RYA North West Senior Dinghy Instructor Course

2/3rd & 9/10th November 2024

Debdale Outdoor Centre


 

This is the course to take to develop your skills from an RYA Dinghy Instructor to RYA Senior Instructor.  
 
The 4-day course will cover the role of a Senior Instructor, preparation and delivery of sessions, course and centre management, powerboat handling in a teaching environment and the RYA Sailing Schemes. You will be assessed on a continual basis including running water-based simulated group management sessions. 

 

Candidates must first be an RYA Dinghy Instructor and must fulfil the following criteria prior to the course:  

  • Minimum age of 18 

  • Valid First Aid certificate 

  • RYA Powerboat Level 2 certificate 

  • Dinghy Instructor certificate, with at least two years intermittent or one year's full time instructing experience since qualifying 

  • Safety boat certificate 

  • RYA Safe and Fun safeguarding certificate (within 12 months of the course) or a previous course that has been taken in the last three years. 

  • Recommendation from the RYA Chief Instructor, or principal, RYA Regional Development Officer/Regional Trainer, or RYA appointed Trainer. 

  • Completed Senior Instructor workbook 

  • Sailing ability to at least RYA pre-entry standard 

If you have any questions about the event, please do not hesitate to contact me

Paul Adams

RYA North West Sailing Developer

paul.adams@rya.org.uk

 

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