Service Description

IYT Day Skipper / Crew

Sail This is a 5 day course, depending on wind and conditions, aimed to deliver a safe, informed, confident and competent day sailor/skipper who can confidently command a sailboat up to 10 meters (32.8 feet) and crew during daylight hours in fair conditions in inland waters (bay or lake sailing) or coastal waters up to 5 miles offshore.

Recommended Entry Level

Requirement:

A learn to sail course/certificate Certificate

Limitations:

• Command a vessel up to a maximum length of 10 meters (32.8 feet) Inland waters (bay or lake sailing) or coastal waters up to 5 miles offshore Daylight hours and in fair conditions with moderate wind and sea conditions

Course Outline:

1. Basic sails and sailing

2. Collision Regulations

3. Responsibilities of the Skipper/Captain

4. Personal Safety Equipment

5. Boat Safety Equipment

6. Vessel Checkout

7. Documentation, Charts, Nautical Publications and Flags

8. Equipment & General Checks

9. Basic Ropework

10. Capsizing, Swamping and Sinking

11. Responsibilities of the Crew, Care of the Environment, Provisioning & Housekeeping

12. Outboard Motors

13. Boat Handling Under Power

14. Basic Meteorology

15. Charts

16. Tides & Currents

17. Buoyage

18. Man Overboard Procedures

19. Anchors, Anchoring and Running Aground -

20. Basic First Aid