BAREBOAT SKIPPER      
(none certification course)

The objective of this course is to teach advance sailing, seamanship, boat handling and navigation with more practical sailing exercises to bring you a level of bareboat skipper of a cruising yacht.

Course Content

1- Preparation for cruising
•    General preparation for cruising, chartering boat procedures and how to do the check-in and check out including safe refueling procedures

2- Meteorology
•    Learning source of weather forecast, knowledge of Depression, High and Low pressure, Buys-Ballots Law in Northern Hemisphere.

3-Collision Regulation, Rules of Road
•    Upgrading the knowledge of International Regulations at sea, including rules of the road, sound and light signals.

4- Handling Yachts Under Engine
•    Anchoring and mooring the boat securely in different wind conditions, using fenders and lines.

5- Handling Yachts Under Sail
•    Advance sail trim and steering effectively on all point of sails including spinnaker hoist

6- Navigation
•    Advance working knowledge of chart work, Variation, Deviation, Dead Reckoning Position, Estimated Position, Fixing Position, use of GPS, Waypoints and VMG

7- Pilotage and Making a Pilotage Plan
•    Learning principals of pilotage and determining a series of safe tracks in between hazards to the destination.

8- Man Over Board and Heaving to
•    Applicable procedures for recovery of a person over board.

9- Emergency Procedures and Equipments
•    Sending distress messages through VHF Mayday and Panpan procedure, when and how to use emergency equipments such as distress flares and how to launch a life raft

10- Boat and Crew Management
•    Taking care of the boat at sea and in harbour.
•    Delegation of duties, taking care of the crew and keeping their motivation up and building team work.