RYA Navigation Instructor Course

The course provides plenty of opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of IRPCS, chart work, tides, electronic navigation, seamanship, buoyage, and passage planning, while gaining practical experience teaching these topics.

This is a two-day course, primarily designed for those new to teaching RYA Shorebased courses, though experienced instructors are also welcome. The course combines assessment of knowledge and instructing ability with guidance on the structure and standards required for teaching. Candidates must arrive with sufficient underpinning knowledge.

Course Content

• Classroom-based course combining training and assessment
• Discussions on course structure, RYA syllabi, required equipment, and teaching resources
• Deliver a pre-prepared teaching session
• Complete chartwork exercises
• Opportunity to demonstrate knowledge of:
• IRPCS
• Chart work
• Tides
• Electronic navigation
• Seamanship
• Buoyage
• Passage planning
• Gain practical experience teaching these subjects

Validity & Revalidation

• Qualification is valid for five years, after which a revalidation course is required.

• All instructors will be contacted regarding revalidation via Wavelength and Training Notices. Instructors who have held their qualification for more than five years will be contacted first, with all others contacted as they approach their fifth anniversary. Please ensure your contact details are up to date.

Pre-Course Requirements & Certificates

• Participants will be required to complete pre-course knowledge checks and exercises, details of which will be provided prior to the course.
• Minimum age: 18
• Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased Certificate – if not recently completed, candidates should refresh their knowledge of the full syllabus
• RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence or RYA Advanced Powerboat Instructor
• Teaching qualification: RYA Teaching in the Classroom (TIC) or Level 3 Award in Education & Training (or equivalent higher-level UK Teaching Award / IMO Train the Trainer 6.01)
• Current RYA Membership
• Knowledge significantly beyond the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased syllabus

Qualified to Teach

The RYA Navigation Instructor course will prepare you to instruct the following RYA Shorebased Navigation courses:

• RYA Essential Navigation & Seamanship
• RYA Day Skipper and Watch Leader Shorebased
• RYA Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased

Booking: All bookings for RYA Instructor Courses and Revalidations are coordinated through the RYA Online Course Booking Portal.