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BISHAM ABBEY SAILING & NAVIGATION SCHOOL
Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre
Bisham, Near Marlow, Bucks, SL7 1RT
Tel: 01628 474960

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RYA Basic Navigation and Safety Course

This introductory course is aimed at the complete novice including anyone new to boating, power-boaters, sea anglers, divers, experienced dinghy sailors & inshore racers or those that may have been on the water, but have no awareness of the significance of what they, or others, are doing around them. The RYA feel that there is sometimes a perception that the existing shore-based courses are aimed at sailors rather than motor boaters. This course has equal emphasis on both sectors.

At Bisham Abbey we run the Basic Navigation and Safety Course over two days, either at the weekend or weekdays. Course numbers are small and the RYA course pack with plotter is included in the course fee.

This introductory course, given in a relaxed atmosphere, with no assessments, should whet your appetite for learning and is the perfect launch pad for further theory courses where you can study the subjects in more depth, such as our full RYA Dayskipper five day certificate course, and the one day VHF Radio (S. R. C), First Aid and Diesel Engine Maintenance courses

The syllabus will include:
Charts and PublicationsPlotter and Chart
Safety, including Engine Checks
Buoyage
Tidal Awareness
Visual Navigation and Pilotage
Rules of the Road 
Electronic Navigation
Anchoring
Weather Forecasts
Passage Planning

Hours daily are 0900 – 1700hrs.  
Please bring a packed lunch.

Course dates are as follows:

RYA BASIC NAVIGATION AND SAFETY COURSE – 2 days click here to go to the prices page

(ref) BN JUL 10 : running over the following dates: Monday 12 & Tuesday 13 July 2010
(ref) BN NOV 10 : running over the following dates: Tuesday 16 & Wednesday 17 November 2010

 

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RYA member Marine Leisure Association Member BISHAM ABBEY SAILING
& NAVIGATION SCHOOL LTD
Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre
Bisham, Near Marlow, Bucks, SL7 1RT
Tel: 01628 474960		 British Marine Federation memberBoat Safety Scheme member
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Updated 24 May 2010 S