Type of course filter: RYA Online Courses

Course cost £65 per person Plus RYA exam fee of £70 Per Person

*Please take a look at the information here which details the technical requirements for the online Marine Radio Course*

A course and exam for anyone who owns a fixed or handheld marine VHF radio. A radio is an important piece of safety equipment on board and it is vital to understand the correct procedures. The Short Range Certificate is the minimum qualification required by law to control the operation of VHF and VHF Digital Selective Calling (DSC) equipment on any British flagged vessel voluntarily fitted with a radio either fixed or hand held.

Course material to be posted to you – RYA VHF Handbook.

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration –  10 hours plus exam time. The exam will always be classroom based.

Minimum Age – 16

Content – Basics of radio operation, frequencies, distress, emergency and medical assistance procedures, making ship to shore telephone calls, Digital Selective Calling, Global Maritime Distress Safety System.

Certificate Issuing Criteria -To be able to operate the radio and know the procedures required to use the radio.

The Exam – SRC exams consist of a written theory exam and assessment in the practical use of mar

Course cost £15 per person

An online course aimed at Dinghy and Windsurfing Instructors and Seniors, and anyone else involved in working with children and/org vulnerable adults at an RYA club or training centre. Newly qualfiying Dinghy/Windsurfing Instructors and Senior Instructors are required to complete this course prior to their instructor course.

Course material to be posted to you – None

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration – This course is equivalent to classroom training of approximately three hours. However, the benefit of learning online is that you can work through it at your own speed. It may take you more or less time than that.

Minimum Age – 16

Content – An introduction to safeguarding and child protection

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Understand good safeguarding practice, how to recognise potential signs of abuse, how to deal with it and who to refer any concerns to.

Course cost £100 per person

A basic introduction to navigation and safety for anyone new to boating: sailors, powerboaters, sea anglers, divers and boatmasters. Also useful for experienced dinghy and keelboat sailors and inshore racers.

Course material to be posted to you – Essential Navigation and Seamanship pack. Optional: Training Almanac can be purchased from the below link or the books page.

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration – Approximately 8-10 hours online

Minimum Age – None

Content – Charts and Publications, safety, engine checks, buoyage, tidal awareness, visual and electronic navigation, pilotage, rules of the road, anchoring, weather forcasts, passage planning

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Basic knowledge of navigation and safety

Course cost £35 per person

A test of the rules and regulations of the inland waterways of Europe. You will need this if you require the inland category validated on your International Certificate of Competence.

Course material to be posted to you – None Optional: RYA European Waterways Regulations (G17).

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration – Learn the CEVNI regulations in your own time, at your own speed before taking the timed test online.

Minimum Age – While there is no minimum age for the CEVNI test, you cannot apply for an ICC below the age of 16.

Content – This is a test based on the CEVNI regulations. There is no formal training course. Students can study the signs, lights, buoyage and regulations using the book RYA European Waterways Regulations (G17).

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Able to identify and interpret the regulations of the European inland waterways.

Course cost £295 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA Training Carts, RYA Exercises Booklet, RYA Dayskipper shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, A plotter and dividers set

Required Experience – Some practical experience is desirable.

Minimum Duration – The course takes approximately 40 hours to complete with an assessment of 2 parts (1.5 hours for each) taken in one sitting.

Minimum Age – None

Content – Basics, Navigation, Tidal streams, Passage planning, Tidal heights, Collision regulations, Electronic navigation, Weather, Buoyage, Safety

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Dayskipper Shorebased certificate.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £325 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA Training Carts, RYA Exercises Booklet, RYA Yachtmaster shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, A plotter and dividers set may be purchased seperately

Required Experience – It is a mandatory RYA requirement for the student to hold a full working knowledge of the theory to Day Skipper level for enrolment onto this course.

Minimum Duration – The course takes approximately 50-60 hours with a long assessment of 3 parts (IRPCS:1.5 hours, Passage Making A:1.5 hours and Passage Making B:2 hours). These can be taken in one sitting or as 3 separate papers.

Minimum Age – None

Content – Position, The magnetic compass, Tides, Tidal Streams, Buoyage, Lights, Pilotage, GPS and chart plotters, Echo sounders, Logs (speed and distance measuring), Deck log, Meteorology, Rules of the Road, Safety at Sea, Passage planning

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Theory certificate.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £295 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, RYA Training sight redution tables, RYA exercises booklet, A plotter and dividers set may be purchased seperately.

Required Experience – Navigation to Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased standard.

Minimum Duration – The course takes approximately 40 hours to complete with an assessment of 2 parts (2 hours) taken in one sitting.

Minimum Age – None

Content -The earth and the celestial sphere, The PZX triangle, The sextant, Measurement of time, Meridian altitudes, Sun stars and other sights, Compass checking, Satellite Navigation Systems, Great circle sailing, Meteorology, Passage planning, Passage making, Communications

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Ocean Yachtmaster Theory certificate.

Note: If the student wishes to take the RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Ocean oral exam, the RYA require the end of course theory assessment to be invigilated by an RYA Instructor at an RYA recognised Training Centre. Alternatively, the candidate can opt to take an extra theory paper during the oral exam.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £395 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA Training Carts, RYA Exercises Booklet, RYA Yachtmaster shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, A plotter and dividers set.

Required Experience – Although no pre-course knowledge is required, we would suggest that this course is most appropriate for those students who may have studied some of the Day Skipper syllabus or, who require a refresher before continuing to study the advanced theory

Minimum Duration –

The pre-course revision element has been designed for the student to use as a self study programme to refresh and consolidate their Day Skipper theory knowledge as required.

The Coastal Yachtmaster course takes approximately 50-60 hours with a long assessment of 3 parts (IRPCS:1.5 hours, Passage Making A:1.5 hours and Passage Making B:2 hours). These can be taken in one sitting or as 3 separate papers.

Minimum Age – None

Content – Position, The magnetic compass, Tides, Tidal Streams, Buoyage, Lights, Pilotage, GPS and chart plotters, Echo sounders, Logs (speed and distance measuring), Deck log, Meteorology, Rules of the Road, Safety at Sea, Passage planning

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Theory certificate.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £40 per person plus exam fee payed to the RYA

** You do not need to buy this if you did your online course through Sail & Powerboat Training**

Please contact us and arrange a date for your exam before buying this item

If you have taken your online Marine VHF Radio course via another centre and have the ‘Online course completion certificate’ we are more than happy to do your exam at our centre. However there is an admin charge of £40 payable to us to set up the centre etc. This is in addition to the Exam fee payed directly to the RYA.

The Exam – SRC exams consist of a written theory exam and assessment in the practical use of marine VHF radios The exam fee is payable to the RYA. Details of booking the exam will be sent with the course booking confirmation email.

Course cost £65 per person Plus RYA exam fee of £70 Per Person

*Please take a look at the information here which details the technical requirements for the online Marine Radio Course*

A course and exam for anyone who owns a fixed or handheld marine VHF radio. A radio is an important piece of safety equipment on board and it is vital to understand the correct procedures. The Short Range Certificate is the minimum qualification required by law to control the operation of VHF and VHF Digital Selective Calling (DSC) equipment on any British flagged vessel voluntarily fitted with a radio either fixed or hand held.

Course material to be posted to you – RYA VHF Handbook.

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration –  10 hours plus exam time. The exam will always be classroom based.

Minimum Age – 16

Content – Basics of radio operation, frequencies, distress, emergency and medical assistance procedures, making ship to shore telephone calls, Digital Selective Calling, Global Maritime Distress Safety System.

Certificate Issuing Criteria -To be able to operate the radio and know the procedures required to use the radio.

The Exam – SRC exams consist of a written theory exam and assessment in the practical use of mar

Course cost £15 per person

An online course aimed at Dinghy and Windsurfing Instructors and Seniors, and anyone else involved in working with children and/org vulnerable adults at an RYA club or training centre. Newly qualfiying Dinghy/Windsurfing Instructors and Senior Instructors are required to complete this course prior to their instructor course.

Course material to be posted to you – None

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration – This course is equivalent to classroom training of approximately three hours. However, the benefit of learning online is that you can work through it at your own speed. It may take you more or less time than that.

Minimum Age – 16

Content – An introduction to safeguarding and child protection

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Understand good safeguarding practice, how to recognise potential signs of abuse, how to deal with it and who to refer any concerns to.

Course cost £100 per person

A basic introduction to navigation and safety for anyone new to boating: sailors, powerboaters, sea anglers, divers and boatmasters. Also useful for experienced dinghy and keelboat sailors and inshore racers.

Course material to be posted to you – Essential Navigation and Seamanship pack. Optional: Training Almanac can be purchased from the below link or the books page.

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration – Approximately 8-10 hours online

Minimum Age – None

Content – Charts and Publications, safety, engine checks, buoyage, tidal awareness, visual and electronic navigation, pilotage, rules of the road, anchoring, weather forcasts, passage planning

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Basic knowledge of navigation and safety

Course cost £35 per person

A test of the rules and regulations of the inland waterways of Europe. You will need this if you require the inland category validated on your International Certificate of Competence.

Course material to be posted to you – None Optional: RYA European Waterways Regulations (G17).

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration – Learn the CEVNI regulations in your own time, at your own speed before taking the timed test online.

Minimum Age – While there is no minimum age for the CEVNI test, you cannot apply for an ICC below the age of 16.

Content – This is a test based on the CEVNI regulations. There is no formal training course. Students can study the signs, lights, buoyage and regulations using the book RYA European Waterways Regulations (G17).

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Able to identify and interpret the regulations of the European inland waterways.

Course cost £295 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA Training Carts, RYA Exercises Booklet, RYA Dayskipper shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, A plotter and dividers set

Required Experience – Some practical experience is desirable.

Minimum Duration – The course takes approximately 40 hours to complete with an assessment of 2 parts (1.5 hours for each) taken in one sitting.

Minimum Age – None

Content – Basics, Navigation, Tidal streams, Passage planning, Tidal heights, Collision regulations, Electronic navigation, Weather, Buoyage, Safety

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Dayskipper Shorebased certificate.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £325 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA Training Carts, RYA Exercises Booklet, RYA Yachtmaster shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, A plotter and dividers set may be purchased seperately

Required Experience – It is a mandatory RYA requirement for the student to hold a full working knowledge of the theory to Day Skipper level for enrolment onto this course.

Minimum Duration – The course takes approximately 50-60 hours with a long assessment of 3 parts (IRPCS:1.5 hours, Passage Making A:1.5 hours and Passage Making B:2 hours). These can be taken in one sitting or as 3 separate papers.

Minimum Age – None

Content – Position, The magnetic compass, Tides, Tidal Streams, Buoyage, Lights, Pilotage, GPS and chart plotters, Echo sounders, Logs (speed and distance measuring), Deck log, Meteorology, Rules of the Road, Safety at Sea, Passage planning

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Theory certificate.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £295 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, RYA Training sight redution tables, RYA exercises booklet, A plotter and dividers set may be purchased seperately.

Required Experience – Navigation to Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased standard.

Minimum Duration – The course takes approximately 40 hours to complete with an assessment of 2 parts (2 hours) taken in one sitting.

Minimum Age – None

Content -The earth and the celestial sphere, The PZX triangle, The sextant, Measurement of time, Meridian altitudes, Sun stars and other sights, Compass checking, Satellite Navigation Systems, Great circle sailing, Meteorology, Passage planning, Passage making, Communications

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Ocean Yachtmaster Theory certificate.

Note: If the student wishes to take the RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Ocean oral exam, the RYA require the end of course theory assessment to be invigilated by an RYA Instructor at an RYA recognised Training Centre. Alternatively, the candidate can opt to take an extra theory paper during the oral exam.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £395 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA Training Carts, RYA Exercises Booklet, RYA Yachtmaster shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, A plotter and dividers set.

Required Experience – Although no pre-course knowledge is required, we would suggest that this course is most appropriate for those students who may have studied some of the Day Skipper syllabus or, who require a refresher before continuing to study the advanced theory

Minimum Duration –

The pre-course revision element has been designed for the student to use as a self study programme to refresh and consolidate their Day Skipper theory knowledge as required.

The Coastal Yachtmaster course takes approximately 50-60 hours with a long assessment of 3 parts (IRPCS:1.5 hours, Passage Making A:1.5 hours and Passage Making B:2 hours). These can be taken in one sitting or as 3 separate papers.

Minimum Age – None

Content – Position, The magnetic compass, Tides, Tidal Streams, Buoyage, Lights, Pilotage, GPS and chart plotters, Echo sounders, Logs (speed and distance measuring), Deck log, Meteorology, Rules of the Road, Safety at Sea, Passage planning

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Theory certificate.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £40 per person plus exam fee payed to the RYA

** You do not need to buy this if you did your online course through Sail & Powerboat Training**

Please contact us and arrange a date for your exam before buying this item

If you have taken your online Marine VHF Radio course via another centre and have the ‘Online course completion certificate’ we are more than happy to do your exam at our centre. However there is an admin charge of £40 payable to us to set up the centre etc. This is in addition to the Exam fee payed directly to the RYA.

The Exam – SRC exams consist of a written theory exam and assessment in the practical use of marine VHF radios The exam fee is payable to the RYA. Details of booking the exam will be sent with the course booking confirmation email.

Course cost £65 per person Plus RYA exam fee of £70 Per Person

*Please take a look at the information here which details the technical requirements for the online Marine Radio Course*

A course and exam for anyone who owns a fixed or handheld marine VHF radio. A radio is an important piece of safety equipment on board and it is vital to understand the correct procedures. The Short Range Certificate is the minimum qualification required by law to control the operation of VHF and VHF Digital Selective Calling (DSC) equipment on any British flagged vessel voluntarily fitted with a radio either fixed or hand held.

Course material to be posted to you – RYA VHF Handbook.

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration –  10 hours plus exam time. The exam will always be classroom based.

Minimum Age – 16

Content – Basics of radio operation, frequencies, distress, emergency and medical assistance procedures, making ship to shore telephone calls, Digital Selective Calling, Global Maritime Distress Safety System.

Certificate Issuing Criteria -To be able to operate the radio and know the procedures required to use the radio.

The Exam – SRC exams consist of a written theory exam and assessment in the practical use of mar

Course cost £15 per person

An online course aimed at Dinghy and Windsurfing Instructors and Seniors, and anyone else involved in working with children and/org vulnerable adults at an RYA club or training centre. Newly qualfiying Dinghy/Windsurfing Instructors and Senior Instructors are required to complete this course prior to their instructor course.

Course material to be posted to you – None

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration – This course is equivalent to classroom training of approximately three hours. However, the benefit of learning online is that you can work through it at your own speed. It may take you more or less time than that.

Minimum Age – 16

Content – An introduction to safeguarding and child protection

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Understand good safeguarding practice, how to recognise potential signs of abuse, how to deal with it and who to refer any concerns to.

Course cost £100 per person

A basic introduction to navigation and safety for anyone new to boating: sailors, powerboaters, sea anglers, divers and boatmasters. Also useful for experienced dinghy and keelboat sailors and inshore racers.

Course material to be posted to you – Essential Navigation and Seamanship pack. Optional: Training Almanac can be purchased from the below link or the books page.

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration – Approximately 8-10 hours online

Minimum Age – None

Content – Charts and Publications, safety, engine checks, buoyage, tidal awareness, visual and electronic navigation, pilotage, rules of the road, anchoring, weather forcasts, passage planning

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Basic knowledge of navigation and safety

Course cost £35 per person

A test of the rules and regulations of the inland waterways of Europe. You will need this if you require the inland category validated on your International Certificate of Competence.

Course material to be posted to you – None Optional: RYA European Waterways Regulations (G17).

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration – Learn the CEVNI regulations in your own time, at your own speed before taking the timed test online.

Minimum Age – While there is no minimum age for the CEVNI test, you cannot apply for an ICC below the age of 16.

Content – This is a test based on the CEVNI regulations. There is no formal training course. Students can study the signs, lights, buoyage and regulations using the book RYA European Waterways Regulations (G17).

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Able to identify and interpret the regulations of the European inland waterways.

Course cost £295 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA Training Carts, RYA Exercises Booklet, RYA Dayskipper shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, A plotter and dividers set

Required Experience – Some practical experience is desirable.

Minimum Duration – The course takes approximately 40 hours to complete with an assessment of 2 parts (1.5 hours for each) taken in one sitting.

Minimum Age – None

Content – Basics, Navigation, Tidal streams, Passage planning, Tidal heights, Collision regulations, Electronic navigation, Weather, Buoyage, Safety

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Dayskipper Shorebased certificate.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £325 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA Training Carts, RYA Exercises Booklet, RYA Yachtmaster shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, A plotter and dividers set may be purchased seperately

Required Experience – It is a mandatory RYA requirement for the student to hold a full working knowledge of the theory to Day Skipper level for enrolment onto this course.

Minimum Duration – The course takes approximately 50-60 hours with a long assessment of 3 parts (IRPCS:1.5 hours, Passage Making A:1.5 hours and Passage Making B:2 hours). These can be taken in one sitting or as 3 separate papers.

Minimum Age – None

Content – Position, The magnetic compass, Tides, Tidal Streams, Buoyage, Lights, Pilotage, GPS and chart plotters, Echo sounders, Logs (speed and distance measuring), Deck log, Meteorology, Rules of the Road, Safety at Sea, Passage planning

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Theory certificate.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £295 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, RYA Training sight redution tables, RYA exercises booklet, A plotter and dividers set may be purchased seperately.

Required Experience – Navigation to Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased standard.

Minimum Duration – The course takes approximately 40 hours to complete with an assessment of 2 parts (2 hours) taken in one sitting.

Minimum Age – None

Content -The earth and the celestial sphere, The PZX triangle, The sextant, Measurement of time, Meridian altitudes, Sun stars and other sights, Compass checking, Satellite Navigation Systems, Great circle sailing, Meteorology, Passage planning, Passage making, Communications

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Ocean Yachtmaster Theory certificate.

Note: If the student wishes to take the RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Ocean oral exam, the RYA require the end of course theory assessment to be invigilated by an RYA Instructor at an RYA recognised Training Centre. Alternatively, the candidate can opt to take an extra theory paper during the oral exam.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £395 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA Training Carts, RYA Exercises Booklet, RYA Yachtmaster shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, A plotter and dividers set.

Required Experience – Although no pre-course knowledge is required, we would suggest that this course is most appropriate for those students who may have studied some of the Day Skipper syllabus or, who require a refresher before continuing to study the advanced theory

Minimum Duration –

The pre-course revision element has been designed for the student to use as a self study programme to refresh and consolidate their Day Skipper theory knowledge as required.

The Coastal Yachtmaster course takes approximately 50-60 hours with a long assessment of 3 parts (IRPCS:1.5 hours, Passage Making A:1.5 hours and Passage Making B:2 hours). These can be taken in one sitting or as 3 separate papers.

Minimum Age – None

Content – Position, The magnetic compass, Tides, Tidal Streams, Buoyage, Lights, Pilotage, GPS and chart plotters, Echo sounders, Logs (speed and distance measuring), Deck log, Meteorology, Rules of the Road, Safety at Sea, Passage planning

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Theory certificate.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £40 per person plus exam fee payed to the RYA

** You do not need to buy this if you did your online course through Sail & Powerboat Training**

Please contact us and arrange a date for your exam before buying this item

If you have taken your online Marine VHF Radio course via another centre and have the ‘Online course completion certificate’ we are more than happy to do your exam at our centre. However there is an admin charge of £40 payable to us to set up the centre etc. This is in addition to the Exam fee payed directly to the RYA.

The Exam – SRC exams consist of a written theory exam and assessment in the practical use of marine VHF radios The exam fee is payable to the RYA. Details of booking the exam will be sent with the course booking confirmation email.

Course cost £65 per person Plus RYA exam fee of £70 Per Person

*Please take a look at the information here which details the technical requirements for the online Marine Radio Course*

A course and exam for anyone who owns a fixed or handheld marine VHF radio. A radio is an important piece of safety equipment on board and it is vital to understand the correct procedures. The Short Range Certificate is the minimum qualification required by law to control the operation of VHF and VHF Digital Selective Calling (DSC) equipment on any British flagged vessel voluntarily fitted with a radio either fixed or hand held.

Course material to be posted to you – RYA VHF Handbook.

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration –  10 hours plus exam time. The exam will always be classroom based.

Minimum Age – 16

Content – Basics of radio operation, frequencies, distress, emergency and medical assistance procedures, making ship to shore telephone calls, Digital Selective Calling, Global Maritime Distress Safety System.

Certificate Issuing Criteria -To be able to operate the radio and know the procedures required to use the radio.

The Exam – SRC exams consist of a written theory exam and assessment in the practical use of mar

Course cost £15 per person

An online course aimed at Dinghy and Windsurfing Instructors and Seniors, and anyone else involved in working with children and/org vulnerable adults at an RYA club or training centre. Newly qualfiying Dinghy/Windsurfing Instructors and Senior Instructors are required to complete this course prior to their instructor course.

Course material to be posted to you – None

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration – This course is equivalent to classroom training of approximately three hours. However, the benefit of learning online is that you can work through it at your own speed. It may take you more or less time than that.

Minimum Age – 16

Content – An introduction to safeguarding and child protection

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Understand good safeguarding practice, how to recognise potential signs of abuse, how to deal with it and who to refer any concerns to.

Course cost £100 per person

A basic introduction to navigation and safety for anyone new to boating: sailors, powerboaters, sea anglers, divers and boatmasters. Also useful for experienced dinghy and keelboat sailors and inshore racers.

Course material to be posted to you – Essential Navigation and Seamanship pack. Optional: Training Almanac can be purchased from the below link or the books page.

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration – Approximately 8-10 hours online

Minimum Age – None

Content – Charts and Publications, safety, engine checks, buoyage, tidal awareness, visual and electronic navigation, pilotage, rules of the road, anchoring, weather forcasts, passage planning

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Basic knowledge of navigation and safety

Course cost £35 per person

A test of the rules and regulations of the inland waterways of Europe. You will need this if you require the inland category validated on your International Certificate of Competence.

Course material to be posted to you – None Optional: RYA European Waterways Regulations (G17).

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration – Learn the CEVNI regulations in your own time, at your own speed before taking the timed test online.

Minimum Age – While there is no minimum age for the CEVNI test, you cannot apply for an ICC below the age of 16.

Content – This is a test based on the CEVNI regulations. There is no formal training course. Students can study the signs, lights, buoyage and regulations using the book RYA European Waterways Regulations (G17).

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Able to identify and interpret the regulations of the European inland waterways.

Course cost £295 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA Training Carts, RYA Exercises Booklet, RYA Dayskipper shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, A plotter and dividers set

Required Experience – Some practical experience is desirable.

Minimum Duration – The course takes approximately 40 hours to complete with an assessment of 2 parts (1.5 hours for each) taken in one sitting.

Minimum Age – None

Content – Basics, Navigation, Tidal streams, Passage planning, Tidal heights, Collision regulations, Electronic navigation, Weather, Buoyage, Safety

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Dayskipper Shorebased certificate.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £325 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA Training Carts, RYA Exercises Booklet, RYA Yachtmaster shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, A plotter and dividers set may be purchased seperately

Required Experience – It is a mandatory RYA requirement for the student to hold a full working knowledge of the theory to Day Skipper level for enrolment onto this course.

Minimum Duration – The course takes approximately 50-60 hours with a long assessment of 3 parts (IRPCS:1.5 hours, Passage Making A:1.5 hours and Passage Making B:2 hours). These can be taken in one sitting or as 3 separate papers.

Minimum Age – None

Content – Position, The magnetic compass, Tides, Tidal Streams, Buoyage, Lights, Pilotage, GPS and chart plotters, Echo sounders, Logs (speed and distance measuring), Deck log, Meteorology, Rules of the Road, Safety at Sea, Passage planning

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Theory certificate.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £295 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, RYA Training sight redution tables, RYA exercises booklet, A plotter and dividers set may be purchased seperately.

Required Experience – Navigation to Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased standard.

Minimum Duration – The course takes approximately 40 hours to complete with an assessment of 2 parts (2 hours) taken in one sitting.

Minimum Age – None

Content -The earth and the celestial sphere, The PZX triangle, The sextant, Measurement of time, Meridian altitudes, Sun stars and other sights, Compass checking, Satellite Navigation Systems, Great circle sailing, Meteorology, Passage planning, Passage making, Communications

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Ocean Yachtmaster Theory certificate.

Note: If the student wishes to take the RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Ocean oral exam, the RYA require the end of course theory assessment to be invigilated by an RYA Instructor at an RYA recognised Training Centre. Alternatively, the candidate can opt to take an extra theory paper during the oral exam.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £395 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA Training Carts, RYA Exercises Booklet, RYA Yachtmaster shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, A plotter and dividers set.

Required Experience – Although no pre-course knowledge is required, we would suggest that this course is most appropriate for those students who may have studied some of the Day Skipper syllabus or, who require a refresher before continuing to study the advanced theory

Minimum Duration –

The pre-course revision element has been designed for the student to use as a self study programme to refresh and consolidate their Day Skipper theory knowledge as required.

The Coastal Yachtmaster course takes approximately 50-60 hours with a long assessment of 3 parts (IRPCS:1.5 hours, Passage Making A:1.5 hours and Passage Making B:2 hours). These can be taken in one sitting or as 3 separate papers.

Minimum Age – None

Content – Position, The magnetic compass, Tides, Tidal Streams, Buoyage, Lights, Pilotage, GPS and chart plotters, Echo sounders, Logs (speed and distance measuring), Deck log, Meteorology, Rules of the Road, Safety at Sea, Passage planning

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Theory certificate.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £40 per person plus exam fee payed to the RYA

** You do not need to buy this if you did your online course through Sail & Powerboat Training**

Please contact us and arrange a date for your exam before buying this item

If you have taken your online Marine VHF Radio course via another centre and have the ‘Online course completion certificate’ we are more than happy to do your exam at our centre. However there is an admin charge of £40 payable to us to set up the centre etc. This is in addition to the Exam fee payed directly to the RYA.

The Exam – SRC exams consist of a written theory exam and assessment in the practical use of marine VHF radios The exam fee is payable to the RYA. Details of booking the exam will be sent with the course booking confirmation email.

Course cost £65 per person Plus RYA exam fee of £70 Per Person

*Please take a look at the information here which details the technical requirements for the online Marine Radio Course*

A course and exam for anyone who owns a fixed or handheld marine VHF radio. A radio is an important piece of safety equipment on board and it is vital to understand the correct procedures. The Short Range Certificate is the minimum qualification required by law to control the operation of VHF and VHF Digital Selective Calling (DSC) equipment on any British flagged vessel voluntarily fitted with a radio either fixed or hand held.

Course material to be posted to you – RYA VHF Handbook.

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration –  10 hours plus exam time. The exam will always be classroom based.

Minimum Age – 16

Content – Basics of radio operation, frequencies, distress, emergency and medical assistance procedures, making ship to shore telephone calls, Digital Selective Calling, Global Maritime Distress Safety System.

Certificate Issuing Criteria -To be able to operate the radio and know the procedures required to use the radio.

The Exam – SRC exams consist of a written theory exam and assessment in the practical use of mar

Course cost £15 per person

An online course aimed at Dinghy and Windsurfing Instructors and Seniors, and anyone else involved in working with children and/org vulnerable adults at an RYA club or training centre. Newly qualfiying Dinghy/Windsurfing Instructors and Senior Instructors are required to complete this course prior to their instructor course.

Course material to be posted to you – None

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration – This course is equivalent to classroom training of approximately three hours. However, the benefit of learning online is that you can work through it at your own speed. It may take you more or less time than that.

Minimum Age – 16

Content – An introduction to safeguarding and child protection

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Understand good safeguarding practice, how to recognise potential signs of abuse, how to deal with it and who to refer any concerns to.

Course cost £100 per person

A basic introduction to navigation and safety for anyone new to boating: sailors, powerboaters, sea anglers, divers and boatmasters. Also useful for experienced dinghy and keelboat sailors and inshore racers.

Course material to be posted to you – Essential Navigation and Seamanship pack. Optional: Training Almanac can be purchased from the below link or the books page.

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration – Approximately 8-10 hours online

Minimum Age – None

Content – Charts and Publications, safety, engine checks, buoyage, tidal awareness, visual and electronic navigation, pilotage, rules of the road, anchoring, weather forcasts, passage planning

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Basic knowledge of navigation and safety

Course cost £35 per person

A test of the rules and regulations of the inland waterways of Europe. You will need this if you require the inland category validated on your International Certificate of Competence.

Course material to be posted to you – None Optional: RYA European Waterways Regulations (G17).

Required Experience – None

Minimum Duration – Learn the CEVNI regulations in your own time, at your own speed before taking the timed test online.

Minimum Age – While there is no minimum age for the CEVNI test, you cannot apply for an ICC below the age of 16.

Content – This is a test based on the CEVNI regulations. There is no formal training course. Students can study the signs, lights, buoyage and regulations using the book RYA European Waterways Regulations (G17).

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Able to identify and interpret the regulations of the European inland waterways.

Course cost £295 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA Training Carts, RYA Exercises Booklet, RYA Dayskipper shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, A plotter and dividers set

Required Experience – Some practical experience is desirable.

Minimum Duration – The course takes approximately 40 hours to complete with an assessment of 2 parts (1.5 hours for each) taken in one sitting.

Minimum Age – None

Content – Basics, Navigation, Tidal streams, Passage planning, Tidal heights, Collision regulations, Electronic navigation, Weather, Buoyage, Safety

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Dayskipper Shorebased certificate.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £325 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA Training Carts, RYA Exercises Booklet, RYA Yachtmaster shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, A plotter and dividers set may be purchased seperately

Required Experience – It is a mandatory RYA requirement for the student to hold a full working knowledge of the theory to Day Skipper level for enrolment onto this course.

Minimum Duration – The course takes approximately 50-60 hours with a long assessment of 3 parts (IRPCS:1.5 hours, Passage Making A:1.5 hours and Passage Making B:2 hours). These can be taken in one sitting or as 3 separate papers.

Minimum Age – None

Content – Position, The magnetic compass, Tides, Tidal Streams, Buoyage, Lights, Pilotage, GPS and chart plotters, Echo sounders, Logs (speed and distance measuring), Deck log, Meteorology, Rules of the Road, Safety at Sea, Passage planning

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Theory certificate.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £295 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, RYA Training sight redution tables, RYA exercises booklet, A plotter and dividers set may be purchased seperately.

Required Experience – Navigation to Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased standard.

Minimum Duration – The course takes approximately 40 hours to complete with an assessment of 2 parts (2 hours) taken in one sitting.

Minimum Age – None

Content -The earth and the celestial sphere, The PZX triangle, The sextant, Measurement of time, Meridian altitudes, Sun stars and other sights, Compass checking, Satellite Navigation Systems, Great circle sailing, Meteorology, Passage planning, Passage making, Communications

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Ocean Yachtmaster Theory certificate.

Note: If the student wishes to take the RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Ocean oral exam, the RYA require the end of course theory assessment to be invigilated by an RYA Instructor at an RYA recognised Training Centre. Alternatively, the candidate can opt to take an extra theory paper during the oral exam.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £395 per person

Course material to be posted to you – Theory pack containing: RYA Training Carts, RYA Exercises Booklet, RYA Yachtmaster shorebased notes, RYA Training Almanac, A plotter and dividers set.

Required Experience – Although no pre-course knowledge is required, we would suggest that this course is most appropriate for those students who may have studied some of the Day Skipper syllabus or, who require a refresher before continuing to study the advanced theory

Minimum Duration –

The pre-course revision element has been designed for the student to use as a self study programme to refresh and consolidate their Day Skipper theory knowledge as required.

The Coastal Yachtmaster course takes approximately 50-60 hours with a long assessment of 3 parts (IRPCS:1.5 hours, Passage Making A:1.5 hours and Passage Making B:2 hours). These can be taken in one sitting or as 3 separate papers.

Minimum Age – None

Content – Position, The magnetic compass, Tides, Tidal Streams, Buoyage, Lights, Pilotage, GPS and chart plotters, Echo sounders, Logs (speed and distance measuring), Deck log, Meteorology, Rules of the Road, Safety at Sea, Passage planning

Certificate Issuing Criteria – Successful completion of this course will earn you the RYA Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Theory certificate.

This course is delivered by Navathome.com, an RYA Recognised Training Centre specialising in online training. Upon enrollment you will be given access to the course for six months. If more time is required an admin fee wil be charged to extend.

Course cost £40 per person plus exam fee payed to the RYA

** You do not need to buy this if you did your online course through Sail & Powerboat Training**

Please contact us and arrange a date for your exam before buying this item

If you have taken your online Marine VHF Radio course via another centre and have the ‘Online course completion certificate’ we are more than happy to do your exam at our centre. However there is an admin charge of £40 payable to us to set up the centre etc. This is in addition to the Exam fee payed directly to the RYA.

The Exam – SRC exams consist of a written theory exam and assessment in the practical use of marine VHF radios The exam fee is payable to the RYA. Details of booking the exam will be sent with the course booking confirmation email.