Day Skipper Motor Cruising Course
The Day Skipper Motor course will give you the confidence to take command and skipper a motor cruiser on day trips.
How to book a course
If you would like to book a course with Portsmouth Marine Training you can use the online booking system at the bottom of the page, or feel free to give us a call on 01243 511293 we can take your booking over the phone.
RYA Day Skipper Power Course Aims
The RYA Day Skipper Motor qualification will enable you to safely and confidently take charge of a 25 - 60 ft motor boat on day trips in familiar waters. You will learn how to take responsibility for the vessel and crew, for daytime inshore coastal passages. The boating course concentrates primarily on boat handling and pilotage, giving you the confidence to take command.
What will I be learning during skipper training?
The Day Skipper Motor course covers man overboard recovery and other distress situations. The syllabus also includes anchoring, mooring, berthing under varying conditions, close quarters manoeuvring, and passage planning with particular emphasis on weather and tidal considerations.
Day Skipper Course Prerequisites
Some experience of the sea, as well as a sound working knowledge of tidal navigation techniques to a Day Skipper Theory level.
Our Day Skipper Motor courses are run on our 40ft Azimut called "Gabriele." She has twin 300hp engines and a flybridge. She has one double cabin and one twin cabin and two heads, should you wish to stay on board during the course.
Please note there is no extra cost should you wish to stay on board during the course.
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