Norfolk Yacht Agency

RYA INLAND WATERS HELMSMANS CERT. OWN BOAT TUITION - £200 BOAT & PERSONAL SAFETY Identification of risks Fire hazards and the use of fire extinguishers and other safety equipment Watertight integrity Refloating after grounding Loss of steering Fouled propeller Use of lifejackets and buoyancy aids Avoidance of personal injury and risks to children Understanding locks, bridges and tunnels HELMSMANSHIP & BOAT HANDLING Checks to be carried out before starting and while running Routine periodic checks	DECK & ROPE Common terms used in boating Handling lines and fenders Throwing a heaving line and coiled rope Knots and their use Understanding the use of springs to depart from lee wall/pontoon Securing to bollards, rings, cleats and mooring stakes Positioning fenders correctly Securing to mooring MAN OVERBOARD Observe MOB or instruct crew to do so Demonstrate correct direction and speed of approach Make suitable contact with MOB	Application Form HELMSMANSHIP & BOAT HANDLING Load and weight distribution Steering and control of speed Interaction, canal effect, bank effect and prop effect 360° turn in a confined space Reversing, leaving and coming alongside a pontoon Stopping the boat in the place required The effect of the tide and wind. Anchoring techniques Collision Avoidance and rules for preventing a collision Local regulations, including traffic signals, signs and priorities CARE OF ENVIRONMENT Avoiding damage to boats, banks, flora and fauna Pollution avoidance. Consideration for other water users

RYA I.C.C CERT. OWN BOAT TUITION - £160 REGULATIONS Knows responsibility for keeping a proper lookout Can determine a ‘safe speed’ Can recognise a potential collision situation 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 High Speed Manoeuvres [if appropriate] Use kill-cord if appropriate Choose suitable area Show awareness of other water users Warn crew before each manoeuvre Look around before S and U turns Control speed on U turns 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 and tow, fishing vessel, dredger Knows sound signal to be made by vessels as in Q3	SAFETY Is able to use and instruct crew on the use of: Lifejackets Distress flares Fire extinguishers ‘Kill cord’ (if fitted) Can prepare a boat for use and take sensible precautions before setting out, including: Engine checks Check fuel for range/duration of trip Obtain weather forecast Avoid overloading boat Understands CEVNI (European Inland Waterways Regulations) CARE OF ENVIRONMENT Avoiding damage to boats, banks, flora and fauna Pollution avoidance. Consideration for other water users Handling Under Sail [if appropriate] 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	Application Form BOAT HANDLING TEST FOR SAIL & POWER 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 360º 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 the mooring safely Man Overboard Observe MOB or instruct crew to do so Demonstrate correct direction and speed of approach Make suitable contact with MOB 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

BROADS EXPERIENCE DAY OWN BOAT TUITION - £180 BOAT & PERSONAL SAFETY Identification of risks Fire hazards and the use of fire extinguishers and other safety equipment Watertight integrity Refloating after grounding Loss of steering Fouled propeller Use of lifejackets and buoyancy aids Avoidance of personal injury and risks to children HELMSMANSHIP & BOAT HANDLING Checks to be carried out before starting and while running Routine periodic checks	DECK & ROPE Common terms used in boating Handling lines and fenders Throwing a heaving line and coiled rope Knots and their use Understanding the use of springs to depart from lee wall/pontoon Securing to bollards, rings, cleats and mooring stakes Positioning fenders correctly Securing to mooring MAN OVERBOARD Observe MOB or instruct crew to do so Demonstrate correct direction and speed of approach Make suitable contact with MOB	Application Form HELMSMANSHIP & BOAT HANDLING Load and weight distribution Steering and control of speed Interaction, canal effect, bank effect and prop effect 360° turn in a confined space Reversing, leaving and coming alongside a pontoon Stopping the boat in the place required The effect of the tide and wind. Anchoring techniques Collision Avoidance and rules for preventing a collision Local regulations, including traffic signals, signs and priorities CARE OF ENVIRONMENT Avoiding damage to boats, banks, flora and fauna Pollution avoidance. Consideration for other water users

OFFSHORE EXPERIENCE DAY OWN BOAT TUITION - £200	This is a tailored days tuition to individual needs and experience.