TRAINING PROGRAM
ONBOARD

It is given on board of the yacht in the form of lectures for the handwriting record. Each week ends with an examination.
The training covers the following topics.
- structure of a sailing yacht and English yachting terminology;
- on board safety rules and first aid;
- navigable characteristics of sail and motor (power) yachts;
- structure and working principle of the sail, the courses to the wind, types of turns under sail and their dangers;
- mast, standing and running rope, deck equipment – its routine use;
- maneuvering under motor at forward speed and reverse, propwalk, theory of mooring;
- types of anchors and rules of accurate anchoring;
- yachting meteorology, local winds, breezes and katabatic winds, meteosigns for yachtsmen;
- the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGs)- rules of ships' passing and "traffic" on the sea;
- offshore and inshore navigation, maritime measures & units;
- ship's lights, lighthouses and signs of other vessels, navigation in water areas
- Sea Law in applying to yachting, regulation actions in emergency situations;
- navigation, working with sea maps, true course, variation. magnetic, deviation, compass;
- optional means of navigation and causes of their inaccurate work (IT-gadgets – generally);
- theory of sailing in tide waters and currents (general idea only – calculations will be studied on the next level of training);
- marine radio communication and standard English phrases of the marine vocabulary, radio communication with ports and other vessels;
- accurate planning of an inshore daytime passage, backup routes and actions;
- rules of crossing of the state borders, experience of communication with port authorities and coast guards;