RYA Radar
RYA Radar One-Day Course - no prerequisite knowledge.
This one-day training session will make use of our Radar Simulator equipment (RYA Approved) and tutor experience and knowledge to help you understand how to use your Radar equipment to help watchkeeping and navigation.
Radar is one of the most versatile electronic navigation aids available to mariners, yet it is often the most misunderstood. Whether you are a commercial fisherman in Newlyn or a leisure sailor exploring the Cornish coastline, knowing how to interpret your radar screen is vital for safety in restricted visibility and busy shipping lanes.
At Seafood Cornwall Training, our one-day RYA Radar course takes you from the basics of switching on the set to advanced collision avoidance techniques using RYA-approved simulation software.
Course Certification and Compliance
This course meets the RYA requirements and a certificate will be issued to those who complete the course successfully.
Course Aim
The objective of this course is for you to understand the use of Radar in small boats and how to use the Radar as an aid to navigation and watch keeping.
The International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGs) state that if you have radar on board, you must know how to use it. This course is designed to give you the confidence to:
Navigate Safely in Fog: Don’t be “blind” when visibility drops; learn to trust your equipment.
Avoid Collisions: Understand Rule 19 and how to identify the course and speed of other vessels.
Increase Awareness: Learn to differentiate between “clutter” (rain/sea) and genuine hazards.
Professional Development: This course is a prerequisite for those working towards their RYA Yachtmaster™ or Coastal Skipper qualifications.
Course Content
This course covers:
- Radar wave propagation
- Components of your Radar equipment
- Target definition and discrimination
- Radar reflectors
- Types of Radar display
- Radar plotting
- Radar in navigating
- Range and bearing from Radar
- Collision avoidance
