Shorebased Training Resources

Below are some revision resource which you might find of use if you are taking one of our RYA Shorebased or Practical Course.

Collision Regulations & Lights

IRPCS - Quick Quiz
The slides take you through the main applications of most of the IRPCS rules. The full rule wording is available in the "Speakers Notes".

RYA Top tips for dealing with fog
Rule 19. It’s not a particularly long or complicated rule, but when the visibility closes in, it completely replaces all others.

Navigation Lights & Shapes Lesson
Take a look at this PowerPoint to remind yourself of all the basic Lights and Shapes.

Navigation Lights & Shapes - Quick Quiz
The slides take you through all the main Lights and Shapes.

Navigation Lights - Flip Cards
Check your knowledge by printing out these cards.

Buoyage

Buoyage - Quick Quiz
The slides are a quick test or revision of buoyage.

RYA Buoyage Guide
The RYA's guide to the basics of buoyage.

Weather

Met Office - Weather Terms
Visit the Met Office website for a definitive list of definitions of words used in forecasts.

Met Office - Beaufort Scale
Visit the Met Office website to help revise the Beaufort Wind Speed Scale.

Weather - Quick Quiz
The slides are a quick test or revision of buoyage.

Chart Work

EP Examples
This is a link to a number of Estimated Position examples, with answers. Warning: The archived examples do not use the current training charts.

CTS Examples
This is a link to a number of Course to Steer examples, with answers.

Time Zone
Take a look at the sheet to help you understand the time zones used on the RYA Training Charts.

Tides

Tidal Height
This is a link to a number of tidal height questions with explanations.

Secondary Port
Learn the detail of calcultion secondary ports.

Secondary Port - Spreadsheet
Use this spreadsheet to check your calculations.

UKHO - Easy Tide
Use the Easy Tide website to investigate how tides differ around the world.

Tidal Streams
Learn how to calculate the tidal stream.

General Resources

RNLI Training
This is a link to the online version of the RNLI Training console.

VHF Radio Training
For more information about use a VHF, visit our VHF webpage.