The Day Skipper course is an introduction to cruising. The theory course provides sufficient knowledge to navigate in familiar waters by day under normal circumstances.

Course topics

• basic 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 equipement of a cruising boat
• emergency and safety procedures including distress calls, use of flares, safety
• harnesses, lifejackets and liferafts.

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