RYA – Essential Navigation and Seamanship | Online – 2026
RYA Interactive Essential Navigation and Seamanship - Flexible Learning at your own pace, anytime, anywhere. A basic introduction to navigation and safety for anyone new to boating: ***Important notice: *** RYA Interactive will be moving to a new eLearning platform in early April. If your course is not completed by 7 April your account will be transferred to the new system and all course progress will be lost. Unfortunately you will need to start again.
Description
The Essential Navigation and Seamanship Course is an interactive course.
A basic introduction to navigation and safety for anyone new to boating: sailors, powerboaters, sea anglers, divers and boat masters. Also useful for experienced dinghy and keelboat sailors and inshore racers. It is the perfect stepping stone to the more in-depth Day Skipper and Yacht master theory course.
Once payment is received, we will email a link to get you started
***Important notice: ***
RYA Interactive will be moving to a new eLearning platform in early April. If your course is not completed by 7 April your account will be transferred to the new system and all course progress will be lost. Unfortunately you will need to start again.
Prerequisites
No previous experience is required.
Course Content
- Charts and Publications,
- Safety,
- Engine checks,
- Buoyage,
- Tidal awareness,
- Visual and electronic navigation,
- Pilotage,
- Rules of the road,
- Anchoring,
- Weather forecasts,
- Passage planning.
What we provide
We issue eBooks as part of the course. If you would prefer a paperback version, please ensure you select the appropriate option when registering.
