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RYA Diesel Engine Course

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This RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance Course is a one day marine diesel maintenance course for beginners. It assumes no prior experience and is intended to be both enjoyable and informative. We run the RYA Diesel Engine Courses in London and Southampton.

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Instructor delivered the course in a very entertaining and informative way and made the subject come alive! The experience was First Class! The diesel course was very thorough and taught me much I didn't know, even though I thought I knew the subject well. I am so pleased I have booked another course with First Class Sailing in Oct. I recommend.

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Mechanical failure is the main cause of rescue callouts to cruisers. Basic marine diesel engine maintenance and care will help ensure that you are not part of this statistic.


The RYA Diesel Engine Maintenance Course is essential for all users of today's boats. Students are assessed by short exercises during the course and practical work with two demonstration engines.


Ideally suited to both sail and powerboat users - whether you sail a yacht with an auxiliary diesel engine or are a motor cruising enthusiast, this marine engine maintenance course could not just save you money, but one day could save your life.


We run our RYA Diesel Engine courses in London and Southampton.

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Diesel Engine Course

Diesel Engine Course

The RYA Diesel Engine Course is classroom based. You will be taught how an engine works and how to keep it healthy, by using basic checks and maintenance procedures.

It introduces the fuel, cooling, and lubrication systems, as well as essential maintenance, fault recognition and "get you home" techniques. Our boat engine maintenance course uses Volvo Penta and Lister/Petter engines.

Prerequisites - No previous knowledge of engines is required.

Start/Finish Times- Usually 10am to 5pm.


Yacht Electrical And Marine Systems Course

Of interest to anyone doing a Diesel Engine course will be 2 day Yacht Electrical and Marine Systems Course that we run in our Southampton classrooms. More details can be found here.

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I've now used First Class Sailing for my First Aid, Diesel Engine Maintenance course and now, more recently, my Yachtmaster pre examination course. I highly recommend this group. Very professional outfit with good administration and very good instructors

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