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Total duration	Qualifications	Total Miles	Course Aim
7 weeks	RYA RADAR RYA Diesel Engine RYA Yachtmaster	1800	The final stage of your journey to being a professional RYA Yachtmaster has been completed. With the variety of instruction and opportunity you’ve received with Hot Liquid you will be a confident and competent Skipper with much sought after worldwide recognised RYA qualifications.

Course	Days	Miles	Overview
Skipper Refresher	Mon – Fri (5 days)	100	This 5 day hands-on practical course will act as an opportunity to hone skills and remind you of those less frequently used.
RYA Radar	Sat (1 day)	0	An introductory course on how the Radar works and its use during navigation and collision including target definition, radar reflectors, types of radar displays and radar plotting.
RYA Diesel Engine	Sun (1 day)	0	The aim of this course is to give awareness of the main systems of a Marine diesel engine and the ability to take simple measures to prevent mechanical breakdown at sea and rectify defects which do not require workshop support.
Passage Builder	Mon – Fri (12 days)	750	An opportunity to gain your required 60 mile Skippered passages whilst sailing offshore around the English channel, including the West Country, Channel Islands & France.
Free Time	Sat - Sun (2 Days)	0
Gibraltar Experience ‘Cruise the Costa’ Return flight costs are included in module price.	Sun-Sun (14 days)	750	A 14 day programme of several passages in and around Gibraltar’s tidal water including a distance voyage to the Costa de Sol and cross tidal challenges of sailing to Morocco. The focus of these passages is to improve mooring and navigational skills in unfamiliar waters, including sailing in the busy shipping lanes of the Gibraltar Straits. Included will be time off to enjoy the sights and experience the delights of these foreign ports.
Self Skippering passage	Mon – Fri (5 days)	100	Together with your crew you will be given the responsibility to really take charge of running the yacht without an instructor onboard. The yacht and experience will be all yours!
Free Time	Sat - Sun (2 days)	0
Yachtmaster Preparation week	Mon – Fri (5 days)	100	During the five days you will visit many of the Solent’s harbours and rivers to explore them night and day and at different states of tide. Together with your instructor you will revisit in detail the areas studied with the intention to test your ability to take safe responsibility of a yacht, and her crew.
RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Exam	Sat - Sun (2 days)	N/A	2 day assessment with an Examiner onboard who will observe your navigational and seamanship skills and question your knowledge.

For more information about this course Module please call us on 02380 211914.
 
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