Start Point Sailing 2002

RYA AND DoT SHOREBASED COURSES

RYA FIRST AID AT SEA

FORMATS: 1 day course 9.30 – 5.30
Cost: £90

Course date: January, February, March dates available.

Our one-day course covers all the usual first aid subjects, but from a boating perspective. It is aimed at anyone who goes afloat, whether on inland waters, rivers, estuaries or on cross channel passages.

In a medical emergency a little first aid knowledge and immediate action can save lives, especially in remote locations. This one-day course is designed to provide a working knowledge of first aid for people using small craft and to support skippers.

It fulfils the requirements for:

professional skippers of small craft working within 60 miles of a safe haven, including Boatmasters;
the Senior First Aid certificate needed by offshore racers subject to ISAF's regulations on first aid training (OSR 4.08.4).

The course is recommended by the MCA and HSE.

The subjects specific to boating include:

the recovery position in a confined space
CPR, including the drowning protocol
cold shock and hypothermia fromimmersion and/or exposure
seasickness and dehydration
medical assistance or advice by VHF
helicopter rescue

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RYA Day Skipper Shorebased.
(5 consecutive days, or Pt I: Sat,Sun Pt II: Fri, Sat, Sun)
Description: Basic seamanship, pilotage, meteorology and navigation, level 1 to RYA Day Skipper standard. No previous knowledge required, but some practical experience is an advantage. The basis or course will be RYA syllabus, and will lead to, on successful completion, the award of a shorebased qualification certificate.

RYA Day Skipper Shorebased / Practical Combined. (9 days)
A Saturday to Sunday course taking up 1 week of your holiday. This course covers the shorebased and practical Day Skipper course syllabus. Consists of 4 days in the classroom transferring to your yacht on the Tuesday evening for a 5 day practical element. On successful completion the award of the RYA shorebased and practical certificate, and will also qualify students to gain their ICC certificate.

RYA Yachtmaster Shorebased. (2 x Fri, Sat, Sun)
Description: Navigation, seamanship and meteorology, level 2 to RYA Coastal Skipper / Yachtmaster Offshore standard. All students should be able to work up an estimated position taking into account tidal offset and drift and leeway, and be able to calculate a course to steer prior to the course. The basis of the course will be the RYA syllabus, and will lead to, on successful completion, the award of a shorebased qualification certificate.

RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Shorebased. (6 days)
This course covers Ocean meteorology, passage planning, astro-navigation. Students should have already completed the Yachtmaster Shorebased course and have practical offshore experience.

VHdF Radio (SRC) (Full & Conversion). (1day / ½ day)
This is the new VHF DSC Course including GMDSS. You will learn about the GMDSS system, become familiar with DSC VHF sets and how to integrate with current procedures. Students will learn about associated distress equipment.

Radar (1 day)
Become familiar with radar equipment, how to operate it and associated interfacing.

First Aid (1 Day)
To give yachtsmen working knowledge of First Aid including lifesaving techniques.

Diesel Engine Maintenance.
A one day course designed to take the mystery out of running and maintaining modern marine diesel engines.