<%@LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> Plymouth Sailing School - The RYA Scheme
 
The RYA Scheme

FOR SAIL & POWER CRUISERS

COMPETENT CREW (Sail - Practical) For beginners, incorporating personal safety, helmsmanship & seamanship to a level where you will be a useful crewmember on board a yacht. A 5-day course, or completed over 3 weekends.


HELMSMANS COURSE (Power - Practical) This course is designed to enable you to handle a motor cruiser in sheltered waters with confidence. It covers boating safety, boat handling, helmsmanship, & introduces you to basic engine maintenance. This is a 2-day course.


DAYSKIPPER SHOREBASED (Sail & Power) some practical experience is beneficial prior to this course, although not essential. The course covers the fundamentals in navigation, safety, tides & meteorology. This is a 5-day course; or completed over 3 weekends or evening classes.


DAYSKIPPER PRACTICAL (Sail or Power) On completion of this course you will be competent to sail a Yacht in familiar waters during daylight hours. The qualification embraces a basic practical understanding of navigation combined with the ability to manoeuvre the Yacht under Power or Sail. This is a 4/5-day course or over 3 weekends.


COASTAL SKIPPER / YACHTMASTER SHOREBASED (Sail & Power). You will be required to have knowledge up to Dayskipper standard before starting. This course covers offshore & coastal navigation, pilotage & meteorology. This is a 6-day course; or completed over 3 weekends or evening classes.


COASTAL SKIPPER (Sail or Power - Practical) After completing this course you should be competent enough to skipper coastal passages during day & night hours having experienced a more advanced course in navigation, seamanship & meteorology. This is a minimum 5-day course and often includes a cross channel passage. A course completion certificate is issued at the end. This should not be confused with a RYA/DOT Coastal certificate.


YACHTMASTER OCEAN SHOREBASED (Sail & Power) This is an intensive course, covering Astro-navigation, ocean meteorology & passage planning. It is required that you have Coastal & offshore sailing experience as well as Coastal/Yachtmaster shorebased knowledge prior to the course. Either 6 days or evening classes.

We hope that you can find the information you require on these pages, if you have any further questions, or require advice, please call us.
Richard Brown. (Principal) RYA Yachtmaster Examiner of Instructors.