RYA Radar Course - Useful resources
Known issues - iPads - No ESC key on keyboard
iPads run the simulator fine however if you are using certain keyboards (including the Apple iPad Magic Keyboard version) then it doesn’t have an ESC key - which is a key requirement for us in the way that we have set up the simulator. Thankfully ...
Known issues - iPads - Logging on
iPads sometimes seem to have some issues logging on and often seem to fail to recognise they already have the password saved and send a password reset request. We have a few logged issues with iPads but these seem to be iPad rather than simulator ...
Useful resources - Tips - Where am I (Exercise 5)?
Exercise 5 - Position Monitoring stops at two points for the students to position fix and enter their latitude/longitude in order to progress the exercise. The exercise will stop in roughly the same area for all students however as the route each ...
Useful resources - Tips - Adjusting EBLs, VRMs and PIs
Note: The way that VRMs and EBLs are adjusted in the simulator reflects the way that they are typically adjusted in Raymarine and Garmin type units. Such units do not though use parallel index lines. The functionality of PIs is based on the methods ...
Useful resources - Pilotage plan - Exercise 1 COMING SOON
COMING SOON We will shortly upload a pilotage plan to support Exercise 1 as referred to in the text for the exercise.
Useful resources - Presentation template
The link below allows you to download a Powerpoint presentation for you to use at your training centre to support the RYA Radar Courses that you run. Link - AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE We have created this presentation as feedback from instructors has ...
Useful resources - Teaching the RYA Radar Course using the simulator
Maritime Professional Development UK’s radar simulator has been developed to directly support the RYA Radar Course. This document has been written to give RYA Radar Instructors guidance as to how best to use the simulator to teach the course and ...