Day Skipper Theory Courses

A comprehensive introduction to cruising for inexperienced skippers.

The Day Skipper Theory course is a 5 day classroom based course run consecutively (Sunday morning to Thursday afternoon) or over two weekends (Starting Thursday morning on the first weekend finishing Saturday afternoon. The second weekend starts Friday Morning again finishing Saturday afternoon).

This course equips you with enough knowledge to navigate around familiar waters by day. A basic knowledge of lights is also included to introduce you to night cruising.

Course topics include:

• the basics of seamanship
• the essentials of coastal navigation and pilotage
• chartwork
• electronic charts
• position fixing
• plotting a course to steer
• weather forecasting and meteorology
• tides
• collision regulations
• construction, parts and equipment of a cruising boat
• emergency and safety procedures including distress calls, use of flares, safety harnesses, lifejackets and liferafts

 Cost AED 4,500 inclusive of course pack, instruments, certificates. Basic lunches provided.