Essential Navigation and Seamanship

This 16-hour course provides an introduction to the basic skills required before taking a small boat to sea or taking an active part in running a boat. The syllabus content is shown below:

basics of navigation at sea
  • Charts, Publications and Terms
  • Buoyage
  • Navigation
  • Safety
  • Anchoring
  • Tides
  • Electronic Navigation
  • Rules of the Road
  • Weather Forecasts
  • Pilotage
  • Passage Planning
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