INTRODUCTION TO BOATING & INTERNATIONAL CREW (POWER OR SAIL) 

 This is a certificate of excellence for those candidates who wish to train to become an active crew member on a power or sailing yacht.

Certificate Limitations:

• Crew on a vessel up to a maximum length of 78 ft /24 metres
• in coastal waters up to 20 miles offshore
• in daylight hours and in fair conditions with moderate wind and sea conditions

It is the level of competence that someone needs either when acting as watchkeeping crew on a yacht and as a skipper of a small yacht in protected waters where help is immediately available in calm conditions.

Course Outline:

• Nautical terminology
• Safety briefing
• Passage planning
• Rope work
• Basic rules of the road
• Introduction to weather
• Basic sail handling
• Basic handling under power
• Man overboard procedures
• Vessel equipment and instruments
• Engine checks and maintenance
• Deck seamanship
• Sailing vessels handling skills
• Sailing vessels under power
• Power vessel handling skills
• Dingy handling under power