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    RYA COMPETENT CREW SYLLABUS

    The Competent Crew course introduces the complete beginner to cruising and teaches
    personal safety, seamanship and helmsmanship to the level required to be a useful member
    of crew of a cruising yacht and is a pre requisite to attending an RYA Day Skipper practical
    course.

    1. Knowledge of sea terms and parts of a boat, her rigging and sails
    ▪ Sufficient knowledge to understand orders given concerning the sailing and day to
    day running of the boat

    2. Sail Handling
    ▪ Bending on, setting, reefing and handling of sails
    ▪ Use of sheets and halyards and their associated winches

    3. Ropework
    ▪ Handling ropes, including coiling, stowing, securing to cleats and single and double
    bollards
    ▪ Handling warps
    ▪ Ability to tie the following knots and to know their correct use: figure-of-eight, clove
    hitch, rolling hitch, bowline, round turn and two half hitches, single and double sheet
    bend, reef knot

    4. Fire precautions and fighting


    ▪ Awareness of the hazards of fire and the precautions necessary to prevent fire.
    Knowledge of the action to be taken in the event of fire.

    5. Personal safety equipment


    ▪ Understands and complies with rules for the wearing of safety harnesses, lifejackets
    and personal buoyancy aids

    6. Man overboard
    ▪ Understands the action to be taken to recover a man overboard

    7. Emergency equipment
    ▪ Can operate distress flares and knows when they should be used
    ▪ Understands how to launch and board a liferaft

    For enquiries in English: [email protected] +90 539 613 8110


    For enquiries in Turkish – NON RYA ONLY: [email protected] +90 532 295 8495

    Let your dreams set sail... © 2021 Sailing Life Academy . All rights reserved.
    8. Manners and customs
    ▪ Understands accepted practice with regard to: use of burgees and ensigns,
    prevention of unnecessary noise or disturbance in harbour including courtesies to
    other craft berthed
    ▪ Aware of the responsibility of yacht skippers to protect the environment

    9. Rules of the road


    ▪ Is able to keep a safe and efficient lookout at sea

    10. Dinghies
    ▪ Understands and complies with the loading rules
    ▪ Is able to handle a dinghy under oars

    11. Meteorology
    ▪ Awareness of forecasting services and knowledge of the Beaufort scale

    12. Seasickness
    ▪ Working efficiency is unaffected/partially affected/severely affected by seasickness

    13. Helmsmanship and sailing


    ▪ Understands the basic principles of sailing and can steer and trim sails on all points of
    sailing
    ▪ Can steer a compass course, under sail and power

    14. General duties


    ▪ Has carried out general duties satisfactorily on deck and below decks in connection
    with the daily routine of the vessel

    For enquiries in English: [email protected] +90 539 613 8110


    For enquiries in Turkish – NON RYA ONLY: [email protected] +90 532 295 8495

    Let your dreams set sail... © 2021 Sailing Life Academy . All rights reserved.

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