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Coastal Skipper Syllabus
The aim of this course
is to teach the skills and techniques required to skipper a cruising
yacht safely on coastal passages by day and night.
1.
Passage planning
- Can plan a coastal passage including a consideration of the
capability of the yacht, navigation, victualling, weather, ports
of refuge, tidal heights, and tidal streams, publications
required and strategy
- Know Customs procedures
2.
Preparation for sea
- Is aware of safety equipment required for offshore passages
- Can prepare a yacht for sea including stowage, safety
briefing, watch keeping, delegating responsibilities and
equipment and engine checks
3.
Pilotage
- Can prepare a pilotage plan, with consideration of
surroundings, transits, clearing bearings, buoyage, port or
harbour regulations and tidal considerationsb. Can pilot a yacht
by day and night
4.
Passage making and ability as
skipper
- Can take charge of a yacht and direct the crew
- Can organise the navigation, deckwork, and domestic duties
of a yacht on passage
- Is aware of the significance of meteorological trends
- Is aware of crew welfare on passage
- Can use electronic navigational equipment for planning and
undertaking a passage, including the use of waypoints and routes
5.
Yacht handling under power
- Can control the yacht effectively in a confined space under
power
- All berthing and unberthing situations in various conditions
of wind and tide
6.
Yacht handling under sail
- Characteristics
- Can use the sails to control the yacht in a confined space
- Anchoring and mooring in various conditions of wind and tide
- Can sail efficiently on all points of sailing
7.
Adverse weather conditions
- Preparation for heavy weather and yacht handling in strong
winds
- Navigation and general conduct in restricted visibility
8.
Emergency situations
- Recovery of man overboard under power and sail
- Understands action to be taken when abandoning to the
liferaft and during helicopter and lifeboat rescues
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