RYA Marine Diesel Engine course aims

The Diesel Engine Course is not designed to make you a marine engineer after one day!  It will, however, give you an overview of the operation of a marine diesel engine, give you the confidence to check and service your engine to prevent problems occurring at sea.  It will give you the ‘know-how’ and ‘hands-on’ ability to fix your engine, should you be inconvenienced by a failure at sea.

What will I learn about Diesel Engines?

The course will be of interest to anyone going to sea, whether it is on a motor cruiser, fishing boat, workboat or on a sailing yacht with an auxiliary inboard engine. The Diesel Engine course can be an entry level course targeted at complete beginners, or if you have a little experience, the course will teach you some of the ‘tricks of the trade’.

The course is taught in the classroom at Chichester Marine Training using our 3 different rig mounted shorebased marine diesel engines. We have a Bhuk 2 cylinder engine, a Mitsubishi 4 cylinder and a Yanmar single cylinder engine. This is a hands on course where you will be encouraged to take an active practical role. All necessary tools are supplied to enable you to get involved in stripping and changing various parts, because we believe that most people learn by doing.

If possible, at the end of the day, the instructor may have time to head to your own boat in Chichester Marina and translate those principles to your boat and your engine.

With a maximum of six people on the course, our clients have the advantage of maximum ‘hands-on’ time in the classroom. We aim to make the course practical, relevant, cost effective and fun, with the RYA course companion booklet and certification all supplied as part of the price of the course.

What are the Course pre-requisites?

No previous experience is required to enroll on the RYA Diesel Engine course.