Sailing Weather Forecast

Module 1 is the Introduction to Yachting Certificate

The international crew of recreational certificate is divided into 6 modules, module 2 we set off and you will learn about safety on board a boat and use the life raft and first aid kit, extinguishers, flares, lifejackets and safety harnesses. What clothes and footwear is suitable for variable conditions encountered during navigation. Seasickness and symptoms, causes and prevention. How various equipment, books, including: battery switch, bilge pumps, cabin lights, stove and butane / propane, chiefs and water pumps as well as general housekeeping rules. You will learn the basics of operating a diesel engine and maintenance procedures such as checking the oil level, oil change, filter changes, to ensure the flow of cooling water from the engine and how to change impellers . You will learn how to keep a good surveillance and effective, which should be maintained at all times during the journey. You take a look at the basic navigation, course plotting, charts, conditions of safe passage, tides and currents and weather forecasts.

In practical terms, Release 3, you learn how to coil a line and attach it to a cleat, made a number of nodes and the use of winches. You will learn how to secure the boat to the sea and then how to leave a place once in the course you will undertake the duties of a lookout, how to hoist and trim the sails and steer the boat without any tactics and routines jibe. You anchor the boat and go through the drill man overboard recovery.

Module 4 is theoretical and you see the International Regulations for Collision Avoidance or "rules of the road." Specifically on the lights, shapes and sound signals. You look a little sail handling techniques, there is more work with maps and compass and to conclude, you take a look at the maritime customs, etiquette and manners.

The next practical module includes safety checks and look through the hull, engine warning lights and alarm and the emergency fuel cut. You will learn seamanship bridge over mooring and anchoring routines. More work to sail, bending over, lifting, lowering, reefing mainsail handling sheets, lines, halyards, outhauls and sail trim. You will learn more skills at the helm, tacking, jibing, sail a triangle, sailing a compass course and the uplift of.

Module 6 covers both theory and practice of dinghy tender handling. You will learn the different types of offers, engines, spare parts and maintenance and safety. In practical terms, you will learn on line, how to move under power, launch and recovery and transfer to and from the boat docking space.

This section concludes with an assessment of theoretical knowledge and practical skills acquired. In this course, you will be a useful crew member on any small yacht.

The Radio Operator / Communications Certificate is a standalone module. You'll learn how to operate a radio, including calls to emergency call-ship, ship to shore, the types of radios available marine and regulations governing its use. A review concludes the course.

The next 5 modules are International Watchkeeper / Flotilla Skipper Certificate

Number 8 is theoretical and focuses on the responsibilities of one quarter, and graphics card usage, the compass, magnetism, and concludes with a look at the buoys and marks.

The next practical module focuses on security, including a briefing should be given to crew members when they join the ship and looks at the galley area which if not used properly can being a danger to all persons on board. The rest of the chapter is devoted to boat handling and develops the skills acquired in the international entertainment crew certification.