Courses
Senior Rates General Course – this course is the mandatory training course for all Senior Rates and is a pre-requisite before advancement to higher rank.
Officers General Course – this course is the mandatory training course for all newly promoted officers and is a pre-requisite before advancement to higher rank.
Adult Basic Drill Course – this is an introductory course into Squad Drill for staff wishing to progress the Drill & Ceremonial Specialisation.
Drill Trainers Course – is for staff who have attended the Basic Drill Course and wish to conduct Squad Drill Training at Unit level.
Drill Instructors Course – is for staff who have successfully attended the Basic & Drill Trainers Courses and progress through the specialisation. This course includes Weapon Handling and Training.
Advanced Drill Instructors Course – is for staff who have successfully progressed through the specialisation and will include Ceremonial training, Sword and Cutlass drill.
Adult Basic Seamanship – an introduction to the Seamanship specialisation – covers the Cadet Third Class Syllabus. Successful staff will be authorised to Instruct the 3rd Class specialisation at unit level.
Adult Intermediate Seamanship – is for staff who wish to progress through the syllabus and have successfully progressed the Basic Course – covers the cadet Second Class Syllabus. Successful staff will be authorised to Instruct the 2nd Class specialisation and assess 3rd Class at unit level.
Adult Advanced Seamanship – is for staff who have successfully progressed through the Basic and Intermediate Seamanship Courses – covers the cadet First Class Syllabus. Successful staff will be authorised to Instruct the 1st Class specialisation, Assess all classes and assist with Adult training and Assessment.
Instructional Methods – this course is the mandatory training course for all Instructional Staff and is a pre-requisite before advancement to Instructor level in all specialisations and Proficiencies.
Piping Instructor – is for staff who wish to instruct Piping at unit level and to assess cadets for the Piping proficiency.
For cadets –
Third Class Seamanship – available for all Cadets.
2nd Class Seamanship – available to Cadets who have successfully passed the Third Class Assessment and who wish to progress through the Seamanship Specialisation.
Piping Proficiency – available to all Cadets.
Semaphore Proficiency – available to all Cadets. It is not a requirement for cadets to undertake the Communications syllabus to complete this proficiency.
Camp-craft Proficiency – available to all Cadets – will consist of Unit based training plus Camps and hikes conducted through the Spring to Summer.
Boatwork – available to all Cadets when we can identify a suitable RYA training venue.
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