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 1: January to March
This course runs on Tuesday evenings from mid-January to March, from 6.30-10pm each evening
Dates, Tuesdays from 6.30-10pm:
- January: 14th, 21st, 28th
- February: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
- March: 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
The exam will take place on Sunday 30th March from 10am. We do have flexibility on the exam date, we can organise subsequent evenings or weekend dates.
Course 2: February
This course runs in February on Wednesday evenings from 6.30-10pm and Saturdays from 9.30am-5pm.
- February Dates: Saturday 1st, Wednesday 5th, Saturday 8th, Wednesday 12th, Saturday 15th, Wednesday 19th, Saturday 22nd, Wednesday 26th
The exam will take place on Sunday 2nd March from 10am. We do have flexibility on the exam date, we can organise subsequent evenings or weekend 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, 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 You’ll Need
- Pencil
- Pen
- Eraser
- Notebook
Cancellation Policy
Our cancellation policy for this course can be viewed here.