Training for recreational and racing skippers and crews who encounter rough weather and problems at sea
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:
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