RYA Competent Crew - RYA Competent Crew

Beginner Course

RYA Competent Crew

Gain the Ability to Assist in the Safe and Proficient Running of the Yacht.

Course Includes

  • Onboard Accommodation
  • All meals and drinks onboard
  • Study Aids
  • Tuition
  • RYA Syllabus & Logbook
  • RYA Competent Crew skills handbook

During the Competent Crew course, you will spend five days aboard a yacht, visiting the harbours and anchorages of the IJsselmeer and Waddenzee.

If the weather permits, you will also complete a longer coastal passage.

You will learn the fundamentals of crewing, such as knots, nautical terms, sail handling and helming, as well as how to live on a cruising yacht.

With a maximum of five students per course, your fully qualified skippers will provide plenty of individual attention.

Safety is a priority in all our courses. You will learn how and when to use flares, life-jackets, safety harnesses, life rafts, how to assist in the recovery of a man overboard, and participate in at least one night sailing.

At the end of the five days, you will have become a competent and confident member of the crew and be awarded an RYA Competent Crew certificate.

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Course Content

  • "Knowledge of Sea Terms & Boat components. "
  • "Rigging & Sails."
  • "Sail Handling."
  • "Rope Work."
  • "Fire Precautions & Fighting."
  • "Personal Safety Equipment."
  • "Man Overboard."
  • "Emergency Equipment."
  • "Meteorology."
  • "Sea Sickness Management."
  • "Helmsmanship."
  • "General Duties."
  • "Manners & Customs"
  • "Rules of the Road."
  • "Dingies."

Ability After Course

  • "Able to Steer the Boat. "
  • "Handle Sails."
  • "Keep a Lookout."
  • "Row a Dinghy."
  • "Be Instructed in the Daily Management of the Boat."

Assumed Knowledge

None

Choose Type of Date

Midweek Course - 5 days €1.125,00

Set over 1 Monday to Friday (1 date needed)

Weekend Course - 6 days €1.350,00

Set over 3 weekends (3 dates needed)

Amount of People