Yacht Crew 

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  • Experience required prior training: None
  • Certification required prior training: None
  • Minimum age required: 10 years old
  • Suggested number of training hours: 20 hours (minimum 3 days)
  • Who can run the training: ISSA Instructor or minimum Offshore Skipper
  • Who can do the examination: ISSA Instructor or minimum Offshore Skipper
  • How to submit the application: Only through authorized ISSA school

Skills and knowledge required for a Yacht Crew
Yacht’s construction

  • 1. Knows the basic parts of yacht and what are they designed for:
  • a. Cockpit
  • b. Bildge
  • c. Heads
  • d. Galley
  • e. Bow
  • f. Stern, aft etc.
  • g. Boom
  • h. Mast
  • i. Rigging
  • j. Haulyards
  • 2. Can operate elementary yacht’s systems:
  • a. Toilet
  • b. Gass oven
  • c. Sink
  • d. Shower
  • 3. Can fill up the water and diesel tanks
  • 4. Can operate the inboard engine
  • a. Start it
  • b. Switch it off
  • c. Check whether cooling system works
  • d. Inspection before starting
  • Line and spring handling
  • 1. Can combine two lines of the same and different diameter
  • 2. Can make:
  • a. Bowline
  • b. Fast a line on a cleat
  • c. Fishermen’s bend
  • d. Coil mooring lines
  • 3. Can:
  • a. Hand over
  • b. Take
  • c. Make fast on cleat
  • d. Let go mooring lines
  • 4. Can describe different ways of taking a mooring.
  • Handling sail sheets and haulyards
  • 1. Can:
  • a. Set and bring down the sails
  • b. Reef down and shake off the reefs
  • Handling fenders
  • 1. Can:
  • a. Fix them by applying adequate knots
  • b. effectively operate the manouvering fender
  • Operating the anchor.
  • 1. Can:
  • a. Prepare anchor for weighing (switches and controls)
  • b. Operate the windlass (letting out and taking in the chain)
  • Operating the dinghy.
  • 1. Can:
  • a. Take the dinghy off the deck and pull it in onto the deck
  • b. Secure the dinghy to the yacht
  • c. Use paddles effectively
  • d. Secure the dinghy to the deck
  • Safety.
  • 1. Can:
  • a. Safely move arround the deck
  • b. Use the safety equipement
  • c. Use the distress singalling equipment (pirotechnics, mirror, flags etc.)
  • d. Use the fire fighting equipment (fire extinguishers – with consideration of various types available, fire
  • blanket)
  • e. Apply various methods to make a distress signal (at least 4 methods)
  • Other skills
  • 1. Can:
  • a. Keep observation of the sailing area and pass over information about the direction and distance to objects
  • b. Knows the lights of their own yacht in the night
  • c. Make adequate signals in fog
  • d. Effectively hold the helm

Line and spring handling

  • 1. Can combine two lines of the same and different diameter
  • 2. Can make:
  • a. Bowline
  • b. Fast a line on a cleat
  • c. Fishermen’s bend
  • d. Coil mooring lines
  • 3. Can:
  • a. Hand over
  • b. Take
  • c. Make fast on cleat
  • d. Let go mooring lines
  • 4. Can describe different ways of taking a mooring.

Handling fenders

  • 1. Can:
  • a. Fix them by applying adequate knots
  • b. effectively operate the manouvering fender

Operating the anchor

  • a. Prepare anchor for weighing (switches and controls)
  • b. Operate the windlass (letting out and taking in the chain)

Operating the dinghy

  • 1. Can:
  • a. Take the dinghy off the deck and pull it in onto the deck
  • b. Secure the dinghy to the yacht
  • c. Use paddles effectively
  • d. Secure the dinghy to the deck

Safety

  • 1. Can:
  • a. Safely move arround the deck
  • b. Use the safety equipement
  • c. Use the distress singalling equipment (pirotechnics, mirror, flags etc.)
  • d. Use the fire fighting equipment (fire extinguishers – with consideration of various types available, fire
  • blanket)
  • e. Apply various methods to make a distress signal (at least 4 methods)

Other skills

  • a. Keep observation of the sailing area and pass over information about the direction and distance to objects
  • b. Knows the lights of their own yacht in the night
  • c. Make adequate signals in fog
  • d. Effectively hold the helm

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