Dayskipper Correspondence Course

[gandy]

Hi,

Has anyone here done the Dayskipper Onshore (theory) as a correspondence course? If so, any comments, recommendations etc?

Thanks

Tony S

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[david42]

Hi

I did my Day Skipper and coastal Skipper theory courses both with National Marine Correspondence School (NMCS) - I think they're based in Birkenhead. I really enjoyed it, the material was good and very thorough.

David

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[gtmoore]

I used the Tiller School for my Day Skipper theory and was very pleased with the content of the course.

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[jimi]

I also used the NMCS but did the Coastal/Yachtmaster theory, personally I'd would'nt bother with Dayskipper but just go straight for coastal/ym. When I did it admittedly a few years ago, NMCS did a nice course on Cruising covering all the required theory plus extras on boat maintainance, management etc .. worth considering.

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[ChrisE]

I used NMCS as well and did Dayskipper, Yachtmaster and Ocean Yachtmaster with them and each was a joy and I was extremely satisfied with the result. As others have said they are extremely thorough. I used to get a regular b****king for not using a sharp enough pencil for my chart work. I now carry two v. sharp pencils and a sharpener at all times at sea as a result.



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[BobA]

Hi
I used Ocean Training Limited and really enjoyed the course.


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[tcm]

you could try <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.cmonline.co.uk>http://www.cmonline.co.uk</A> - fast response and plenty of help, all done via email.

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[muminator]

We used CM too, and have been very pleased with them. It wasn't unusual to send a completed test paper via email on a sunday afternoon and get a reply within the hour!

Good thing is, you can work at your own pace...if life gets in the way, you can take a bit of a break and then return later.

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[Cotillion]

Agree with Jimi. Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster is virtually the same as Dayskipper but with a bit more weather and compass deviation thrown in.

kim

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[rickwat]

I also did NMCS course. Very thorough and enjoyable but in any correspondence course there will be ambiguities which I know I agonised over. You have a course tutor you can ring and I should have done so. Providing you can put in the time though it's good fun receiving the packages and I did quite well in the end.
Best of luck.

Rick

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