Motor Cruising
Note: Full details on the Motor Cruising Scheme, course syllabi & certifications are listed in
the RYA Motor Cruising Logbook RYA G18, available from Trans Pacific
Marine (phone 0508 800 600 or visit www.transpacific.co.nz).
Helmsmans Course
Aim: To handle a launch in sheltered waters.
Duration: 2 Days.
Qualification: Course completion certificate.
Modules:
- Preparation & safety equipment
- Knots & rope work
- Engines & controls
- Low speed & high speed handling
- Securing to a buoy
- Leaving & coming alongside
- Man overboard
- Basic safety & rules of the road
Day Skipper Practical
Aim: To skipper a launch in familiar waters by day.
Duration: 4 days (or 2 weekends).
Qualification: Course completion certificate.
Prerequisites: None. Recommended 2 days previous experience.
Modules:
- Boat & engine checks
- Safety equipment
- Handling in various conditions of wind & tide
- High speed work, power & trim tabs
- Practical pilotage & navigation
- Use of charts & GPS
- Tidal heights & streams
- Buoys & beacons
- Meteorology
- Rules of the road
Coastal Skipper Practical
Aim: To skipper a launch on coastal passages by day and night.
Duration: 5 Days.
Qualification: Course Completion Certificate.
Pre-requisites: Skills and experience equivalent to Day SKipper Practical.
Modules:
- Passage planning
- Skipper responsibilities
- Pilotage planning & use by day & night
- Managing the boat & crew
- Weather & navigation
- Effective handling in confined spaces
- Anchoring & mooring
- High speed & open water handling
- Emergency actions & procedures
Chartwork Plotter
This handy plotter is ideal for Chartwork both on the boat and in
the classroom. It’s durable, flexible and is a handy A4 size – making it
easy to carry, store and use.
It can be marked with the local
magnetic variation, making plotting and calculating courses and bearings
quick and easy – completely removing the need for mathematical
calculation. The clear markings and rotating dial make it easy to read
and easier to use than many other plotting protractors and rules.
This
is the recommended plotting instrument for all Coastguard Boating
Education courses involving Chartwork such as Day Skipper, Boatmaster,
Coastal Skipper and Ocean Yachtmaster, and all RYA practical and
shorebased courses.
Click here for instructions on how to use the Chartwork Plotter.
Click on the image below for videos on how to use the Chartwork Plotter:
