Advanced Chartwork
Learn to plot a running fix, and advance your knowledge with course to steer and estimating positions covering multiple hours, using computation of rates and a more detailed understanding of tidal streams.
RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Theory
Take your navigation and passage planning skills to the highest professional standard. Designed for mariners who already possess a firm understanding of the RYA Day Skipper theory, this advanced shorebased course deepens your understanding, preparing you for skippering longer distance passages by day or night.
Course price
GBP £379
Choose the RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Theory
What you'll get
Premium training designed to build from your current Day Skipper level to the golden standard in the yachting industry, recognised around the world. Earn your RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate from anywhere with Ardent Training's desktop, iOS and Android apps.
Real instructor support when you need it
Get fast, expert help via live chat, WhatsApp, phone, or email. So you never have an unanswered question, or feel like you're studying alone.
Live sessions and masterclasses
Join our weekly live sessions and masterclasses with your instructors and leading industry speakers to deepen your learning outside the syllabus.
Dual format with 28 hours of video content
Learn faster with clear, practical instruction across 86 video lessons filmed on the water. Every lesson is also viewable in an interactive and written format, so you can watch, read, or switch between the two as you go.
Professional quality student pack
We ship your premium training materials straight to you anywhere worldwide: physical RYA training charts and almanac, Yachtmaster Offshore exercise book, resources, and your own mechanical chartwork pencil and eraser.
Access for 12 months
Revisit lessons and join live sessions even after you've received your RYA certificate. Always with the option to extend your access as you wish.
Community forum
Benefit from our engaged community and learn from other students' questions, find crewing opportunities and industry discounts, get advice on vessel maintenance and cruising destinations, or create your own learning groups.
Pass with confidence. Not guesswork.
Access thousands of practice questions in regular knowledge checks and module assessments. Before your final exams, complete a full mock exam with detailed personal feedback and a revision plan from your instructor.
RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Theory Certificate
Earn the gold-standard RYA theory qualification required for both the RYA Coastal Skipper course and the Yachtmaster Offshore practical exam. Globally respected credentials regarded as the highest standard worldwide.
Real instructor support when you need it
Get fast, expert help via live chat, WhatsApp, phone, or email. So you never have an unanswered question, or feel like you're studying alone.
Live sessions and masterclasses
Join our weekly live sessions and masterclasses with your instructors and leading industry speakers to deepen your learning outside the syllabus.
Dual format with 28 hours of video content
Learn faster with clear, practical instruction across 86 video lessons filmed on the water. Every lesson is also viewable in an interactive and written format, so you can watch, read, or switch between the two as you go.
Professional quality student pack
We ship your premium training materials straight to you anywhere worldwide: physical RYA training charts and almanac, Yachtmaster Offshore exercise book, resources, and your own mechanical chartwork pencil and eraser.
Access for 12 months
Revisit lessons and join live sessions even after you've received your RYA certificate. Always with the option to extend your access as you wish.
Community forum
Benefit from our engaged community and learn from other students' questions, find crewing opportunities and industry discounts, get advice on vessel maintenance and cruising destinations, or create your own learning groups.
Pass with confidence. Not guesswork.
Access thousands of practice questions in regular knowledge checks and module assessments. Before your final exams, complete a full mock exam with detailed personal feedback and a revision plan from your instructor.
RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Theory Certificate
Earn the gold-standard RYA theory qualification required for both the RYA Coastal Skipper course and the Yachtmaster Offshore practical exam. Globally respected credentials regarded as the highest standard worldwide.
RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Theory
What you'll learn
Electronic Navigation
Gain more awareness of system limitations and advantages, including radar, position fixing and the top apps our instructors use for planning and at sea.
Restricted Visibility
Precautions, limitations, and navigation strategy in poor visibility. Understanding areas of uncertainty and the accuracy of different fixing techniques.
Ardent Training are brilliant. We deliver a lot of practical courses and students who train with them arrive well prepared!
RYA Journey
Who the RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Theory Course is For
Designed for active seafarers with a current knowledge of coastal navigation, this advanced course skips the basics to build directly on top of your working Day Skipper knowledge.
The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is globally recognised as the gold standard of maritime training, respected worldwide by maritime authorities and charter companies for its exceptional training standards.
Ardent's Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Theory builds from your existing Day Skipper knowledge to the highest standard of theory qualification in offshore sailing.
- Prerequisites: Theory knowledge to RYA Day Skipper level.
- Experience: At least 15 days at sea, 300 miles, 8 night hours and 2 days as skipper.
- Duration: 50 hours.
- 12-month initial access.
- All materials included.
- Next Steps: Earn the official theory milestone required to sit your RYA Coastal Skipper course or Yachtmaster Offshore practical exam.
Start Learning With Us
Take your navigation to the highest professional standard. Start your RYA Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Theory course today.
HOW CAN WE HELP?
Frequently Asked Questions
Have a question? Try our live chat feature, where we'd be happy to help. In the meantime, here are answers to our commonly asked questions.
Got a question? Live chat us!
