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
