It is a legal requirement and worthwhile to have a personal licence if you are going out on the water and have a VHF radio. On this course you will be using, and talking about the latest in fixed and handheld VHF (Very High Frequency) and DSC (Digital Selective Calling) radio units. You will learn about the correct channel usage, the correct Safety, Urgent and Distress procedures to use, and what is meant by GMDSS (Global Marine Distress and Safety System) and how it can help you out on the water. On completion of this course, you will be awarded your Licence, which will allow you to legally operate VHF/DSC radios.

Pre course ability required: none.

Please contact the school for more information about this one day course.

This is a must for not only those involved with the sea, but for those everyday situations that may occur. When you are out on the water, you may find that you are the vital link to help someone until professional help can reach you. In an emergency, knowledge of first aid can save lives – it could be you that requires assistance one day.

This course will cover basic injuries and illnesses such as, headaches, sunburn, cuts, grazes, and sprains, progressing to learn how to deal with emergency situations that you could find out at sea, concentrating on resuscitation (CPR). You will also learn about first aid care for man overboard victims, including dealing with shock, hypothermia, unconsciousness and head injuries. This is an extremely worthwhile course, a must for every sailor.

Pre course ability required: none.

Please contact the school for more information on this one day course.

This is the full Health and Safety Executives (HSE) course designed for commercial use. We run the course over 4 days and each course is tailored to your particular work place. On this course you will learn about the legal obligations and responsibilities of a workplace for HSE standards, how to record and report hazards and injuries. Illnesses such as diabetes and asthma will also be covered during this course, although these are quite common illnesses, how many of us would actually know how to treat a patient correctly? Once this course is completed, you will have the knowledge and confidence to be able to assist in an emergency situation.

Pre course ability required: none.

Please contact the school for more information on this four day course.

This course will give you the skills to be able to perform basic maintenance on a marine diesel engine which doesn’t need a professional mechanic. It is a fact that the most common call out for the RNLI lifeboat is for mechanical failure, so it is very important to keep your engine in good working order to prevent you from being one of those people.

Pre course ability required: none

Please contact the school for more information on this one day course

This course is for those of you who have an outboard and would like to know more about it. You will learn about the main parts of an outboard engine, how to do basic maintenance, and prolong the life of your engine which doesn’t require a professional mechanic. You will also learn how to prepare your engine for the winter.

If you have an outboard engine it is a very worthwhile course.

Pre course ability required: none.

Please contact the school for more information on this one day course.

This intensive one day course is designed to give you the knowledge and skills to survive in the water or in a life-raft until help can get to you. On this course you will learn how lifejackets work, and the correct equipment you should have on them; the correct use of flares, survival requirements and abandonment.

You will be taught how to get into a life-raft from the water, and from a boat, and what you would expect to find in a life-raft once you are in it; how to survive in the water on your own, or in a group. During this course you will talk about the equipment and techniques, you will then put them into practice during an invaluable session in a swimming pool.

This course is extremely worthwhile as the skills that you learn could prolong your survival time, and give rescue services a greater chance of locating you. People that have completed this course greatly increase their chances of survival should they be involved in an emergency at sea.

Pre course ability required: you must be able to swim.

Please contact the school for more information on this one day course.

This course is for those of you who have a little knowledge about boating, sail around your local waters and don’t have the time to take part in a course. It is a basic insight into the world of basic navigation, charts and boat safety. You do not have to have any knowledge of navigation or boating for this course.

Pre course ability required: none

We run this course over 2 evenings or 1 day. Please contact the school for more information.

This course designed for those of you who have little or no experience of the theory side of helming a sailing yacht or motor boating. On this course you will learn the essential safety and navigation skills for helming a boat on short passages and day navigation. This course will prepare you for your practical Day Skipper’s course.

What you will learn about on this course:

• Basic Nautical Knowledge
• Compasses
• Basic Navigation: Position and Direction
• Tides and Tidal Streams
• Charts and Publications: Simple Plotting
• Buoys, Beacons, Lights and Pilotage ( Rule of the Road)
• Meteorology
• Deck Seamanship
• Passage Planning
• Sea Safety and Cruising Practices
• Rope and anchor Work

We run this course as a 6 day intensive course, Monday – Saturday 09:00 – 17:00

3 consecutive weekend courses, Saturday – Sunday 09:00 – 17:00

2 evening a week, 7 week course, Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday 18:30 – 21:30

Please contact the school for the latest course dates.

This course is for those of you who have done their Day Skipper and gained some sea time and would like to progress further to their Coastal skipper and then onto their Yachtmaster.

You will learn on this course the skills for navigation, planning passages and boat/crew safety for day and night passages.
The course covers:

• Advanced Navigation on charts
• Tide streams and heights
• GPS

We run this course as a 6 day intensive course, Monday – Saturday 09:00 – 17:00

3 consecutive weekend courses, Saturday – Sunday 09:00 – 17:00

2 evening a week 7 week course, Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday 18:30 – 21:30