SeaSkills - Coastal Skipper Practical Course (Tidal)

Motor Cruising Courses
Coastal Skipper Practical Course (Tidal)

Practical courses run every month, and dates can be arranged on-demand and often at short notice.

For those with considerable knowledge of motor boating and navigation wanting to undertake coastal passages by day and night.

Each trainee will skipper more challenging passages than those undertaken in the Day Skipper course, under the guidance of the instructor.

Designed for tidal waters.

Duration:	5 days
Pre-Course experience :	Radio Operator’s Qualification. First Aid Certificate. Seatime. 800 miles logged within 10 years prior to examination, 30 days living on board, 2 days as skipper and 12 night hours. For holders of the Coastal Skipper Practical Course Completion Certificate the seatime requirement is reduced to 400 miles, 20 days living on board, 12 night hours, 2 days as skipper.
Assumed Knowledge:	Boat handling to the standard of the Day Skipper practical motor cruising course and navigation to the standard of the Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster shorebased course.
Course content:	Safety, passage planning, pilotage by day and night, boat handling and emergency situations.
Ability after course	Skipper a motor cruiser on coastal passages by day and night.

Coastal Skipper exam:

The exam takes place at the end of the course and is carried out by an external RYA examiner. It will take about 6-10 hours for one candidate and 8-14 hours for two. Candidates will be set tasks to demonstrate their ability as a Coastal Skipper and may also be asked questions on any part of the syllabus for all practical and shorebased courses up to Coastal Skipper.

An Approved RYA Training Centre