Open Water Navigation & Tidal Planning Training

Course Description

• Do you paddle on the sea and do open crossings?
• Want to understand the importance of tides and weather information?

Our Open Water Navigation & Tidal Planning Training course can help you to paddle open water crossings with confidence.

As a result your course will support you to consider the weather, tides and provide ideas to be able to plan open crossing journeys with confidence.

Why take the Open Water Navigation & Tidal Planning Training course?

First of all, this award is all about planning safe, open crossings on the sea. So, whether you are paddling with friends or using the training course as preparation for a Leadership qualification, this hands-on course is packed with information to consider when planning a day out on the sea.
If you needed any more convincing, the course is completely based around training, raising awareness with no assessment. Structured to support you, our experienced tutors will ensure you have plenty of time practising, using exercises to develop your confidence, as well as understanding how you can develop skills and experience after the course.
The course will cover many subjects; here is an outline of what you will explore during your course:

Course Outline

• You will develop an understanding of interpreting charts and pilots;
• You will explore and practice different ways to access tidal stream information;
• The tutors will support you in planning more complex trips;
• You will develop techniques in calculating vectors and negotiate open crossings;
• Our tutors will share with you top tips in navigating in poor visibility;
• You will know how to obtain and understand a variety of weather forecasts.

There will be opportunities to ask questions to further your knowledge and meet like-minded people during the course. Many of our course candidates develop long lasting friendships, connections and contacts.
You can read the syllabus here: Open Water Navigation & Tidal Planning Training

Our OWNTP courses can be delivered in a classroom, using a virtual classroom or on the water – allowing you the freedom to choose the learning that is right for you!

There is no need to register for this training course, by using the ‘find a course’ function you can book straight onto the 8-hour course.
However, you will have needed to complete the Coastal Navigation & Tidal Planning training course or hold the relevant knowledge.

Course Content

This is a training course with no assessment. Your course will support you in planning open crossings and more complex trips at sea using a variety of sources of information, providing you with the tools and resources to consider options to plan safe journeys.

We have chosen to provide the Paddle UK Awarding Body Open Water Navigation & Tidal Planning Training course for two reasons:

• Firstly, Paddle UK Awarding Body has a longstanding reputation of providing industry leading qualifications that are recognised internationally as well as closer to home
• Paddle UK Awarding Body has over 40 years’ experience in safety training and we have every confidence in the robustness and procedures that underpin the course design and delivery.

• Interpretation of weather and tidal information
• Options and considerations for planning trips in complex sea environments
• Methods and techniques of navigation in poor visibility
• Developing an understanding of calculating vectors when planning

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