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Phone: 01489 565100
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RYA approved 1-day Small Craft Radar course using Raymarine C120 display unit.

International regulations state that if you have radar on board your yacht, you must know how to use it.
This course will teach you how to get the best out of your radar unit.

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RYA Radar course

  • Covers:
    • Using a small boat radar
    • Collision avoidance
  • Using Raymarine C120 display
  • Duration 1 day
  • Includes course material


Cost:
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radarDuration: 1 day
  • Start 09:00 finish by 17:30.

Extras: RYA publication 'An introduction to Radar' price £8.00 inc P&P

Course enrolment
To enrol please phone 01489 565100. Payment can be made over the phone by all major debit and credit cards.

Student Numbers
Student numbers are kept to a maximum of 6 students per course, so early booking is advised.
C120Topics covered:
The small boat Radar system .
Radar system overview
Limitations and power requirements
Radar controls and function
Gain, FTC, Sea & Rain clutter controls
Range, Wakes & Expansion
Radar screen presentation
North Up, Head up & Course up
Relative or true motion modes
Conditions giving rise to abnormal propagation
Radar wave propagation
Radar anomalies
Target detection, definition and discrimination
Radar beamwidth over distance
Radar range
Radar reflectors
Passive and Active radar reflectors
RTEs and Radar-SARTs
Use of radar as a navigation aid
Collision avoidance
Plotting rules and techniques
Plotting aids
Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (MARPA), based on Raymarine C120.
Passive and Active radar reflectors
AIS - Automatic Identification System (not part of the RYA syllabus, but we cover it)
At YachtCom we have a real Raymarine C120 navigation display unit which is used during the radar course.

We are familiar with the Raymarine (Raytheon) Pathfinder SL70 and C/E-Series of Radar, and the JRC Radar 1000.

What to bring
If students have another type of Radar fitted to their yachts they are encouraged to bring along the manual.
Course location:
The course takes place in our permanently equipped training studio at Lowford, Bursledon, Hampshire, close to the River Hamble. Click here for directions & accommodation.

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The Instructor
The instructor's name is Bob Smith, who is a keen sailor with his own 32 foot sailing yacht. Bob has logged 1000s of sea miles in the Mediterranean, Caribbean and North European waters. Bob has a technical background in radio communications and has a full UK radio amateur radio licence.

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