Pillars of Sailing

This course will cover Part B of the Collision Regulations as per the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs). It will also cover COLREGS from a USCG (US Coast Guard) perspective.

This course will cover Part C of the Collision Regulations as per the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs). It will also cover COLREGS from a USCG (US Coast Guard) perspective.

This course is a free introduction to the key concepts of celestial navigation for mariners. It is divided into three courses, Getting Started in Celestial Navigation, Going Further in Celestial Navigation and Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation. It is highly recommended to take these courses in this order.

This course will introduce, explain and then teach you how to apply Rule 5 of the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

This course explains what Aids to Navigation are, how to recognise them and how to understand them.

This course will introduce, explain and then teach you how to apply Rule 12 of the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

In this course, you will learn the basic tricks for not being stuck in port with an unmanageable boat, and practical schemes to get by in four difficult situations.

This course will introduce, explain and then teach you how to begin learning the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

Sailing during the day is fun and doing it at night is definitely fascinating. However, it can make a huge difference with or without the moon and/or wind. What is needed is common sense and awareness. In fact, in this course, we will understand how to prepare and what to expect to live this incredible experience peacefully and safely.

This course will introduce and explain Rule 15 of the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

Both RADAR and AIS instruments are precious aids in preventing the risk of collisions at sea. The way they work is based on totally different technologies. A RADAR transmits radio signals, receives their echo through a rotating antenna processed, and shows them on the instrument display. An AIS transmits and receives a vessel's navigation information on dedicated VHF channels and calculates the potential collision risk.

This course is designed to provide up-to-date information about buoyage, their terms and meaning, for safe navigation worldwide.