RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship
An accessible introduction to navigation, safety and seamanship for new and developing sailors.
Independent RYA online theory provider
Study RYA theory with Ardent Training
Video-led RYA theory filmed on the water, supported by matching written lessons, active instructors and a social learning community.
Flexible online learning
Learn before you arrive in Phuket
Ardent Training brings navigation and seamanship theory to life by filming lessons on the water and connecting each subject to practical skippering decisions. Students can see how chartwork, weather, pilotage and passage planning are applied aboard rather than learning them only as abstract classroom topics.
Every lesson combines video with corresponding written material and interactive elements, allowing you to switch between learning formats. Active instructor support, live learning opportunities and discussions with other students add a collaborative layer to self-paced study.
Choose and purchase your course through the embedded form below. Ardent Training manages payment, online access, learning support, assessment, materials and provider terms; Phuket Sea School remains responsible for any separately booked practical programme in Phuket.
Course choices
Online theory options
Choose the theory level that supports your next practical course or longer RYA pathway. The embedded provider form confirms the current selection and price.
RYA Day Skipper Theory
The navigation and seamanship knowledge expected before RYA Day Skipper Practical training.
Fast Track theory pathway
A combined progression from Day Skipper subjects toward Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore theory standard.
RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Theory
Advanced navigation, meteorology and passage planning for coastal and offshore progression.
Provider registration and payment
Book with Ardent Training
Complete the provider’s form to select your online theory course, register and pay. Your login, support and course materials will be supplied by Ardent Training.
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What's included?
- 14 lessons
- More than 30 quizzes and exercises to check your understanding
- Thousands of 3D images, animations, videos, downloadable resources and external references
- Instructor support seven days a week
- 12 months of course access
- Unlimited exam attempts during the access period
- RYA Course Completion Certificate after successfully passing the examinations
- Two RYA Training Charts
- RYA Training Almanac
- Course handbook
- Plotter and dividers included with Essential Navigation, Day Skipper and Fast Track courses
- UK delivery included; international delivery calculated from the supplied address
The embedded form is supplied and managed by Ardent Training. Current course availability, prices, delivery arrangements, access periods and refund terms are confirmed in that form and by the provider.
Ready to apply the theory on the water?
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