Course fees and revision tools do different jobs
A recognised course provides structured teaching and assessment routes. A revision tool helps you practice between lessons, strengthen weak topics, and refresh knowledge before practical.
Course cost guide
Plan your Day Skipper theory and revision budget
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Day Skipper usually involves more than one cost: theory training, practical training, books, plotting equipment, travel, and revision. This guide explains where a low-cost revision companion fits. Day Skipper Theory is a one-time £4.99 unlock for all modules, quizzes, flashcards, tools, and mock exams.
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- Course fees and revision tools do different jobs and Budget for equipment as well as learning
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Day Skipper usually involves more than one cost: theory training, practical training, books, plotting equipment, travel, and revision. This guide explains where a low-cost revision companion fits.
Day Skipper Theory is a one-time £4.99 unlock for all modules, quizzes, flashcards, tools, and mock exams.
Budget for equipment as well as learning
Many students also need plotting tools, dividers, pencils, books, almanac practice, and travel. A small digital revision tool can reduce friction without replacing those essentials.
Inspect the teaching before paying
Read public lesson articles across the syllabus and use the complete free modules first. If the approach works for you, one payment adds the integrated quizzes, flashcards, progress, interactive modes, and mocks.
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Day Skipper theory revision checklist
A printable syllabus and readiness checklist for planning revision, checking weak areas, and preparing for the theory assessment or practical course.
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COLREGs lights and shapes quick reference
A visual recognition sheet for common navigation-light arrangements, day shapes, vessel status, and the action that follows identification.
Independent revision aid, not official RYA material.Privacy policy
Common questions
Is the £4.99 payment a subscription?
No. It is a one-time payment for full access to the Day Skipper Theory app.
Does this include an RYA certificate?
No. The app is an independent revision companion and does not provide an RYA certificate or replace recognised training.
Why pay for revision if I already bought a course?
Some students want extra active practice, flashcards, and mock exams between lessons or before practical. That is the gap this tool is designed to fill.
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14-day revision plan
Plan RYA Day Skipper revision with a 14-day study plan, free quiz links, checklist, and a topic route across chartwork, COLREGs, tides, weather, lights, and passage planning.
Mock exam practice
Try a free Day Skipper theory mini mock with explanations, then open the full independent mock exam for mixed chartwork, COLREGs, weather, tides, and navigation practice.
Before practical
Refresh Day Skipper theory before your practical course. Review pilotage, navigation, COLREGs, weather, tides, buoyage, and passage planning.