Navigation
& Seamanship
RYA Shorebased Navigation Courses
RYA Essential Navigation & Seamanship Course
This is a great starting point in the world of seamanship and navigation. You learn the basics of navigation including how to read charts, use navigation equipment and tides. Other topics covered include safety, seamanship, weather and passage planning. This is the start point in the RYA shorebased scheme.
Cost:
Classroom: $450
E-Learning: $300
RYA Day Skipper Course Shorebased
This course is highly recommended for those wishing to take the Day Skipper Practical or the ICC assessment. Topics covered include, navigation, rules of the road, buyage, tides, meteorology to a level needed to be able to skipper your own yacht in familiar waters.
Cost:
Classroom: $1250
E-Learning: $595
RYA/MCA Yachtmaster / Coastal Theory Course
This course is a must for those that aspire to become Yachtmasters or undertake coastal passages that involve entry into unfamiliar waters and overnight passages. It builds on Day Skipper Theory, so prior navigation experience is necessary. This course is also a requirement for those looking to progress under the MCA scheme for the superyacht industry.
Cost:
Classroom: $1450
E-Learning: $650
RYA/MCA Ocean
Theory Course
This course is the most advanced under the RYA Scheme, so prior navigation experience and skills up to Coastal level is required. Learn the art of celestial navigation, plan ocean passages and understand global weather patterns. A key course for those looking to get their RYA Yachtmaster Ocean certificate or progress to higher levels in the MCA scheme for superyachts.
Cost:
Classroom: $1550
E-Learning: $750
Accredited & Recognised Qualification Courses*
Delivered in Partnership with SisterShip Training
Coastal Navigation Course
This nationally recognised navigation bundle is a course designed in Australia for Australians looking to cruise along the coast. It covers Navigation techniques, Passage Planning, and Weather and Collision Regulation. Upon completing the course, you can opt to take the assessment and earn the unit of competence (MARH013) which is a module in the Coxswain course. (additional charges apply)
Cost:
Classroom: $499
Virtual via Zoom: $429
E-Learning: $190
Passage Planning Course
This workshop forms part of our Navigation Qualification. This includes everything you need to prepare properly and enjoy your time on the water. The aim is to get hands-on with how to plan a passage, including looking at publications, planning, executing and monitoring a safe passage no matter the distance
Cost:
Classroom: $200
Virtual via Zoom: $150
Introduction to Weather Course
This workshop forms part of our Navigation Qualification. It’s a great introduction and foundation to weather. We will cover weather theory, global and local weather patterns, and other weather-related phenomena. We will also cover how to obtain and interpret forecasts and do some of your own forecasting once you are on the water.
Cost:
Classroom: $200
Virtual via Zoom: $150
Collision Regulations Course
This course is also part of the Coastal Navigation Course. Boating is not a contact activity and there are rules to keep them from coming into contact, they are called the IRPCS (International Regulation for Prevention of Collision at Sea), or ColRegs for short. Every one that puts to see must know these, or it is like driving a car without knowing the rules of the road: it is dangerous.
Cost:
Classroom: $200
Virtual via Zoom: $150
About Us
Ocean Boardroom was founded by Ivan B. Signorelli, a RYA Ocean Yachtmaster Instructor with years of experience teaching and countless miles under his belt.
Ivan founded this training centre under the ethos of providing quality up-to-date training that goes beyond just ticking boxes.
We provide our students with over-and-above skills and information you can take back onboard and use right away.
