RYA Day Skipper Power
The RYA Day Skipper Motor (Power) Course includes boat handling safety and navigation skills and is aimed at new motor cruiser skippers. It enables new motorboats to skipper a motor cruiser in familiar waters by day. Any UK citizen or bona fide resident who achieves the Day Skipper Power is automatically eligible for the ICC (International Licence) for powered craft (unrestricted by length).
Description
RYA DAY SKIPPER POWER COURSE CONTENT
This four-day course gives you the chance to take charge of a motor yacht on short passages, under instruction. You will concentrate on pilotage, boat handling, seamanship and navigation. The course includes a 4 hours night exercise, on one of the first three evenings.
Prerequisites
- Minimum age 16
- RYA Day Skipper Shorebased
- One of the following
- RYA Helmsman’s Course
- RYA Powerboat Level 2
- 2 days crewing onboard a motor cruiser or powerboat including some experience of helming