Advanced Skipper Ocean Certificate [Sail]

The holder is certified as the Skipper, to be responsible for the safety of his/her vessel and crew, while cruising in coastal waters, where navigational hazards exist, in any conditions, at any time day or night.

Advanced Skipper Ocean Certificate

To be certified as an Advanced Skipper Ocean the candidate must meet the requirements for Coastal Skipper Certificate, have attained all of the following endorsements and the type of vessel used for the instruction must be noted on pages 12-13.

Module 1 Seamanship Sail 4

Module 2 Advanced Sail Trim

Module 3 Spinnaker

Module 4 Weather 3 - ‘Advanced Coastal Meteorology’

Seamanship Sail 4 Endorsement

Design and draw a towing bridle for a sailboat or powerboat clearly labeling all parts. List the precautions to be taken from the start of towing, while underway, and docking. ÿ

List the additional precautions to be taken for the safety of the crew, the vessel and equipment, as wind and sea state values increase. ÿ

Describe the pros and cons of running with the wind and sea, beating against the wind and sea, the use of warps. ÿ

Demonstrate heaving to and lying a-hull. Understand the effects of different keels on these procedures. ÿ

Describe the following:

what causes dismasting and the action to jury rig if this happens ÿ

what action to take if approaching a lee shore ÿ

the action taken when a vessel runs aground on rock or mud ÿ

how to lay a vessel down in an area that is drying out ÿ

how to stand a vessel, requiring repair, against a fixed dock that is drying out ÿ

how to determine if a vessel has permanent grounding fitted for lightning and what steps to take for temporary grounding ÿ

preparation of sailboat for winter and for a new season ÿ

State the purpose of a personal strobe light and EPIRB ÿ

Carry out a comprehensive check on the following:

the running rigging, sails, standing rigging, all equipment, safety equipment required for that voyage, vessel’s internal systems ÿ

Demonstrate the action to take while docking under power, with wind direction and current both off the dock and onto the dock ÿ

While acting as the skipper of a vessel ÿ

sail up to a mooring buoy and stop ÿ

sail on and off anchor ÿ

raise a dinghy from the water and lash down on deck ÿ

carry out a MOB procedure applicable to the wind and sea state at night ÿ

While at the helm and as crew demonstrate an advanced level of sailing skills ÿ

Demonstrate a single handed MOB using the Heave to method ÿ

Demonstrate a single handed MOB using the Downwind method ÿ

 

Advanced Sail Trim Endorsement

Explain the terms: center of lateral resistance, center of effort, combined center of effort, lift. ÿ

Demonstrate fine trim using telltales on both genoa and main paying particular attention to slot effect. ÿ

Demonstrate maximum speed, sailing in light air as close to the wind as possible, showing an understanding of heading lower and letting the slot breathe. ÿ

Demonstrate how draft is moved forward and aft on the mainsail, and discuss why raking the mast effects the helm. ÿ

Describe the use of twist in both the main and the foresail. ÿ

Demonstrate the effect of the following on sail trim:

back stay tensioner, baby stay adjustment, halyard tension, outhaul cunningham, downhaul, boom vang, running back stays, main sheet, traveler, fairlead track and fairlead car with jib sheet leech lines. ÿ

Demonstrate the ability to balance the boat. ÿ

Draw a diagram describing a Barber haul. ÿ

Describe the basic concept of the position of crew for weighting. ÿ

 

Spinnaker Endorsement

Demonstrate gybing with a pole while at the helm by sailing from beam reach to beam reach. ÿ

Demonstrate gybing with a pole while at each crew position. ÿ

Draw a line drawing of the deck layout of a sailboat fitted with complete spinnaker gear for a dip pole gybe, and label all parts. ÿ

Add to the above drawing the crew positions and briefly describe each crew’s task. ÿ

Describe the reasons for different pole height positions. ÿ

Explain the terms under boom sheeting, over boom sheeting, rounding down, rounding up, weather helm and lee helm. ÿ

Describe the action to take when rounding up or down. ÿ

 

Weather 3 - ‘Advanced Coastal Meteorology’ Endorsement

Describe the overall weather patterns associated with the northern or southern hemisphere. ÿ

Describe the formation of low and high-pressure areas. ÿ

Describe what conditions are indicated from the information on pressure changes provided by a barometer. ÿ

Describe the conditions to be expected using both the Beaufort scale and reported wind speeds. ÿ

Describe the clouds, precipitation, pressure and wind direction expected close to the following: the leading edge of a cold front, behind a cold front, the leading edge of a warm front and immediately behind a warm front. ÿ

Describe the geostrophic flow around high and low-pressure systems. ÿ