RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Online Course
Course aim:
A person holding a Yachtmaster Ocean qualification is experienced and competent to skipper a yacht on passages of any length in all parts of the world. The course is for those that aspire to blue water cruising or who just want to learn traditional navigation. The course will equip you with the necessary theory skills to carry out an ocean passage as skipper or mate.
Whats involved?
This is an eLearning course, but an RYA instructor is on hand to provide as much support as you require, this is done predominately by email, but Skype chats can be organised at pre-arranged times.
Course content:
- The earth and celestial sphere
- The PZX triangle
- The Sextant
- Measurement of time
- Meridian altitudes
- Sun, star and other sightings
- Compass checking
- Satellite Navigation systems
- Great circle sailing
- Meterology
- Passage planning
- Passage making
- Communications
Course Duration:
Minimum completion time: 5 days
What now?
Pay online, we register your details and then you will be sent all the login details
Delivered by:
Navathome an RYA centre specialising in online courses.
Please read the Terms & Conditions for this course click here
Course fees & Booking:
RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Online Course
By booking your are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions
£285.00
incl. VAT, shipping costs apply
- Available
- Shipping Time: 3-5 days1
Whats included? -
- Online e-Learning course
- Support from a Navathome RYA instructor
Additional information:
- The course fee is for a 6 month access period to the course, should you need to extend this period for a further period an admin fee will apply.
Use of your Personal Data (GDPR Compliance):
To enable access to your online course we need to share some of your personal data with Navathome via www.navathome.com. This training website and database is held and maintained on a secure server. Navathome is an RYA training centre which specialises in online navigation training and will not use your personal information for any reason other than enabling your course.
Your payment information will be collected by Marine Education on behalf of Navathome. This information is collected by Marine Education and is not passed on to any other organisation. Payment information for the purpose of logging you into the Navathome admin will not be retained once the payment is made. Your name and email address will be entered on www.navathome.com in order to create your user account. Your postal address will be provided in order to send your student pack. You will have access to the site for six months in order to complete your online course. During this period, your personal information will be held on the website by Navathome and may be available to “name of agent” who may have access to the Navathome database. This period maybe extended should you wish to extend your course access.
On completion of your course, your name and email will be retained by Navathome for the purpose of recording details of the course and any certification you gain as a result of it. This information allows Navathome to record your certification. Your Instructor will not hold any information for the purposes of Navathome student support after this date. Please note that this agent may hold information to enable provision of other training not associated with the Navathome course.
Should you not complete the course in the given time frame, your name and email will be retained by Navathome for the purpose of recording details of the course. This information allows Navathome to retain a record of coursework you have completed.
If you would like your personal data removed from www.navathome.com prior to the end of your access period or at any time before you have completed your course, you can request it by email. Please contact info@navathome.com giving your name and email address and the course you would like to delete. Please note that if you request deletion of your account before you have completed your course, your access to the course and records of your progress will be lost.
If you would like details of your online course removing from the Navathome database when you have completed the course, please email your request to info@navathome.com giving your name and email address. Please note that removal of course details from the Navathome database, means that any certification gained as a result of this course will not be verifiable by Navathome, nor would Navathome be able to help with a replacement certificate.
Full details of how Navathome will deal with your personal information is given in the Navathome terms and conditions.
How does it all work?
You will recieve a confirmation email from us and an email from Navathome with your log in details so you can start your course.
Your course pack which will include the course book will be posted to you by Navathome, but you don't need to wait for this to start your course.
Carry out the online training course at your own pace. (Maximum 6 months)
If you have any questions at any stage during your course, simply email your Navathome instructor.
On successful completion, you will recieve your certificate in the post.
Computer requirements & Technical support:
Compatible with:
PC, Mac and Linux and mobile devices including iPad and iPhone.
Please be aware this is an entirely ONLINE course so you must be connected to the internet/wifi in order to complete it.
Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Windows XP or later