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Free RYA Yachtmaster Theory Exam Prep

RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased Theory

Prepare for the RYA Yachtmaster Theory exam without spending hundreds on expensive prep courses. Free study guides, practice questions, flashcards, and related exam resources.

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RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased Theory

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Study time: 40 taught hours plus additional assessment time; individual preparation needs vary.

Prerequisites: Knowledge to the level of Day Skipper Shorebased is the stated required experience.

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Based on the official Royal Yachting Association (RYA) content outline

Chartwork & Position FixingPractice grouping; no official assessment percentage published

Variation and deviation, true/magnetic/compass conversions, dead reckoning, estimated position, course to steer, leeway, three-point and running fixes, transits, vertical sextant angles and the cocked hat

Tides & Tidal StreamsPractice grouping; no official assessment percentage published

Chart datum, drying heights, rule of twelfths, standard and secondary port heights, tidal curves, springs and neaps, tidal diamonds and stream atlases, tidal gates and under-keel clearance

IRPCS, Lights & BuoyagePractice grouping; no official assessment percentage published

Steering and sailing rules (12-19), lights and shapes (Rules 21-31), sound and fog signals (Rules 34-35), risk of collision (Rule 7), safe speed (Rule 6), and IALA Region A lateral, cardinal, isolated-danger and safe-water marks

MeteorologyPractice grouping; no official assessment percentage published

Synoptic charts and isobars, depressions and anticyclones, warm/cold/occluded fronts, Buys Ballot's law, Beaufort scale, sea and land breezes, fog formation, and the UK Shipping Forecast terms

Passage Planning & PilotagePractice grouping; no official assessment percentage published

SOLAS V voyage planning, appraisal/planning/execution/monitoring, pilotage plans, clearing bearings, leading lines, light characteristics, tidal windows and safe clearing margins

Safety & GMDSSPractice grouping; no official assessment percentage published

MAYDAY/PAN-PAN/SECURITE procedures, VHF Channel 16/70 and DSC, EPIRB, SART, Navtex, flares, liferaft and man-overboard basics, and AIS/GNSS limitations

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