Course Details:

Times: 0900-1800hrs each day

Course Type: Shorebased. No water sessions.

The aim of this course is to provide participants with the skills and knowledge required to safely navigate a boat by day and by night in coastal waters with which they are familiar. It is intended as preparation for;

Irish Sailing Intermediate Powerboat Certificate (open powerboats)
Irish Sailing Advanced Powerboat Certificate (open powerboats)
Irish Sailing Advanced Sailing Certificate (sailing dinghies, keelboats or catamarans).

Previous experience / knowledge required

Participants should have completed either,
Irish Sailing National Powerboat Certificate (open powerboats)
Irish Sailing Improving Skills Certificate (sailing dinghies, keelboats or catamarans)
Irish Sailing Competent Crew Certificate (sailing yachts)
Irish Sailing Helmsman Certificate (motor yachts)

Course Modules include:

Weather
Tide theory including tidal curves
Rules of the Road
Buoyage - Night and Day including Day Shapes and Sound Signals
Chartwork and passage planning
Use of GPS including Navionics
Safety on the Water

Coastal Navigation for Small Boats (Shorebased)