Course Material:

Longitude School of Navigation Modules
Each well-illustrated module is between 30 and 60 pages in length and is produced in an A4 format. There are 19 modules in Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster course and 11 modules in the Day Skipper course.

Admiralty Charts and Publications
These comprise of a 75 page colour reference book on chart symbols and 2 practice charts which are used for plotting courses, fixing positions and for planning and conducting simulated passages.

Royal Yachting Association Practice Navigation Tables
This booklet contains all the sailing directions, pilotage and passage notes, tide tables and graphs, tidal stream atlases for the area covered by the charts. This almanac is used throughout you course as you would use a nautical almanac or pilot book in real life.

Revision Pack
Supplied at the end of the course containing a concise course notes booklet and Royal Yachting Association test exercises similar to those found in the Royal Yachting Associations exams.

Exams
The Day Skipper course has two exams one on navigation and one on seamanship. The Coastal Skipper Yachtmaster course has 3 exams navigation, meteorology and rules of the road. You will be sent the exams in a sealed envelope. There are detailed instructions on each envelope telling you what publications you can use and the length of the exam. Complete the exam, record the length of time taken and sign the declaration that you only used the publications allowed. Return the chart and answers along with the declaration and exam papers back to Longitude School of Navigation for marking. Upon successfully completing a Royal Yachting Association course, a certificate will be issued.