Required experience
None
Minimum duration
5 days. Often run over 3 weekends or 3 days plus a weekend.
Minimum age
12
Content
Knowledge of sea terms and parts of a boat, her rigging and sails, sail handling, ropework, fire precautions and fighting, personal safety equipment, man overboard, emergency equipment, meteorology, seasickness, helmsmanship, general duties, manners
Certificate issuing criteria
Able to steer, handle sails, keep a lookout, row a dinghy and assist in all the day to day routines
Format
This course is based on the water
More details
This is for beginners and those who would like to become active crew members rather than just passengers. By the end of the course you should be able to steer, handle sails, keep a lookout, row a dinghy and assist in all the day to day routines.