VHF Radio, Day Skipper Theory and Diesel Engine Maintenance

VHF Radio Course

VHF Radio, Day Skipper Theory and Diesel Engine Maintenance courses mean that it has been a busy week at Commodore Yachting. With the cold wind blowing outside winter is the perfect time to come down to our classroom at Gosport Marina and take some RYA shorebased courses. It is illegal to operate your VHF radio without a licence except in cases of emergency and so it is vital that skippers and crew attend this course. You are taught how to send a mayday, a DSC alert and all the correct procedures for radio use including GMDSS, enabling you to become a confident user both when calling the marina requesting a berth and when sending a distress alert.

Those students who attended our RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance Course last Saturday left at the end of the day far more confident in their ability to maintain a marine engine that before they took the course. During the RYA shorebased course they learned how to troubleshoot possible problems and minimise the chance of breakdowns and costly repair bills.

This weekend students have their heads buried in charts as they take the RYA Day Skipper Theory course. At the end of the 5 day course they will have sorted their latitude from their longitude and learnt how to plot fixes, work out a course to steer and figured out when how much water they will require to set an anchor in a chosen bay. The Day Skipper Theory course teaches essential navigation skills required before students can move onto the RYA Day Skipper Practical course. Our full course calender can be found by visiting our RYA Course Dates and Fees page www.commodore-yachting.com/rya-course-dates-and-fees

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