RYA Radar Course: Exercises
Exercise 8 - Search and Rescue Transponder (‘SART’)
Exercise summary Student to … ‘You are checking your position to the south of Beaker Head when a mayday call is heard. The casualty vessel is reporting its position as 0.5Nm to the south west of ‘Camel Head’ on Hinder Island. The casualty reports ...
Exercise 7 - Parallel indexing
Exercise summary Student to … ‘Execute a passage from the east of ‘Swifta Island’ heading to the NE leaving ‘Synka Island’ to your port. Use parallel index lines to stay a safe distance off the island until you clear ‘Calf of Synka’. Duration 15 ...
Exercise 6 - Single & dual VRMs
Exercise summary Student to … ‘Execute a passage from the west of ‘Pool Point’ on ‘Swifta Island’ to the NW through Synka Sound passing to the west of ‘Nera Island’. Use single and dual VRMs to maintain a safe distance from shore. As you reach ‘Torre ...
Exercise 4 - Collision avoidance in poor visibility
Exercise summary Student to… ‘Execute the same passage starting in the channel to the west of ‘Plover Island’ to ‘Leslie Head’. However, during this passage the visibility will markedly deteriorate. As visibility reduces you will need to use the ...
Exercise 3 - Collision avoidance
Exercise summary Student to … ‘Execute a passage starting in the channel to the west of ‘Plover Island’ to ‘Leslie Head’ in good visibility. Use the relevant controls to set up guard zones, acquire targets, set vectors and trails to targets and apply ...
Exercise 9 - Navigating using all available techniques
Exercise summary Student to … ‘Make safe passage from Suzy Bay Marina to Walton Harbour via Synka Sound. A warning of GNSS interference in the vicinity of Huckle Head has been heard. Use all available techniques to navigate safely using radar.’ ...
Exercise 5 - Position monitoring
Exercise summary Student to … ‘Execute a passage starting to the east of ‘Swifta Island’ heading north towards ‘Rozelle Cove’ passing to the east of ‘Synka’ and the west of ‘Rods Skerry’ beacon. Use radar to execute the passage. You will be stopped ...
Exercise 2 - Operating in restricted visibility
Exercise summary Student to … ‘Execute the same passage from ‘Leslie Head’ to enter ‘Rozelle Cove Marina’. However, during this passage the visibility will markedly deteriorate. As visibility reduces you will need to use the radar skills developed in ...
Exercise 1 - Basics of using radar
Exercise summary Student to … ‘Execute a passage from ‘Leslie Head’ to enter ‘Rozelle Cove Marina’. The passage occurs in good visibility giving an opportunity to become familiar with the operation of the radar and become familiar with how land ...