CENA KURSU – 2000 zł (uwzględnia course pack i certyfikat RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased)
MIEJSCE – POZNAŃ lub SZCZECIN, POLSKA, POLAND
TERMINY – do ustalenia – luty 2024
Yachtmaster Ocean RYA to najwyższy certificate of competence w systemie RYA/MCA, uzyskiwany przez zdanie egzaminu. Egzamin jest prowadzony przez zewnętrznego egzaminatora i jego zaliczenie potwierdza wysokie umiejętności żeglarskie. Żeby przystąpić do tego egzaminu musisz najpierw posiadać stopień Yachtmaster Offshore RYA, posiadać staż w żegludze oceanicznej (sprecyzowany poniżej) i wiedzę z planowania rejsów oceanicznych, meteorologii światowej, astronawigacji. W dziale „inne kursy” możesz znaleźć szkolenie przygotowujące do rejsu oceanicznego i egzaminu RYA YM Ocean.
Program kursu obejmuje szereg zagadnień z nawigacji w tym z astronawigacji, sprawdzenie dewiacji kompasu na oceanie, meteorologię światową w tym rozwój sztormów tropikalnych i huraganów oraz sposoby ich unikania. Dowiesz się co to routeing charts, Ocean Passages for the World i inne publikacje i mapy przydatne w planowaniu oceanicznych rejsów. Ponadto omówimy inne istotne zagadnienia takie jak:
- przygotowanie załogi
- sposoby komunikacji i łączność na morzu i oceanie
- przygotowanie medyczne, środków medycznych i potrzebnych szkoleń
Szczegółowy program kursu po angielsku wygląda następująco:
1. The earth and the celestial sphere
- Definition of observer’s zenith and position of a heavenly body in terms of latitude, longitude, GHA and declination
- Right angle relationships, latitude and co-lat, declination and polar distance
- Relationship between GHA, longitude and LHA
- Tabulation of declination in nautical almanac
- Rate of increase of hour angle with time
2. The PZX triangle
- The tabulated components of the triangle, LHA, co-lat and polar distance
- The calculable components, zenith distance and azimuth
- Relationship between zenith distance and altitude
- Introduction to the tabular method of solution in the Air Navigation Tables and the basic sight form
- The use of calculators for the solution of the PZX triangle
3. The sextant
- Practical guide to the use and care of a sextant at sea
- Conversion of sextant altitude to true altitude
- Application of dip, index error and refraction
- Correction of side error, perpendicularity, index error and collimation error
4. Measurement of time
- Definition of, and relationship between, UT, LMT, standard time and zone time
- Rating of chronometers and watches
5. Meridian altitudes
- Forecasting time of meridian altitude
- Reduction of meridian altitude sights
6. Sun, star and other sights
- Reduction and plotting of sun sights using
- Air Navigation Tables
- Awareness of use of calculator for sight reduction
- The plotting of sun-run-sun meridian altitude
- Awareness of the reduction and plotting of sights obtained from stars, moon and planets
7. Compass checking
- Use of amplitude and azimuth tables systems and/or calculator
8. Satellite Navigation Systems
- Principles and limitations of use of all systems
9. Great circle sailing
- Comparison of rhumb lines and great circles
- Vertices and composite tracks
- The computation of a series of rhumb lines approximating to a great circle by use of gnomonic and Mercator projections
10. Meteorology
- General pressure distribution and prevailing winds over the oceans of the world
- Tropical revolving storms, seasonal occurrence and forecasting by observation
11. Passage planning
- Publications available to assist with planning of long passages (routeing charts, ocean passages of the world and other publications)
- Preparation for ocean passage including survival equipment, victualling, water and fuel management, chafe protection, spares and maintenance
12. Passage making
- Navigational routine
- Watchkeeping
- Crew management
13. Communications
- Satellite and terrestrial systems
- Weather information
Egzaminy organizujemy indywidualnie, zależnie od potrzeb. Warunkiem podejścia do egzaminu jest spełnienie następujących wymagań:
| nimum seatime | Have completed a qualifying passage on board a sailing or motor yacht up to 500gt1 which meets the following criteria:600M including at least 200M more than 50 miles from land or charted objects capable of being used for navigation;Duration of at least 96 hours;The candidate must have taken a full part in the planning and preparation of the passage, including: navigational plan, checking the material condition of the yacht and her equipment; storing with spare gear, fuel, water and victuals.Throughout the passage, the candidate must have acted in a responsible capacity, either in sole charge of a watch or as skipper.Candidates must have successfully navigated a yacht at sea by astro navigation. As a minimum this should include the planning, reduction, and plotting of a sun-run-meridian altitude or sun-run-sun sight and a compass check carried out using the bearing of the sun, moon, a star or planet.The minimum qualifying passage must have been accrued within 10 years of the examination date.1 Candidates must hold OOW (Yacht 3000gt) to claim qualifying passages on vessels greater than 24m LOA. Contact training@rya.org.uk if your passage is on a vessel greater than 500gt.See: Information on qualifying passages. |
| Form of exam | Oral and written assessment of sights take at sea. |
| Certification required | Hold either:RYA/MCA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence, orMCA issued Certificate of Competence as officer in charge of a navigational watch (OOW), Yachts less than 3000gt, unlimited area, Reg II/1.Photographic ID card or document, such as passport or driving license |
| Minimum exam duration | Approximately 1.5 hours |
