| Aim: |
To
teach boat handling and seamanship in powerboats |
| Duration: |
2 days. Can be taken as Direct Assessment
by experienced powerboaters
|
| Syllabus: |
Launching and recovery |
| Safety equipment |
| Lines and fenders |
| Fuel tanks |
| Effects of current or
tide |
| High and low speed manoeuvring |
| Propellor controls |
| Securing to a buoy |
| Anchoring |
| Leaving and coming alongside |
| Man overboard |
| Types of craft and engine |
| Maintenance checks |
| Rules of the Road |
| Weather forecasts |
| Emergency action |
