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Course Summary
Course provided by Pacific Sailing School and our partner Above & Beyond Boating
Located at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
Student Instructor ratio: 1 to 8
Course Duration: 50hrs eLearning + 12hrs virtual sessions
Course certificate and materials included
Course Pack Express posted on booking
Course Dates
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Book a Course
Course Summary
Course provided by Pacific Sailing School and our partner Above & Beyond Boating
Located at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia
Course Duration: 50hrs eLearningÂ
Course certificate and materials included
Course Pack Express posted on booking (within Australia)
Course Dates
Next Steps
Complete Skipper Course Package
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE
- Marine Radio - Nil
- Online Skipper - Competent Crew + Essential Navigation & Seamanship
- RYA Day Skipper - Competent Crew + Essential Navigation & Seamanship
VHF RADIO, ONLINE SKIPPER AND RYA DAY SKIPPER WITH VIRTUAL SESSIONS
The Complete Skipper course is a comprehensive eLearning experience that will advance your pathway to becoming a confident and proficient skipper. Whether you want to be a Coastal Explorer, or Blue Water Skipper, the Complete Skipper course will give you the skills and knowledge to take your boat on passages in a safe and enjoyable way.Â
The Complete Skipper package is a bundle of our leading online training courses to complement the time you spend on your boat. The flexible online format allows you to choose when you want to study the course content and how long you spend completing lessons and activities. You can work through the content in a few days or spread it out over a few weeks if life keeps you busy!
The Complete Skipper course is a package of the Online VHF Radio Course, Online Skipper Course and the RYA Day Skipper Online Theory course.
MARINE RADIO - LROCP
This course allows you to learn everything you need to know about using Marine VHF and/or HF Radio, at your own pace and wherever you like. If you’ve always wanted to apply for an MMSI number for your vessel, this course will help you to take the first step. At the end of this online radio licence course, you will know how to call for help in an emergency, communicate with other vessels at sea and understand how to use various equipment you may have onboard.
This online course also prepares you to sit the exam to obtain a radio licence. There are two components to an exam – a multiple choice question assessment and practical demonstration. Remote assessments can be arranged on completion of the course for an additional fee.
- Qualification: VHF or HF. This qualification can be used to apply for an MMSI number.
- Optional Online Purchase:Â Marine Radio Operators HandbookÂ
- Radio Licence Registration: fee paid directly to AMC for Licence during exam. NB this is separate to course cost.
ONLINE SKIPPER
This learn to skipper course features online lessons, put together with multiple video tutorials and questions, to guide you through the journey to becoming a fantastic skipper. If you want to learn more about safe navigation and practices, this online course is for you regardless of your previous boating experience.
RYA DAY SKIPPER eLEARNING AND VIRTUAL COURSE
The blended eLearning and virtual course includes 16 online modules and 4 x three-hour virtual sessions plus two exams.
During the virtual sessions, the more challenging topics are taught to increase your knowledge in advance of completing the eLearning questions. This can enable a deeper understanding and help to reduce the time to complete the exercises. In addition, the instructor adds to the course with real life examples of the subjects covered.
This unique RYA Day Skipper course is accessible from anywhere in the World. Virtual training sessions are run from 1800 to 2100 (AEDT) midweek evening and delivered by our expert RYA Yachtmaster Instructors.
We highly recommend you review/complete the specified units prior to the virtual training session to achieve the best outcome.
Session 1 Virtual Training - First 6 eLearning units
Focus:
- The practical side of anchoring well and how this works best on different vessels. Understanding how you can use technology to research and choose anchorages and to monitor positions with anchor alarms etc.
- The safety equipment that is carried on different vessels, what you might find on a training vessel, charter vessel, private yacht, new boat post hand over etc.
- Collision avoidance. Particularly planning for returning home in the dark and how your route planning can become part of your decision making to avoid collisions as well as the practical act of stopping/turning etc.
- Extensive question and answer session with your instructor.
Session 2 Virtual Training - Navigation
Focus:
- Select which charts to carry, electronic, paper, the number of paper charts, local pilotage books etc. We will use the context of planning a trip to Port Stephens from Sydney on a privately owned boat.
- Practical understanding of variation and deviation, checking the different compasses on your boat, knowing which one to use if you have different readings on different compasses.
- Exploring when you would use a Course to Steer and when you use an Estimated position. This is a great opportunity to draw on your instructor’s experience and prepare for using these skills on the water.
- Using the local tide information that is availableon charts of the Whitsundays, Sydney Harbour, Port Stephens and how this differs from Eastern Australian current information.
- Worked examples of the trickiest tide questions in the eLearning course so you can interact with your instructor as they go through the demonstrations.
Session 3 Virtual Training - Navigation
Focus:
- Interpreting the current weather forecast, understanding the tools available to analyse how accurate this will be, which models are giving the most accurate predictions at this time. Based on the current conditions on the day, how this would be used to plan a trip from Sydney to Port Stephens leaving this coming Friday and returning on Sunday, or when it is next safe to do so.
Session 4 Virtual Training - Review Session
Focus:
- Planning the trip, looking at the pilotage considerations, the bigger picture logistical issues for a private vessel, crew, watches, log keeping, seasickness, food, logging on and off with Marine Rescue etc.
- Review and Practice.
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
- These will be mailed to you by Express Post (within Australia only)
- RYA Day Skipper Theory Pack - including notes, charts and training almanac
- Navigators tools - course plotter, dividers, 2B pencil, eraser
- Download the Complete Skipper training book, passage planner and vessel log book
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE
- Marine Radio - Nil
- Online Skipper - Competent Crew + Essential Navigation & Seamanship
- RYA Day Skipper - Competent Crew + Essential Navigation & Seamanship
VHF Radio, Online Skipper and RYA Day Skipper Theory (online only)
The RYA Day Skipper course is a comprehensive introduction to chart-work, navigation, meteorology, and the basics of seamanship. Invaluable for learning how to start making decisions on board and if you are considering taking the Day Skipper practical course
Students are taught the basics of coastal and inshore navigation and pilotage including chart-work, position fixing, plotting a course to steer, weather forecasting, a knowledge of tides and the International Regulations for Prevention of Collision at Sea.Â
As well as navigation the RYA Day Skipper theory course will give you an understanding of safety procedures such as distress calls, use of flares, safety harnesses, life jackets and life-rafts.
eLearning Course
Once you have registered and paid for the PPR course, we will email your login details. Please allow 24-hours for receipt and check your junk email box
This eLearning course includes 16 online modules plus exams.
Revisit exercises at any time, ask questions, your eLearning instructor can help ensure you are using these skills whenever you are skippering and passage planning for your next adventures. The online course can be completed at your own pace and revisited to refresh at any time in the future.
This unique course is accessible from anywhere in the Southern Hemisphere. The course is first class and supported by an Instructor.
A training pack will be express posted (within Australia) and includes – RYA Training Almanac and RYA Chart 3 & 4 and Navigator’s tools – 2b pencil, eraser, plotter, dividers
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
- These will be mailed to you by Express Post
- RYA Day Skipper Theory Pack - including notes, charts and training almanac
- Navigators tools: course plotter, dividers, 2B pencil, eraser
- Download the Complete Skipper training book, passage planner and vessel logbook
Radio Licence Registration:Â fee paid directly to AMC for Licence during exam. NB this is separate to course cost.