be a criminal offence with up to two years inside. Each session will be backed up with screenshots and via Zoom you will have the opportunity to discuss. Sessions are 1915 – 2115hrs and cost £30 each, enabling one or both to be taken.