Radar

Service Description

This course A one day course increasingly popular on both sailing and motor boats. Radar is an invaluable aid for navigation and collision avoidance but it is only useful in the hands of a knowledgable operator. The course can be conducted ashore using RYA approved software, or afloat on an authorised vessel. Required experience None Minimum duration 1 day Minimum age None Content Radar wave propagation, radar set components, target definition and discrimination, radar reflectors, types of radar display, radar plotting, navigation, range and bearing Certificate issuing criteria Understand the use of radar in small boats as an aid to navigation and for collision avoidance Format Classroom based or ofloat.