DAY & NIGHT CRUISING
Provides the skills and background knowledge needed by powerboat drivers operating by day or night in known or unfamiliar waters, the skipper’s role and boat handling in more demanding conditions.
Preparation
• Passage planning
• Meteorology
• Skipper’s responsibilities
Boat handling and maneuvers
• High-speed boat handling
• Advanced maneuvers
• Maneuvering in rough weather
• Chart plotters and radar
• Pilotage by day and night
• Emergency situations
• Differences for a twin-engine vessel
• Recommended a first-aid certificate and a VHF operator’s certificate.
Theory and background
• Can carry out pilotage plans and pilotage for entry into or departure from harbour.
• Can use leading and clearing lines, transits, back bearings and soundings as aids to pilotage.
• Can use GPS and understand its limitations in pilotage
• Navigate using soundings
• Can apply the International regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.
This course is very advanced.
Includes logbook, Course notes and International Recognised Certificates.
Course Features
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 16 hours
- Skill level Expert
- Language English
- Students 1987
- Assessments Yes
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Keen to refresh my boating skills in Abu Dhabi and be locally legally licenced as I’m planning on buying a boat here.
Hi Cwolff, please send us an email at training@jlsyachts.com and we will give you all information required.