This is a starter course, some back ground experience is use full, it runs over 40 hours plus exam time. Based in the True Blue Resort. This course covers basic seamanship and navigation to a level to give the back ground knowledge to skipper a small yacht in familiar waters by day.

The course details:

1 Nautical terms

2 Ropework

3 Anchorwork

4 Safety

5 International regulations for preventing collisions at sea

6 Definition of position course and speed

7 Navigational charts and publications

8 Navigation drawing instruments

9 Compass

10 Chartwork

11 Tides and tidal streams

12 Visual aids to navigation

13 Meteorolory

14 Passage planning

15 Navigation in restricted visibility

16 Pilotage

17 Marine environment