PRACTICAL :

1. LAUNCH & RECOVERY.
Use of trailer or launching trolley.
Consideration of launching and sea conditions including hazards and obstructions.
Number of persons required to launch/recover.
Construction, width and condition of slipway.
Steeps / slippery slipways, beach launching, lee shores.
Care of trailer bearings, hitch, lashings, ties, lights, winch.
Trailer parking.
Preparation of boat, lines, fenders, safety equipment, fuel tanks and lines.
Stowing and securing gear on board.

2. BOAT HANDLING.
Pre-start checks.
Starting & stopping.
Use of kill cords.
Loading effect on handling and performance, effect on balance & trim.
Manufacturers recommendation.
Crew members minimum number in high-speed craft, keeping a lookout.
Awareness of other water users, including effect of wash.
Steering, controls, effect of current or tidal stream.
Low speed manoeuvring turning in a confined area, effect of wind on bow, holding off, danger of flooding when going astern.
High speed manoeuvring planning, trim tabs and power trim.
S-turns and U-turns.
Planing boats propeller angle and immersion, shallow drive, high/low speed handling, tiller / console steering.
Displacement boats handling ahead and astern, carrying away.

3. SECURING A BUOY.
Preparation of mooring warp.
Use of boat hook.
Method of approach.
Crew communication.
Making Fast.
Procedure when overshooting.

4. ANCHORING.
Types of anchor.
Stowage and attachment to the boat.
Depth of water, holding ground, scope required.
Preparation of anchor, chain & warp.
Method of approach.
Taking off away.
Crew communication.
Checking holding.
Weighing anchor.

5. LEAVING AND COMING ALONGSIDE.
Preparation and use of painter, lines and fenders, attachment to boat, stowage under way.
Speed and angle of approach.
Wind effect.
Method of approach in tidal stream or current.
Making fast alongside.
Use of springs.
Leaving—ahead or astern.

6. MAN OVERBOARD.
Immediate action.
Observation of man overboard.
Correct return, awareness of propeller.
Approach to man in water.
Recovery of man.

SHOREBASED

7. TYPES OF CRAFT :
Advantages and disadvantages of different hull forms with respect to sea keeping ability.

8. ENGINES & DRIVES :
Advantages and disadvantages of outboard, inboard and outdrive units, power tilt and trim tabs, single and twin screws, choice and use of fuels.

9. SAFETY :
Personal buoyancy.
Awareness of other water users.
Application of IRPCS, Rules of the Road.
Knowledge and application of local bylaws.
Weather Forecasts.
Communication with other craft-hand and sound signals.
Advice to inland drivers about coastal waters.
Disabled craft.

10. EMERGENCY ACTION :
Preventing sinking.
Adrift—alternative means of propulsion.
Towing and being towed.
Fire precautions and fire fighting.
Distress signals.
Ropework.

COASTAL

Practical application of 1 to 6 on costal waters.
Practical use of charts, understanding of chart symbols and buoyage systems.
Practical understanding of tides and tidal streams, use of steering and hand bearing compass.
Pilotage and passage planning.
CG66 Small Craft Safety Scheme.