Syllabus

Passage planning

• Can plan a coastal passage including a consideration of the capability of the motor cruiser, navigation, victualling, weather, ports of refuge, tidal heights and tidal streams, publications required and strategy.
• Knows customs procedures

Preparation for sea

• Is aware of the safety equipment required for offshore passages
• Can prepare a motor cruiser for sea including stowage, safety briefing, watch keeping, delegating responsibilities and equipment and engine checks

Pilotage

• Can prepare a pilotage plan with consideration of soundings, transits, clearing bearings, buoyage, port or harbour regulations and tidal considerations.
• Can pilot a motor cruiser by day and night

Passage making and ability as skipper

• Can take charge of a motor cruiser and direct the crew
• Can organize the navigation, deckwork and domestic duties of a motor cruiser on passage.
• Is aware of the significance of meteorological trends
• Is aware of crew welfare on passage
• Can use electronic navigation equipment for planning and undertaking a passage, including the use of waypoints and routes

Motor cruiser handling under power

• Can control the motor cruiser effectively in a confined space under power
• All berthing and unberthing situations in various conditions of wind and tide
• Can use the engines to control the motor cruiser in a confined space
• Anchoring and mooring in various conditions of wind and tide
• Can motor efficiently on all points of sail

Adverse weather conditions

• Preparation for heavy weather and motor cruiser handling in strong winds
• Navigation and general conduct in restricted visibility

Emergency situations

• Recovery of man overboard under power
• Understands action to be taken when abandoning to the liferaft and during helicopter and lifeboat rescues

Award

There is not a practical course certificate at this level but you will get the recommendation appropriate for the RYA International Certificate of Competence together with advice on the correct MCA Practical Examination to aim for.

Option

This course runs on our twin engine Fairline turbo 36 over a period of up to five days. The MCA practical examination can be booked to be included or follow the course.

Dates

Mon 14th Jul 2008

Mon 21st Jul 2008

Mon 04th Aug 2008

Mon 01st Sep 2008

Mon 06th Oct 2008

Mon 10th Nov 2008