ASHORE KNOWLEDGE

Section I. Passage Planning

The candidate must be able to:

1. Plan a passage across the North Atlantic or Pacific and to be able to state the advantages, disadvantages and hazards of various routes. Ocean Passages for the World, World Cruising Routes, Climatic Charts, Great Circle Plotting Charts, plotting instruments, etc, may be used;
2. Plot a series of rhumb lines on a mercator chart to approximate a great circle route;
3. List the publications required for prudent navigation on an offshore passage to include the following;
   a) Coastal charts and publications
   b) Nautical Almanac
   c) Sight reduction tables
   d) Plotting sheets
   e) Work sheets
   f) Pilot charts
   g) Ocean Passages for the World or World Cruising Routes

Section II. Voyage Preparation

The candidate must be able to:

4. State the essential factors to be considered when selecting the vessel:
   a) Displacement
   b) Hull shape
   c) Keel
   d) Rudder
   e) Rig
   f) Sails
   g) Interior layout
   h) Fuel capacity
   i) Water capacity
   j) Engine / machinery;
5. List items to be carried to effect minor repairs to vessel and rigging;
6. Describe items required to prevent chafing;
7. Describe three methods of self steering, their advantages and disadvantages;
8. List items necessary to repair sails;
9. Plan meals for a minimum of four people for a seven day passage;
10. Describe:
    a) Proper methods of preserving and storing food
    b) The expected storage life of all food;
11. State the factors to be considered when selecting the crew:
    a) Health
    b) Compatibility
    c) Experience/competence
    d) Attitude
    e) Capability;
12. Describe suitable clothing for the voyage;
13. State source of obtaining advanced first aid information;
14. Identify and describe the basic treatment of potential medical problems;
15. List the items to be carried in the first aid kit;
16. Describe methods of preventing injury to the cook or nearby persons while cooking at sea;
17. Prepare and file a passage plan.

Section III. Ship Board Routines

The candidate must be able to:

18. Describe 3 watchkeeping systems and their application, advantages and disadvantages;
19. Describe alternate watchkeeping arrangements in the event that crew is incapacitated;
20. Describe the duties of the crew on watch and off watch;
21. Establish a routine schedule to periodically inspect and maintain the following items:
    a) Bilges
    b) Sea cocks
    c) Heads
    d) Hatches
    e) Galley and supplies
    f) Rigging
    g) Helm
    h) Electronic equipment
    i) Safety equipment
    j) Fuel and water
    k) Engine / machinery
22. Set up a routine schedule for the cleaning of the vessel.

Section IV. Emergency Procedures

The candidate must be able to:

23. Describe how to rig a trailing crew overboard line with an alarm;
24. Describe an alternative method of alerting the crew to a crew overboard situation. State what other emergency situation to which you would limit the use of this device;
25. Describe what action should be taken on a crew overboard situation when the location of the crew has not been determined on the first pass;
26. Describe methods of steering a vessel without the use of the rudder;
27. Describe the various methods of stopping and controlling serious leaks;
28. Describe how to organize the crew in establishing a fire drill routine;
29. In the event of dismasting describe possible methods of jury rigging your vessel and what course you would then assume;
30. Describe what action you would take after your vessel had been struck by lightning;
31. List the items to be kept in a standby kit most essential for your survival at sea in the event you are forced to abandon ship;
32. Describe additional items useful for your survival and rescue;
33. State the dangers you might encounter in a small rubber liferaft at sea;
34. List safety equipment you would carry in addition to that required by the DOT.

Section V. Rules of the Road

The candidate must be able to:

35. Operate a vessel in a safe and responsible manner, applying rules 1-37, 40 and 45 of the Collision Regulations competently and correctly in order to maintain safe, responsible navigation in any waters by day and night;
36. Describe the shapes and characteristics of the Canadian Bouyage System.

Section VI. Weather

The candidate must be able to:

37. Describe the major cloud types, the weather and future weather associated with each;
38. State the sources of offshore weather information in one region;
39. Interpret the weather forecast and make up a rough synoptic chart for the area to be sailed;
40. Describe the formation, features, and accompanying weather of a depression in both the northern and southern hemisphere;
41. Describe the major wind belts of the world;
42. Discuss the warning signs, features, localities and seasons of the various tropical storms;
43. Describe the best course of action if a vessel is unavoidably in the path of a tropical storm.