 
Sailing boat may be handled under engine for all manoeuvres except 6b
- Start
Give safety briefing including use of safety equipment.
Has listened to weather forecasts
Pre start engine checks
Start Engine
Check cooling
Knows fuel range
- Depart From Pontoon
Understands use of springs to depart from lee wall/pontoon
Communicate with crew
Position fenders correctly
- 360° Turn in Confined Space
- Securing to Buoy
Communicate effectively with crew
Prepare Warp
Choose correct angle of approach
Control speed of approach
Secure boat effectively
Depart from mooring safely
- Man Overboard
Observe MOB or instruct crew to do so
Demonstrate correct direction and speed of approach
Make suitable contact with MOB
- Handling Under Sail
Sail triangular course with one leg to windward
Choose suitable area for hoisting/lowering sails
Use sails suitable for prevailing conditions
Show awareness of wind direction
Trim sails correctly on each point of sailing
Warn crew before manoeuvres
Look round before tacking and gybing
Control sails during tacking and gybing
- Coming Alongside Windward Pontoon
Communicate effectively with crew
Show awareness of other water users
Prepare warps/fenders
Choose correct angle of approach
Control speed of approach
Stop boat in place required and secure to pontoon
Stop engine
To assist yacht skippers who are not able to produce any formal qualifications as evidence of their competence in operating pleasure craft within European waters, the RYA have introduced the International Certificate of Competence. Application for this certificate is direct to the RYA. To gain acceptance of this certificate by individual member states within the EEC, a requirement was introduced for the award only to be made subject to successful examination.
Being one of the approved examining centres in the UK, we are able to offer British Citizens or bone fide British Residents a specific weekend sail training and examination sessions in the Solent area throughout the year. Potential candidates will be given a thorough safety briefing and period of familiarisation with the craft, together with an assessment and coaching as appropriate, prior to conducting the theory and practical examinations. Applicants who wish to apply for the inland waterways category must pass a theory test of the CEVNI (European Inland Waterways Regulations); as this requires several hours of personal study, we recommend the RYA book be read thoroughly and digested prior to the weekend.
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During the course you will be given the opportunity to show that you are capable of skippering a yacht without endangering other people, vessels or the marine environment. The scope of both theory and practical tests is as follows:-
Oral/Written Test
A. All Candidates
Regulations
- Knows responsibility for keeping a proper lookout.
- Can determine a ‘safe speed’
- Can identify ‘give way’ vessel in a collision situation.
- Knows what action to take as ‘give way’ and ‘stand on’ vessel.
- Knows responsibilities of a small vessel in a narrow channel.
- Can recognise manoeuvring signals (1, 2, 3 & 5 short blasts).
- Can make and recognise visual distress signals.
- Is aware of requirements of carry text of national Regulations on board.
Safety
- Is able to use and instruct crew on the use of:
- Lifejackets
- Distress flares
- Fire extinguisher
- Can prepare a boat for use and take sensible precautions before setting out, including:
- Engine Checks
- Check fuel/water/gas
- Obtain weather forecast
- Avoid overloading boat
B. Inland Only
- Understands CEVNI (European Inland Waterways Regulations)
C. Additional for Coastal Waters Candidates
Regulations
- Knows rules relating to Traffic Separation Schemes.
- Knows requirements for navigation lights and shapes to be displayed by own vessel.
- Can recognise the following from the lights:
Power driven • sailing vessel • vessel at anchor • tug & tow • fishing vessel • dredger.
- Knows sound signal to be made by vessels as in Q3
Pilotage
- Can recognise, by day and night, and understand significance of buoys of the IALA system.
- Knows sources of information on: local regulation, port entry & departure signals, VTS and Port Operations Radio
- Can plan a harbour entry/departure, taking account of possible presence of large vessels and avoiding navigational hazards.
Navigation (Chart & Plotting Instruments required)
- Can interpret a navigational chart, understand significance of charted depths & drying heights and can identify charted hazards.
- Can plot position by cross bearings and by Lat/Long.
- Can determine magnetic course to steer, making allowances for leeway and tidal stream.
- Can use a tide table to find times and heights of high and low water at a standard port.
- Can determine direction and rate of tidal stream from a tidal stream atlas or tidal diamonds on a chart.
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