For anyone in a training frame of mind you may be interested in a coastal navigation course which would be of immense benefit in understanding many aspects of trip planning, which is conducted for all club outings.
Tollymore are running a Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning course over 1 day, Saturday Feb 22nd., see here:
www.tollymore.com/courses/canoesports/sea-kayaking/coastal-navigation-and-tidal-planning/
Completing the course will also be beneficial when you start to consider level 4 as it is a pre-requsite for that award.