Your Essential Navigation and Seamanship enrolment includes the online course, the materials needed for the exercises and support from My Sailing Course.

• Access to the RYA Interactive course and its exercises.
• A course pack containing two Admiralty training charts, the RYA exercise and course-information booklet, an RYA Training Almanac, two 2B chartwork pencils, a soft rubber, a Portland plotter and dividers.
• Access to our free Sailing Essentials course and more than 50 supporting downloads.
• Twelve months of instructor support through your Briefing Room, with the option to extend support later while retaining access to the course content.
• A 14-day money-back guarantee, subject to returning the course pack.

Orders placed before 3pm are scheduled for same-day dispatch. The RYA also confirms that the official course pack includes a chart, plotter, dividers, course handbook and exercises. See the official RYA course information.

The RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship course is an introduction to navigation and safety awareness for new or inexperienced skippers and crew, as well as people returning to boating who want to refresh their knowledge. It is relevant to sailing, motor boating, sea angling and diving, and complements practical training such as Powerboat Level 2 or Competent Crew.

The online course takes approximately 8–10 hours. There is no required previous experience or minimum age. Subjects include charts and publications, safety, engine checks, buoyage, tides, visual and electronic navigation, pilotage, collision regulations, anchoring, weather forecasts and passage planning.

You can study at your own pace, with interactive exercises to practise what you learn. See the official RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship course page for the current syllabus.