About the course
The Navigation and Radar (OOW Yacht) course is run over 15 days (Monday to Friday). Theory is covered during the first two weeks of the course, concluding with a written examination on the second Friday. The third week’s training is the simulator training element ran in UKSA’s Transas Simulator suite. The simulator is a valuable learning environment for improving your navigational skills. Here you can practice your command skills, navigate all weathers and learn about radar systems. This practical part of the course is subject to continuous assessment.
The Navigation and Radar (OOW Yacht) course can also be taken as a live online course, please see further details below.
Duration
15 days (Monday to Friday)
What’s included?
The classroom and simulator based Navigation and Radar (OOW Yacht) course is an all-inclusive course, which can be carried out on either a residential or non-residential basis. For the residential course, the cost includes all food and accommodation (including weekends). For non-residential learners, the cost includes lunch.
Examination & assessment
Navigation and Radar (OOW Yacht) course assessment consists of a 2.5 hour theory paper. A 60% mark is required to pass the examination.
Live Online Learning course available
Our Navigation and Radar (OOW Yachts) course is also available as a LIVE online learning course delivered by UKSA’s dedicated instructors. We’ve liaised with the MCA in order to offer a variety of LIVE online courses to enable our students to progress in their maritime training. This technical innovation gives you the advantage of being able to study LIVE with our professional instructors in real-time in the safety of your home or vessel; without the need to travel*. Real-time learning sessions can be completed using a WiFi enabled laptop or home PC** and are held over the voice and video platform, Zoom and Wartsila which provides remote cloud based simulation training..
The Navigation and Radar (OOW Yacht) live online course will be run over 15 days (Monday to Friday). The first two weeks cover the theory element which will be delivered via Zoom. The third week of training will cover the simulator element delivered by one of UKSA’s expert instructors in conjunction with Wartsila which provides remote cloud based simulation training between UKSA and the student using the Transas navigation system***.
Your live online lectures will be recorded and available for you to review after class and you will also be provided with additional resources not usually available to students, such as your PowerPoint slides.
*You will still be required to sit an IAMI examination, this can be sat at UKSA on the second Friday of the course. If you would like to sit the exam at UKSA there is an additional exam fee of £150.00. Alternatively the IAMI exam can also be taken at any IAMI exam centre.
**Please note a stable internet connection with upload and download speeds of now less than 2.5Mbs is required and tablets/iPads are note suitable for this live online course. Please follow the links below for system requirements to run Zoom on a laptop or PC.
*** To use the Wartsila cloud based simulator you will need to test the suitability of your internet, software and hardware prior to booking your course. Please follow the link below for information on how to test your connectivity.
