RYA Day Skipper Theory Syllabus — Explained in Plain English
What’s actually in Day Skipper Theory? Charts, tides, COLREGs, weather, APEM—and how it all clicks together. Plain-English walkthrough + ready-to-use downloads.
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What’s actually in Day Skipper Theory? Charts, tides, COLREGs, weather, APEM—and how it all clicks together. Plain-English walkthrough + ready-to-use downloads.
The COLREGs define a “vessel” as “every description of watercraft… used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.” Despite this, a notable anomaly existed in the UK’s regulations, limiting the application of COLREGs to a “ship” under the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (MSA 95). This discrepancy led to a significant…
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