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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