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COASTAL SKIPPER
PRACTICAL COURSE SYLLABUS - TIDAL
(reproduced from the RYA Cruising
Scheme Syllabus and
Logbook (G15/03) with the kind permission of the RYA)
The Course
The aim of
the course is to teach the skills and techniques required to skipper
a yacht safely on coastal and offshore passages by day and night.
1. Passage planning
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Can plan a coastal passage including a
consideration of the capabilities of the yacht, navigation,
victualling, weather, ports of refuge, tidal heights and tidal
streams, publications required and strategy
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Knows customs procedures
2. Preparation for sea
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Is aware of safety equipment required for
offshore passages
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Can prepare
a yacht for sea including stowage, safety briefing, watch keeping,
delegating responsibilities and equipment and engine checks
3. Pilotage
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Can prepare a pilotage plan, with consideration
of soundings, transits, clearing bearings, buoyage, port or harbour
regulations and tidal considerations
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Can pilot a yacht by day and night
4. Passage making and ability as
skipper
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Can take charge of a yacht and direct the crew
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Can organise the navigation, deckwork and
domestic duties of a yacht on passage
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Is aware of the significance of meteorological
trends
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Is aware of crew welfare on passage
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Can use electronic navigational equipment for
planning and undertaking a passage, including the use of waypoints
and routes
5. Yacht handling under power
6. Yacht handling under sail
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Can use the sails to control the yacht in a
confined space
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Anchoring and mooring in various conditions of
wind and tide
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Can sail
efficiently on all points of sailing
7. Adverse weather conditions
8. Emergency situations
