Description
The RYA Safe & Fun online course is a safeguarding awareness module for anyone working with children or vulnerable adults in an RYA club or training centre. It introduces the key principles of good safeguarding practice so you can help create a safe, supportive environment afloat and ashore.
This course is completed entirely online and is roughly equivalent to around three hours of classroom training, but you can work through it at your own pace and in short sessions if you prefer.
Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for:
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Newly qualifying RYA Dinghy and Windsurfing Instructors and Senior Instructors
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Level 2 Racing Coaches and other RYA instructors
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Volunteers and staff at RYA recognised training centres and affiliated clubs who work with young people or vulnerable adults
Mandatory requirement:
RYA Safe & Fun is required before attending many RYA instructor and racing coach training courses.
What you’ll learn
By the end of the course you will:
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Understand the basic principles of safeguarding in an RYA environment
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Recognise possible signs of abuse or inappropriate behaviour
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Know how to respond appropriately if you have a concern
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Know who to speak to and how to report concerns within a club or training centre
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Feel more confident about your responsibilities as an instructor, coach or volunteer
The course uses realistic club-based scenarios to show how safeguarding issues might arise in practice and how they should be handled.
Course format
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Delivery: Online RYA eLearning
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Study time: Approx. 2–3 hours (self-paced)
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Access: You’ll receive login details after booking
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Support: Email/phone support from Marine Pro Academy if you need help during your course
Pre-requisites & age
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Required experience: None – no prior safeguarding knowledge needed
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Minimum age: 16 years
Certification
On successful completion of the online assessment, you’ll receive an RYA Safe & Fun course completion certificate. Your training record can then be used as evidence that you have met this safeguarding requirement for instructor and coach training.
Data & access information
To enrol you on the course, Marine Pro Academy will create a user profile for you on the RYA’s online learning system. This requires us to share limited personal data (such as your name, email address and date of birth) with the RYA and their learning platform provider, solely for the purposes of delivering and recording your course. Full details of how your data is used and protected are shown when you first log into the system.
How to book
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Add the course to your basket and complete checkout.
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Marine Pro Academy will set up your online access and email your login details.
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Log in, complete the modules at your own pace and pass the online assessment.
Once completed, you’ll be ready to progress to your RYA instructor or race coach training course, confident in your safeguarding responsibilities.
Marine Pro Academy Policy on data sharing with the RYA
