British Canoeing Certified Courses

 

Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning

This online course is an official British Canoeing certified CNTP course.  The course has exercises and assessments to help you develop your skills to safely plan sea kayak journeys in tidal waters.  Upon successful completion of the course you will receive a British Canoeing certificate for the Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning course.  This qualification is requirement for progression through the BC sea kayaking qualifications.  It is an internationally recognised qualification. This course is designed for those paddlers carrying out coastal journeys including islands up to 2 nautical miles offshore in areas of tidal movement up to 2 knots and is a prerequisite for those seeking their British Canoeing Sea kayak leader award (4 Star Sea Leader Award). However, anyone wishing to undertake journeys on the sea using a kayak would find the technical and theoretical aspects not only useful, but essential for safe travel in the marine environment! 

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Open Water Navigation and Tidal Planning

This online course is an official British Canoeing certified Open Water Navigation and Tidal Planning course.  This course is seen as the next step after the BC Coastal Navigation course and you must have completed this course prior to starting the Open Nav course.

The course has exercises and assessments to help you develop your skills to safely plan sea kayak journeys in tidal waters and on open water crossings.  Upon successful completion of the course you will be emailed a British Canoeing certificate for the OWNTP course.  This qualification is a requirement for progression through the BC sea kayaking qualifications.  It is an internationally recognised qualification.

This course is designed for those paddlers carrying out challenging sea journeys including open crossings in areas of strong complex tidal movement (in excess of 3knots) and is a prerequisite for those seeking their British Canoeing Advanced Sea Leader Award. However, anyone wishing to undertake challenging journeys on the sea using a kayak would find the technical and theoretical aspects not only useful, but essential for safe travel in the marine environment! The course is designed to complement the areas covered in the British Canoeing Advanced Sea Leader Training.

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To complete these courses you will need access to a pair of dividers, a plotter (big compass without magnetic needle), RYA training chart 3 and the RYA training almanac. You can order these by following the links below or through the RYA shop with worldwide shipping.

The almanac can be ordered as a book or download - here 

Training chart number 3 can be ordered here - here here or here

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Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning (CNTP)

£99 GBP

OSK Subscribers get 30% off (see discount code in welcome email)

  • British Canoeing Certification
  • 6 Months to complete course
  • Unlimited support from your dedicated mentor
  • Over 4 hours of video lessons
  • Detailed and structured exercises and assessments
  • Access to the OSK community and live events
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Open Water Navigation and Tidal Planning (OWNTP)

£99 GBP

OSK Subscribers get 30% off (see discount code in welcome email)

  • British Canoeing Certification
  • 6 Months to complete
  • Unlimited support from your dedicated mentor
  • Over 4 hours of OWNTP video lessons
  • OSK Coastal Navigation refresher course
  • Detailed and structured exercises and assessments
  • Access to the OSK community and live events
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Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning (CNTP)

$119 USD

OSK Subscribers get 30% off (see discount code in welcome email)

  • British Canoeing Certification
  • 6 Months to complete course
  • Unlimited support from your dedicated mentor
  • Over 4 hours of video lessons
  • Detailed and structured exercises and assessments
  • Access to the OSK community and live events
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Open Water Navigation and Tidal Planning (OWNTP)

$119 USD

OSK Subscribers get 30% off (see discount code in welcome email)

  • British Canoeing Certification
  • 6 Months to complete
  • Unlimited support from your dedicated mentor
  • Over 4 hours of OWNTP video lessons
  • OSK Coastal Navigation refresher course
  • Detailed and structured exercises and assessments
  • Access to the OSK community and live events
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Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning (CNTP)

€119 EURO

OSK Subscribers get 30% off (see discount code in welcome email)

  • British Canoeing Certification
  • 6 Months to complete course
  • Unlimited support from your dedicated mentor
  • Over 4 hours of video lessons
  • Detailed and structured exercises and assessments
  • Access to the OSK community and live events
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Open Water Navigation and Tidal Planning (OWNTP)

€119 EURO

OSK Subscribers get 30% off (see discount code in welcome email)

  • British Canoeing Certification
  • 6 Months to complete
  • Unlimited support from your dedicated mentor
  • Over 4 hours of OWNTP video lessons
  • OSK Coastal Navigation refresher course
  • Detailed and structured exercises and assessments
  • Access to the OSK community and live events
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Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning (CNTP)

$159 CAD

OSK Subscribers get 30% off (see discount code in welcome email)

  • British Canoeing Certification
  • 6 Months to complete course
  • Unlimited support from your dedicated mentor
  • Over 4 hours of video lessons
  • Detailed and structured exercises and assessments
  • Access to the OSK community and live events
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Open Water Navigation and Tidal Planning (OWNTP)

$159 CAD

OSK Subscribers get 30% off (see discount code in welcome email)

  • British Canoeing Certification
  • 6 Months to complete
  • Unlimited support from your dedicated mentor
  • Over 4 hours of OWNTP video lessons
  • OSK Coastal Navigation refresher course
  • Detailed and structured exercises and assessments
  • Access to the OSK community and live events
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Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning (CNTP)

$179 AUD

OSK Subscribers get 30% off (see discount code in welcome email)

  • British Canoeing Certification
  • 6 Months to complete course
  • Unlimited support from your dedicated mentor
  • Over 4 hours of video lessons
  • Detailed and structured exercises and assessments
  • Access to the OSK community and live events
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Open Water Navigation and Tidal Planning (OWNTP)

$179 AUD

OSK Subscribers get 30% off (see discount code in welcome email)

  • British Canoeing Certification
  • 6 Months to complete
  • Unlimited support from your dedicated mentor
  • Over 4 hours of OWNTP video lessons
  • OSK Coastal Navigation refresher course
  • Detailed and structured exercises and assessments
  • Access to the OSK community and live events
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Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning (CNTP)

kr 1390 NOK

OSK Subscribers get 30% off (see discount code in welcome email)

  • British Canoeing Certification
  • 6 Months to complete course
  • Unlimited support from your dedicated mentor
  • Over 4 hours of video lessons
  • Detailed and structured exercises and assessments
  • Access to the OSK community and live events
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Open Water Navigation and Tidal Planning (OWNTP)

kr1390 NOK

OSK Subscribers get 30% off (see discount code in welcome email)

  • British Canoeing Certification
  • 6 Months to complete
  • Unlimited support from your dedicated mentor
  • Over 4 hours of OWNTP video lessons
  • OSK Coastal Navigation refresher course
  • Detailed and structured exercises and assessments
  • Access to the OSK community and live events
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Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning (CNTP)

kr 900 DKK

OSK Subscribers get 30% off (see discount code in welcome email)

  • British Canoeing Certification
  • 6 Months to complete course
  • Unlimited support from your dedicated mentor
  • Over 4 hours of video lessons
  • Detailed and structured exercises and assessments
  • Access to the OSK community and live events
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Open Water Navigation and Tidal Planning (OWNTP)

kr900 DKK

OSK Subscribers get 30% off (see discount code in welcome email)

  • British Canoeing Certification
  • 6 Months to complete
  • Unlimited support from your dedicated mentor
  • Over 4 hours of OWNTP video lessons
  • OSK Coastal Navigation refresher course
  • Detailed and structured exercises and assessments
  • Access to the OSK community and live events
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Paul, UK

"Being able to go through the content at my own pace and watch the lessons as many times as I need is amazing, I feel as though I have now finally got the grasp of planning day trips in tidal water"