AFLOAT SKILLS -
Intermediate Power boat Standard
You must be able to act as
skipper and responsible crew, exhibit good seamanship skills, and demonstrate a satisfactory performance in the
Afloat Skills PO's on a liveaboard cruise of at least 48 consecutive hours.
Section I:
Preliminaries
You must be able
to:
- File a sailing
plan;
- Obtain and interpret the Marine
forecast;
- Throw a heaving line to a target a distance
of ten meters away, coming within two meters in three times out of five
attempts;
- Demonstrate on land the correct method of
putting on a personal flotation device in the water;
- Perform a pre-departure check on safety
equipment, fuel, bilge contents, power controls, charts, weather and water
conditions;
- Perform routine daily and weekly maintenance
procedures on engine;
- Check all Sail Canada recommended equipment
aboard with regard to proper condition and stowage;
- Demonstrate the correct starting procedure
for an inboard engine while observing commonly accepted safety practices;
- Demonstrate the alternate starting system on
an inboard engine which is used when the main starting system fails;
- Properly stow lines and
fenders.
Section II: Under
Way
You must be able
to:
- Depart and arrive at a side dock
with use of a spring line to simulate limited manoeuvering room;
- Manoeuvre an inboard boat from and to a side
dock using correct techniques, under the following wind and current conditions:
a) The wind and/or current moving parallel to the dock,
b) The wind and/or current moving toward the dock,
c) The wind and/or current moving away from the
dock;
- Manoeuvre an inboard boat from and to a
mooring where the boat is anchored from the bow or the stern and the opposite end is made fast to the dock
under the following wind and current conditions:
a) The wind and/or current moving parallel to the dock,
b) The wind and/or current moving toward the dock,
c) The wind and/or current moving away from the
dock;
- Use an anchor to hold the boat away from a
dock;
- Bring the boat to a mooring buoy and
successfully secure the boat;
- Manoeuvre the boat under power in minimum
space;
- Demonstrate rafting alongside another boat
at anchor;
-
Manoeuvre a boat under varying sea and wind
conditions with the wind from the following points:
Ahead |
Astern |
Abeam |
Quarter; |
- Anchor the boat in water over 3 metres deep
so that the anchor will not drag when the boat is driven in reverse at half throttle for one
minute;
- Demonstrate suitable methods and precautions
while towing a dinghy;
- Weigh anchor and get the boat underway using
commonly accepted practices;
- Demonstrate the correct actions as skipper
to return to a crew overboard within three minutes. These actions include the proper manoeuvring of the boat
and the correct command of crew members. For this exercise, assume the victim is unable to assist him/herself
and is not wearing a PFD;
- Throw a heaving line to a target a distance
of ten metres away, coming within two metres in three times out of five
attempts;
- Demonstrate the stopping ability of an
inboard boat by bringing the boat to a full stop from normal operating speed using reverse to stop within a
half boat length of a marker while maintaining a straight course;
- Apply Rules 1 through 24 of the
Collision Regulations in
practical situations;
- Prepare a meal
underway;
- Obtain and interpret a marine forecast for
the applicable period;
- Demonstrate basic use of the VHF including
Safety, Distress and Urgency calling procedures.
Section III:
Navigation
You must be able
to:
- Lay off a course and determine
compass heading and Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) (assuming no current or
leeway);
- Read a chart and identify corresponding
landmarks and aids to navigation;
- Demonstrate ability to read a chart, select
a suitable anchorage, determine the type of bottom and scope requirements for an overnight
stay;
- Determine position by a fix using a hand
bearing compass;
- Pilot into an unfamiliar harbour using
appropriate charts and publications;
- Identify sources of navigation information
and local knowledge;
- Demonstrate how to take soundings using
electronic and manual methods.
Section IV: Making Fast and
Snugging Down
You must be able
to:
- Dock with stern or bow to dock or
shore using bow or stern anchor;
- Dock and undock with the use of spring
lines;
- Secure the boat to a dock so as to prevent
excessive movement and set out fenders correctly;
- Demonstrate how to secure a boat for the
night using appropriate dock lines;
- Tie rolling hitches within 30
seconds
INTERMEDIATE POWERBOAT
ENDORSEMENTS
Marlinspike
Seamanship
- Whip a line;
- Make an eye splice in laid
line.
Docking a twin engine inboard boat.
Docking a twin inboard is the easiest of all drive systems and most people
graduate to twins during their later years in a yacht.
Doug shares his "giant
tip" in this e-Lesson, so you’ll dock your yacht like a professional
captain.
Plus, you'll save your First Mate from attempting to imitate the bionic
woman.

Docking twin sterndrives or outboards.
Docking twins is not twice as easy! Without being shown how, it can be more than
twice as difficult with four levers.
Doug shares the "single
trick" for mastering some twins, while others are far easier using
his "arc method".
This e-lesson will teach you both systems and on which boat each works best. This
will simplify docking a Twin Outboard.

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