Irish National Sailing School
Day Skipper Theory
The RYA Day Skipper Theory Course can be undertaken in the classroom or online in your own time.
Classroom Course Dates
Course 3: September to November
This course runs on Tuesday evenings from mid-January to early April, from 6.30-10pm each evening
Dates, Tuesdays from 6.30-10pm:
- September: 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
- October: 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
- November: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
The exam will take place on Sunday 30th November from 10am. We do have flexibility on the exam date, we can organise subsequent evenings or weekend dates.
ONLINE COURSE: As an alternative to the classroom based course, this course can be taken online at your own pace: DAY SKIPPER THEORY ONLINE
Course Content
Seamanship, coastal navigation and pilotage, chartwork, electronic charts, position fixing, plotting a course to steer, weather forecasting and meteorology, tides, collision regulations.
We provide:
- Training Charts
- Textbook
- Sample Questions
- Test Papers
- Plotter
- Dividers
What Youโll Need
- Pencil
- Pen
- Eraser
- Notebook
Cancellation Policy
Our cancellation policy for this course can be viewed here.
