This course provides a comprehensive introduction to chart work, navigation, weather forecasting and the basics of seamanship for those at competent crew level and above. You will find this course invaluable if you want to learn how to start making decisions on board.

The course includes the following:

• Nautical terms on board
• Properties of rope
• Anchor work
• Safety
• International regulations for the prevention of collisions at sea (ColRegs)
• Position, course and speed
• Charts and publications
• Chartwork and compasses
• Tides and Tidal streams
• Meteorology
• Passage planning
• Fog, and what to do about it
• Pilotage
• The marine environment

This course is taught in our specialised training rooms at our headquarters in Cowes, Isle of Wight, and is delivered either as a week's course or as 12 evening classes.

There are no prior requirements for this course

This package is priced at £395 (ex VAT) and for the week course does not include accommodation.

For accommodation, we can recommend the Duke of York, only 5 minutes away, or suggest the accommodation pages on Cowes Online