The syllabus is based on the recommendations of the Heath and Safety Executive and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA).

The subjects specific to boating include

• the recovery position in a confined space
• CPR, including the drowning protocol
• cold shock and hypothermia from immersion and/or exposure
• seasickness and dehydration
• medical assistance or advice by VHF
• helicopter rescue

Advanced first aid while afloat is rarely used but the ability to recognise whether a situation is serious and to look after the casualty until help arrives is a reassurance for skipper and crew.

This certificate is accepted for Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Practical Exam candidates, RYA practical instructors and skippers of small commercial vessels up to category 2.

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Similar RYA Courses:

1. Basic Sea Survival Certificate
2. Basic Navigation and Safety
3. Basic Navagation & Safety (Shorebased)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH YOUR CLUB

Dear Club contact,

As you may have seen from recent news, the RYA has been successful in gaining new funding for the next four years from Sport England. With the 2012 Olympics just around the corner, we have funding to help us develop sailing at all levels, however, the government is focusing on getting 1 million more adults active before the games; this gives us a great opportunity to help you get more adults sailing between now and then whilst continuing to support and grow our youth programmes.

Our youth programmes are flourishing; OnBoard, Team15 and Volvo Champion Club are initiatives that are aimed at getting new kids into the sport and keeping them through racing in sailing and windsurfing. If you are not yet involved in these I would be happy to speak to you about how you can get involved.

For adult participation we would like to get new adults coming in through our Youth
programmes and help all clubs get their current members sailing more often. On my travels around the region and at conferences I have been surveying the clubs and the majority of clubs have around 15% of their membership sailing regularly. This is something we believe clubs would like to increase. How many boats do you have in your boat parks that sail infrequently?

If your club would like help in getting more people sailing then please get in contact to see how we can help.

Yours sincerely

Andy Hooper
RYA South & South East Regional Development Officer
Tel: 07748 806733
Email: andy.hooper@rya.org.uk

The RYA Muster is a truly unique event bringing together a staggering mix of boats from 40ft yachts and Sunseekers right through to a 25ft Scorpion RIB. But what they all have in common is the opportunity to come along and as well as trying out different types of boating, benefit from the many practical demonstrations taking place from some of the big industry players.

Raymarine, ICOM, Ocean Safety and Sea Start were all present offering tips and advice during dedicated one to one sessions on board participants’ boats. This was complimented by a group session discussing safety equipment on board, what should be in your grab bag, abandoning ship and a chance to try whipping and splicing from Dave Aldridge from Force 4 Chandlery.

In addition to the regular ‘try sailing or motorboating master classes’, for people that usually don’t or for those who wish to practice boat handling under the watchful eyes of Hamble School of Yachting and Sealine Sea School, Mendez Marine ran a radar and AIS demo. This was being offered for the first time at the muster, as were the Sunday morning COLREGs quiz followed by an RNLI flare demonstration and retrieval of a man overboard.

Sam Taylor Nobbs, Sales Manager for ICOM said: “The Muster is a great place for us to get to meet our customers, helping them get the most from their equipment and provide advice on how they have things set up on board their own boats.”

The muster attracts many first timers as well as regular returnees, looking to brush up on techniques and hear the latest from the experts, as well as meeting up with old friends.

Rob Picot and crew, onboard his Sadler 32, Niobe, was returning for the second time to the muster and said: “We decided to come back to the muster as it’s the perfect opportunity to learn some new skills and recap on a few old ones.

“There is so much going on its hard to cram it all in, but it’s really useful to invite the professionals on board for safety checks and demonstrations. We also took advantage of practising our man overboard skills with Hamble School of Yachting, which has really helped us to perfect our technique.”

On the Saturday evening a reception, buffet and disco at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club provided attendees with the ideal time for some socialising, along with the opportunity to win some fabulous kit in the prize draw, thanks to the generous donations of the sponsors.

Andrew Norton, Motor Cruising Projects Manager said of the event: “A key element to any boating event is fun and I can confidently say that all the participants thoroughly enjoyed themselves. There is always a great atmosphere at the muster and everyone goes away with a few new skills under their belt.”

Thanks to all our sponsors without whom the event would not be possible: Force 4 Chandlery, Hamble School of Yachting, ICOM, Ocean Safety, Raymarine, RNLI, Sealine Sea School and Sea Start.

Our thanks also to the sponsors and other contributors for their generous raffle muster prizes:

* One year free membership and tool kit from Sea Start
* A Raymarine holdall and goodies
* A Raymarine jacket and watch
* Hamble School of Yachting, 1 day RYA Shorebased course for two people
* ICOM floating radio
* Two jackets courtesy of Sealine Sea School
* Discount voucher for servicing safety equipment from Ocean Safety
* A Raymarine one day electronic navigation class from Mendez Marine
* Two mooring lines and a Gill jacket from Force 4 Chandlery

The next RYA Muster takes place in the autumn. To book your place contact the RYA on 02380 604 100 or get more details on the RYA website.

Similar RYA Courses:

1. Start Yachting Course
2. Basic Navagation & Safety (Shorebased)
3. Basic Sea Survival Certificate

Regional Oppy and Topper Hire Fleet

The SE Region has 3 hire fleets, 2 X 6 Optimists and 1 X 6 Toppers, all on trailers, which are available to Clubs in the region to support regattas, training and summer Youth weeks. The usage of the fleets is diminishing (perhaps as Clubs become more self sufficient with their own boats) and the fleets themselves are ageing and are getting to the end of their useful life.

We are reviewing options for the future which could mean replacing some of the fleets with new or different boats. Weare considering whether we should stimulate 2 handed sailing and racing amongst our Juniors and youths by acquiring some Fevas. If anyone has any views, please send them to Tony Rowe at tony.rowe1@tiscali.co.uk or 07738754613

Honda RIB South East Finals: July 25th at Bewl

Your club could win one of the two 4.8m Ribcraft with a Honda BF50 outboard on an Indespension trailer, worth up to £20,000!

This year, the South East Region final is being run by Dave Radford at Bewl Valley SC on Saturday July 25th. To enter, contact him on 01892 890930 E-mail: dave.radford@bewlvalleysc.co.uk Kent Area Training will be held at Medway. Contact Tom Sims at tom@sims.fsbusiness.co.uk

There are two classes: 8-12 years old and 13-16 years old. This is the age of the entrant at the time of the national final i.e. for the 8-12 year olds the competitor should not have had their 13th Birthday before 13th September 2009 and in the 13-16 year old section they should not have had their 13th birthday before 19th September 2009.

Michael Devonshire retires as RYA-SE Treasurer

Michael Devonshire will be retiring as RYA South East Treasurer on April 1 2009, handing over the reins (or rather books and ledgers) to Jan Gillon. Jan is currently RYASE secretary, and will now be in double harness.
Michael is also retiring from the RYA-SE Committee. During his 34 years on this committee, Michael has held the post of Treasurer for 28 of these years, and was instrumental in setting up the charity which purchases boats and equipment for the area, saving substantial VAT. This has enabled the region to provide one of the best regional hire fleets for clubs in the UK.

Besides being chairman of RYA-SE for 5 years, he has also been a member of RYA council and on several RYA committees, notably General Purposes, International Affairs, Cruising and the Seamanship Foundation (predecessor of RYA Sailability) Internationally, Michael has represented UK on ISAF, the European Boating Federation Committee, the Pleasure Navigation International Commission, the Recreational Boating Committee of Union Internationale and the International Maritime Organisation. As a former circuit judge, Michael has used his expert legal knowledge to guide the RYA on planning and environment and cut through red tape.

Michael has Honorary Life Membership of RYA, and has cruised extensively in North Europe and the Western Mediterranean. Now he will have more leisure for that, and we wish him all the best for his future

RYA-SE Club Conference: January 31st 2009

The theme of this conference was verytopical – “Don’t Let the Credit Crunch become the Club Crunch”
With families cutting back on discretionary spending, clubs faced with falling membership and rising bills need to find ways of surviving this recession. So nearly 50 club officers from the south east and other
regions attended a very instructive day at Chipstead Sailing Club to hear from experts like Jon White, RYA Development Manager, Andy Hooper, South & South East Regional Development Officer, and Chris Edwards, Chairman of RYA Planning & Environmental Committee. They showed how to manage and grow clubs and how to secure funding and grants in a very tight and highly competitive environment. There were case histories from south east clubs and boating organisations which had done just that, with detailed instructions on how they went about it. View presentations here.
Many of the delegates have already let RYA South East know how valuable this day was, with typical comments such as “What an excellent Club Conference on Saturday! I left encouraged & brimming with borrowed ideas. Usually I’m happy if I get just one half-decent idea out of a conference, but each of the talks gave me something new”.

RYA-SE AGM: January 31st 2009

This was held at the Club Conference. Tony Rowe (RYA-SE Chairman) report can be read here.

RYA Support for Clubs not always understood

It became clear at the Club Conference that many clubs were not aware of the extensive support and advice available from RYA. Get advice by a phone call to Hamble on 02380 604100, or read the ‘Club’ web pages on the RYA web site. Read go to here.
The extensive RYA Planning Handbook is here.

2009 RYA Community Awards in the South East

Information and application forms for the annual Community Awards that recognise contributions made by volunteers to the sport of sailing and boating in several categories have been mailed to all RYA Affiliated Clubs and submissions have to be in by early May. If you haven’t got a copy you can find details
by going here.

Cruising News

The Cruising News e-newsletter is now successful and well-established, and back issues are on the RYA website here
It will be followed during 2009 with Club News (now issued), Sportsboats and RIBs and Racing (sail) e-newsletters.

GET MOTOR CRUISING WITH THE RYA

Whether you’re a channel crossing novice making the trip for the first time or an experienced skipper who likes to cruise in company and wants to extend your cruising ground then the RYA’s annual RYA Sealine Southern Motor Cruise could be just for you.
Taking place from 25th July to 1st August; the annual cruise brings together motor cruisers of all ages and abilities from across the country to cruise together with the added benefit of a qualified Yachtmaster Instructor on hand to offer support and guidance to those who want it. All the planning – routes, berthing and social activities are arranged for you by the RYA, allowing cruisers to get on with enjoying their trip.
If you are interested in taking part in this year’s cruise register your interest by emailing the Motor Cruise team at cruising.events@rya.org.uk, including your name and address or for more information

RYA Matters

a) Potential Boost for VAT registered clubs
A recent decision of the European Court of Justice has indicated that there may now be an opportunity for VAT registered clubs and associations set up to operate on a non-profit making basis to reclaim VAT
paid to HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) on fees charged to nonmembers, although the English Courts have yet formally to adopt this ruling.
VAT registered clubs may be eligible to submit claims for VAT paid on such fees in the past three years. For details

b) Club Affiliation Fees 2010
In order to reduce the complications and work of club affiliation and registration and also to reduce errors, RYA plans to change and simplify process. This will put clubs into ‘payment bands’, which will be more equitable for Clubs as well as easier to administer. RYA will be contacting clubs on this shortly. Any clubs who have still not returned their affiliation forms and cheques for 2009 should do so ASAP and give as much information on the form as they can, and as accurately as possible. This will help in making a fair and accurate assessment of the bandings for 2010. The exercise is overall ‘revenue neutral’.

C) RYA Challenges E-Borders Proposals
This affects South East sailors particularly, as we are the nearest to the continent. RYA has serious reservations – not against the principle that the Government should seek to secure the UK sea border against terrorist and organised criminal activity – but against the proposed mechanism.
RYA believes that it must not

• impose unfair or unreasonable restrictions on boaters
• criminalise law-abiding citizens when they take action in the face of adverse conditions
• impact on the safety of navigation.

RYA has been in consultation with the Border, Policy and Visa Division for the past 18 months
– currently there is no clear policy for small ports, marinas and recreational vessels. Who is going to check, how and when has as yet not been formulated. The present proposals do not do that. Read more

d) Free Training Taster Sessions with RYA at RIBEX 2009 May 8-10
If you’ve ever fancied learning how to drive a RIB, then the RYA’s free training taster sessions at this years’ RIBEX show held at Cowes Yacht Haven, 8 – 10 May will be just what you need! Hosted by Mendez Marine and sponsored by Ribcraft, the RYA will have two Ribcrafts available throughout the show, including its new
state of the art event Honda powered Ribcraft, to give visitors the opportunity to hear all about the courses available, see just what’s involved and get a free mini training session. It’s easy to sign up; just register at the RYA events trailer in the Exhibition show arena. Bookings are on a first come first served basis. Go to

e) 2009-2012 Racing Rules of Sailing
These Racing Rules are compulsory and enforced worldwide, making this title essential to all racing sailors. So has your club defined its own mark rounding overlap requirements for racing? This is just one of the changes in the new Racing Rules, and is available from RYA publications HERE or see here

Dave Battye, SE Region Rules Advisor is running talks to clubs on the new rules. Contact him at 01892 862347 or david@battye.prestel.co.uk
An excellent presentation is also available from download from the RYA Website

f) Concerns over mandatoryintroduction of ATIS in Europe
ATIS (Automatic Traffic Information System) is a system used on all inland waterways of Europe to identify vessels when they use their VHF radio. It produces the characteristic squawk at the end of each TX. The system requires modification to the radio and the Ship’s Radio Licence.The RYA has learned that Ofcom are proposing to accede to the Basel Arrange ment which covers ATIS, and that the Regional Arrangement concerning the Radiotelephone Service on Inland Waterways (RAINWAT) are now mandating the use of ATIS on all visitors to RAINWAT waters. More.

g) 2009 Portsmouth Numbers now published
The Portsmouth Numbers (PN), which designate a performance indication of boats for the season have now been published. You can download them from the RYA website

New ‘racing secrets’ website

SailJuice.com is a brand new membership website launched by professional sailing journalist Andy Rice (Yachts & Yachting columnist, Seahorse, Yachting World etc). Andy has been badgering the world’s best sailors for their best sailing tips and secrets, which he has bundled up into SailJuice.com, a subscription website full of useful advice for sailors of any ability who want to improve their racing skills and score better results in regattas.

Club Race Officer Courses

Club Race officer courses are available to clubs who wish to improve the standard of their race management. Normally the club would arrange a suitable date and venue. A one day course can also be split
into two evenings, assuming the instructor does not have too far to travel.

Regional Race Officer courses are usually held in the winter. Two days at a venue need to be notified, but over the last couple of years there has been insufficient support to hold these. If we can get enough support before the end of the year then we can organise one.

Mark laying Courses have just been introduced and are run at on a similar basis to Race management, with the levels of Club, Regional and National. The entry level is Club, and normally a club would organize a date and instructor would be booked for training.

For further details on any of the above, please contact Martin Bedford, South East Regional Race Management Co-ordinator Tel 01323 870007 email: martin.drawfield@btinternet.com

Key Events

2009 RYA Twiname Championships May 9-10 at Rutland
http://www.ryaracingevents.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
2010 Instructor Conference SE and S Region – Sat 27th March 2010 at Hayling Island SC
(suitable for anyone who teaches the RYA small boat schemes) Contact Andy Hooper at andy.hooper@rya.org.uk

Vattenfall sponsorship for Ramsgate Week
Vattenfall, the Thanet windfarm company is sponsoring Ramsgate Week, which takes place from 10-15 August this year. The week is one of the major sailing events on the East Coast, attracting sailors from the UK, France, Holland and Belgium.
IRC Classes will compete in a coastal series for the first three days, followed by an IRC Regatta Series starting on Thursday and running through to Saturday, when the one-day SailEAST Regatta will be held. Two Cruiser Classes – one with the use of spinnakers prohibited and one with no sail restriction – will enjoy one race per day with competitors being treated to some of the most scenic waters in Kent.
Onshore, there will be a great party atmosphere with the new ‘Rock on the Dock’ concept, hosting big name bands for competitors to party the night away. Vattenfall will be collaborating with the Royal Temple Yacht Club (RTYC) throughout the year, to support their Open Days; a new initiative giving the local communi ty an opportunity to try sailing. “The Ramsgate Week Committee are excited about the partnership with Vattenfall; it’s an important step in our continued development of Ramsgate Week.” said RTYC Commodore, Mike Brand. “Extending this support to the RTYC’s Open Day’s will also provide a great boost in promoting sailing in the area and with the local community.”
Ole Bigum Nielsen, Project Director at Vattenfall, said “With the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm now under construction, this is an ideal time for Vattenfall to be sponsoring Ramsgate Week. It is an opportunity for us to become more involved with the community both onshore and offshore!”
For more information and to enter Vattenfall Ramsgate Week, visit www.ramsgateweek.com. Entries received
before 31 May can take advantage of the 50% discount on berthing.

Published by Tony Rix, RYA-SE PRO, 24 The Brow, Friston, East Sussex BN20 0ES
Tel: 01323 422477 email: tony,rix@btinternet.com

Similar RYA Courses:

1. Offshore Safety (RYA/ISAF)

At the end of the course you will have a good knowledge of the safety equipment carried on small boats and the seamanship techniques needed to survive at sea in heavy weather.

Course topics include:

• the one day sea survival course
• half a day of first aid training
• half a day of training in seamanship and emergencies, including heavy weather seamanship, weather forecasting , fire fighting and man overboard recovery

The certificate awarded conforms with the eligibility requirements of section 6.01 of the ISAF Special Regulation for category 0, 1 and some category 2 offshore faces. These regulations require a percentage of the crew to have taken personal survival training. Full details of the Special Regulations can be found on www.sailing.org

Recommended RYA Books for this course:

RYA Sea Survival Handbook

Similar RYA Courses:

1. Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Theory Course
2. Basic Sea Survival Certificate
3. Basic Navagation & Safety (Shorebased)

Cruising is one of the safest leisure sporting activities, and 99% of these afloat will never use their life-raft. However, if you are part of the unlucky 0.1% your chances of survival will be greatly increased if you understand how to use the equipment and hot to help yourself. It is a well proven fact that, in the event f an emergency at sea, people with training are more likely to survive

Course Topics include:

• life-rafts and the equipment they contain
• survival techniques
• the design of life jackets
• medical aspects of sea survival
• search and rescue techniques

An important part of the course is a practical session in a swimming pool. Experience first hand the problems of entering an uncooperative life-raft and assisting others whilst fully kitted out in wet weather gear and a life jacket

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Recommended RYA Books for this course:

• RYA Sea Survival Handbook
• RYA Boat Safety Handbook

Similar RYA Courses:

1. Offshore Safety (RYA/ISAF)
2. Basic Navigation and Safety
3. Basic Navagation & Safety (Shorebased)

This course is for those aspiring to blue water cruising and is ideal for holders of the Yachtmaster Offshore certificate who are preparing for this first ocean passage. Prior to the course your navigation skills should be at the standard of the Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore shorebased course.

If you are working towards your Yachtmaster Ocean certificate of competence, completion of this shorebased course exempts you from the written exam.

The course is taught over 40 hours with one exam paper. It can be covered as a series of short sessions, as an intensive week-long course, or by distance learning.

Recommended RYA books for this course:

• Astro Navigation Handbook
• RYA Yachtmaster Handbook
• RYA Navigation Handbook

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1. Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Theory Course
2. Day Skipper – Shorebased
3. Basic Navagation & Safety (Shorebased)

THis course equips you to navigate safely on coastal and offshore passages. It allows some time for revision of the basics and then moves on to advanced navigation techniques.

Course topics include

• position fixing
• course shaping and plotting
• tidal knowledge
• use of almanacs and admiralty publication
• electronic position finding equipment
• taking and interpreting forecasts
• plotting weather systems
• weather predictions using a barometer and by observation
• collision regulations
• custom and excise regulation for cruising abroad

This course will take your theory knowledge to the standard required for the Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore practical exams, concentrating on advanced navigation and meteorology skills.

As with the Day Skipper shoredbased course, the RYA’s specially designed chart plotter software will be used during the course to give you a realistic taste of modern electronic navigation.

Students in the southern hemisphere can take advantage of the southern hemisphere version of our training materials, ensuring that your course is relevant to you.

This course is taught over 40 hours with three exam papers.

It can be covered as a series of short sessions, as an intensive week-long course, or by distance learning.

Recommended Books for RYA Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased:

• RYA Navigation Handbook
• RYA Navigation Exercises
• RYA Weather Handbook
• RYA Sail Cruising Logbook
• RYA Motor Cruising Logbook
• RYA Tom Cunliffe’s Manual of Seamanship

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Similar RYA Courses:

1. Yachtmaster Ocean Theory Course
2. Day Skipper – Shorebased
3. Offshore Safety (RYA/ISAF)

This course is for anyone new to sailing, motorboating including RIBs and other small powerboats, sean angling and diving as well as experienced dinghy and keelboat sailors and inshore racers

Course topics include

• charts and publications
• safety
• engine checks
• buoyage
• tidal awareness
• visual and electronic navigation
• pilotage
• rules of the road
• anchoring
• weather forecasts
• passage planning

This course is the perfect introduction or refresher for anyone going afloat on inshore waters, and a stepping stone to the more in-depth Day Skipper shorebased course. It also complements our on-the-water training such as the Intermediate Powerboat, Start Yachting, Helmsman or Day Skipper course.

You will receive a course pack which includes a chart, plotter, course handbook, exercises and an electronic chart plotter CD.

This is a highly practical course with lots of opportunities for you to put your new found knowledge into practice using the exercise provided.

The course is taught over 16 hours with exercises to complete along the way. It can be covered as a series of short sessions or over two full days.

Similar RYA Courses:

1. Basic Navigation and Safety
2. Day Skipper – Shorebased
3. Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore Theory Course

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