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Aim: To teach boat handling & safety within a defined area
A: Theory Session - Types of craft
Sportsboat, motor cruisers planing/displacement
Types of hull, seakeeping, wash and considerations
- Engines and drives
Advantages and disadvantages
Petrol / diesel
Single / twin screw
Shafts / outdrives, outboard, waterjets
- Engine operation and maintenance
Pre-start checks inboard / outboards
Engine checks while running
Routine maintenance checks
Fuel consumption range, reserve, and location of fuel cut-offs
Basic fault diagnosis
- Safety and seamanship
Personal safety equipment - lifejackets, buoyancy aids, flares, first aid kit
Anchoring - types, stowage, depth of water, preparation, check holding, weighing
- Rule of the road
Has a working knowledge of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea
B: Practical Session - Boat preparation
Local boating conditions and regulations
Preparation of boat, lines, fenders
Safety equipment, lifejackets, dangers, number in boat
CE marks, loading, effect on handling and performance
Use of kill cords
If trailer - number of people for launching / recovery, slipway condition, steep / slippery, wind
Can tie & knows use of: bowline, round turn & two half hitches, clove hitch, single & double sheetbend
- Boat handling
Steering, controls, windage
Starting and stopping
Low speed, steering a straight course
Turning in a confined area
Effect of wind on bow
High speed / full power, planning, trim tabs and power trim
S turns, U turns, stopping from speed
Displacement craft: handling ahead and astern
Carrying way
- Securing to a buoy
Preparation of mooring warp and boat hook
Method of approach in various conditions
Crew communication
Making fast
- Alongside
Preparation and use of lines, springs, fenders, attachment to boat, stowage underway, securing to cleats
Method of approach in various wind and tide conditions
Making fast - importance of 'taking a turn'
Use of springs to leave a berth
- Man overboard
Immediate reaction
Proper observation of man overboard
Correct return
Awareness of propellers
Final approach and recovery of man overboard
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Last Updated on Monday, 01 September 2008 16:32 |
