What's on Offer - At a Glance

Navigation: Perfect for beginners or those refreshing skills, this course builds confidence using paper and electronic charts with step-by-step videos, quizzes, and advanced techniques.
Electronic Charts Webinar + Book: Demystify electronic navigation and confidently plan safe passages with a comprehensive guide to ENCs, ECDIS, and more.
Boat Handling and Docking: Learn expert techniques to handle and dock your boat like a pro in any situation, with tips from experienced mariners.
Passage Planning: Create thorough, safe plans for every voyage with templates, checklists, and videos covering tides, fuel, crew roles, and emergencies.
Marine Weather: Gain confidence in forecasting sea conditions with expert-led videos on synoptic charts, cyclones, fronts, and more.
Collision Regulations (Col Regs): Master the essential lights & shapes rules to prevent collisions at sea through engaging videos and practical tricks.
Emergency Preparedness: Customise a Safety Management System for your boat and crew, ensuring you’re ready to handle any on-water emergency with confidence.

"For the RYA Yachtmaster Ocean you need an advanced knowledge of all the navigation, passage planning, meteorology & COLREGS. I can highly recommend Sistership Training for a fabulous online course to cover off these topics. Amazing!" V.M.

The Details

Navigation: Are you new to boating and eager to feel secure on the water? Our Navigation Course is designed specifically for people like you who want to sail and cruise with confidence. Whether you’re a complete beginner or refreshing your skills, this course will guide you every step of the way.

With easy-to-follow, step-by-step videos, quizzes, and practice questions, you’ll master both paper and electronic charts at your own pace. Learn to track your location, calculate speed, distance, and time, and navigate with confidence. We’ll also teach you advanced techniques like variation and deviation, three-bearing fixes, and more, ensuring you’re ready for real-world challenges.

Every lesson is designed to build your skills, with regular quizzes to keep you on track. Start your journey to safe and confident navigation today!

Electronic Charts Webinar + Book: Demystify Electronic Navigation: Gain Confidence at Sea Are you looking to get a better handle on electronic navigation? Our webinar and accompanying digital booklet are designed just for you, helping you unravel the mysteries behind electronic charts and systems so you can navigate safely and confidently. Whether you’re new to boating or just want to sharpen your skills, this course will show you how to get the most from the tools on your boat.

We’ll cover everything from ENCs and raster charts to ECDIS, software, apps, and how to integrate Navionics with traditional paper charts. Plus, you’ll learn about the limitations and risks of relying solely on electronic navigation, empowering you to make informed decisions on the water.

During the webinar we dive deeper into understanding the strengths and weaknesses of these systems. We’ll show you how to safely passage plan and use electronic charts as an aid to navigation, knowing that every aid has its limits.

This course is designed to give you the knowledge and confidence to use your onboard resources effectively and keep you safe on every voyage.

Master Boat Handling and Docking with Confidence: Ready to handle and dock your boat like a pro? Our Handling and Docking webinar is designed to help you understand why boats behave the way they do and teach you the expert techniques you need to manoeuvre confidently in any situation. Whether you’re working with wind, tide, or tight spaces, we’ll show you how to use external factors to your advantage and make docking easier than you ever imagined.

You’ll learn essential berthing techniques for all kinds of vessels, along with unique tips gathered from years of experience handling boats around the world. From understanding the physics of boat movement to practical advice you won’t find in most courses, this training will give you the skills and confidence to dock your boat safely and efficiently every time. Includes our popular anchoring webinar.

Passage Planning: Our Passage Planning course is perfect for anyone new to boating who wants to ensure safe and enjoyable trips on the water. We’ll guide you through every aspect of creating a thorough Passage Plan, giving you the tools and confidence to embark on your own adventures.

With easy-to-follow instructions, downloadable templates, and practical examples from a Safety Management System (SMS), you’ll be well-prepared for your voyage. Our course includes over 20 checklists, helpful tips, and reminders, as well as 20 instructional videos and quizzes to ensure you’re progressing.

You’ll master key skills like tide calculations, under keel clearance, fuel planning, crew responsibilities, and emergency procedures, all while learning how to navigate and plan your journey using detailed charts.

Start planning your perfect voyage today with the confidence to enjoy every moment.

Marine Weather: Are you unsure how to read the weather before setting sail? Our Marine Weather course is designed with you in mind, helping you understand and predict sea conditions so you can sail and cruise with confidence.

Created by experienced skippers with over 20 years of forecasting expertise, this course offers 21 step-by-step videos, quizzes, and plenty of checklists and tips. You’ll learn to interpret Synoptic Charts and weather observations, helping you understand weather patterns, cyclones, fronts, jet streams, and more.

You’ll also gain practical knowledge on barometer readings and how weather impacts maritime conditions. Plus, we provide a downloadable cyclone preparation checklist, expert articles, and a discounted guide, Understand Weather – A Mariner’s Guide to support your learning. With this course, you’ll be ready to handle any weather conditions and stay safe on the water.

International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea: Are you overwhelmed by all the lights and shapes in the Col Regs? Our Collision Regulations course breaks down the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (Col Regs) into simple, manageable steps, so you can feel confident navigating the waters.

Instead of memorising every rule, you’ll learn practical tricks to recognise vessel light patterns and combine light sets in a way that’s easy to understand. With engaging videos, quizzes, and step-by-step guidance, you’ll quickly grasp the basics and reinforce your learning as you go.

Whether you’re fishing, sailing, or anchoring, this course makes learning Col Regs fun and interesting, helping you identify vessels and navigate safely. Get started today and enjoy an interactive learning experience that’s designed with new boaters like you in mind.

Emergency Preparedness: Are you ready to feel completely safe and confident on the water? Whether you own a catamaran, monohull, or motorboat, this one-of-a-kind Emergency Preparedness course is designed specifically for you, your boat, and your crew.

This course is all about preparing your unique setup, with two essential manuals packed with practical advice on handling human, boat, and environmental factors. You’ll dive into scenario planning, learn how to manage crucial equipment, and receive a ready-to-go Safety Management System that you can easily customise for your boat.

Through interactive training, you’ll act out emergency situations, collaborate with others, and create personalised procedures for real-world challenges. With our comprehensive templates, handouts, and expert resources, you’ll leave with a complete manual tailored to your boat—giving you the peace of mind to handle any emergency confidently.

We are proud to launch yet another totally unique course, none of our courses are off the shelf, but produced by passionate, exeperienced mariners
with thousands of sea miles, decades on the oceans, experience on numerous boats, and over 20 years of martime training.
We want to engage, teach, and support you.

Empower yourself with the tools and knowledge to navigate safely on every voyage.

Sample Video

OFFERS: if you need something other than the following bundles, let us know

1) Buy the online bundle: $150

Total value: over $400

Seven Courses or Webinars in one! * Coastal Navigation * E-charts * Passage Planning * Col Regs * Weather * Emergency Preparedness * Boat Handling & Docking

Seven Courses or Webinars in one!

* Coastal Navigation *E-charts

* Passage Planning *Col Regs

* Weather *Emergency Preparedness

* Boat Handling & Docking

Individually course costs: Weather $75 – Passage Planning $75 – Col Regs: $25 – Navigation: $99 – Emergency Prep: $99
Manoeuvre/Dockings $39.99 – e-charts $29.99

2) Buy the bundle + Books & Tools: $449

** Total value: over $800*

Seven online courses + 7 Books + & Nav Tools

* Coastal Navigation (+2 books)

* Passage Planning (+1 book)

* Weather (+1 book)

* Col Regs

* Emergency Preparedness (+2 books)

* E-charts webinar and digital book

* Boat Handling/Docking
+ AUS 252 Chart & Portland Plotter, Brass Dividers, Pencil Compass

Individually course costs: Weather $75 – Passage Planning $75 – Col Regs: $25 – Navigation: $99 – Emergency Prep: $99 – Manoeuvre/Dockings $39.99, e-charts $29.99 Individual Books: Navigation (2) $99, Weather $49, Passage Planning $45, Emergency Prep (2) $99, E-chart Book $19.99, Tools: Chart $55, Ruler/Dividers/Compass: $99

3) Just the Training Manuals: $199

Total value: over $300

Seven Books (Manuals)

* 2 x Coastal Navigation Books

* 1 x Passage Planning Book

* 1 x Weather Book

* 2 x Emergency Preparedness Books

* 1 x E-chart Digital Book

Individual Books: Navigation (2) $99, Weather $49, Passage Planning $45, Emergency Prep (2) $99, E-chart Book $19.99

4) Emergency Preparedness: $99

* Webinar
* 2 x Manuals

Please note, mailing materials outside of Australia attracts a an additonal fee. Please email us with your location first: jackie@sistershiptraining.com

What's Included

Full
Support

Training Pathway

Step by Step
Learning

Fun
Quizzes

Supporting Materials

Videos
Articles, Q&A

E-learning structure

Check Lists
& Pro-formas

Our courses are tailored for an optimal online

learning experience

Enrolling in an online course offers the flexibility to

progress at your own pace

Our dedicated team is here to offer feedback,

personalised instruction, and support to assist you

in achieving your goals

Watch this video to see why we have created some of the best online courses

Still not convinced?
Click here to find out more about what’s included in each course