Practical IYT Bareboat Skipper Sail +Power course in Croatia

Theoretical course program:

1. Introduction to yachting

2. Safety briefing

3. Rescue equipment

4. Marine terminology

5. Directions at sea

6. Working with ropes

7. Meteorology

8. Pilotage

9. Yacht handling

10. Responsibilities of the captain / skipper

11. Ebb / flow and currents

12. Working with the map

13. COLREG-72

14. Navigation

15. Dinghy

16. Acceptance of the vessel

17. First aid basics

18. VHF radio operator certificate

Practical course program:

The practical course takes place in a week during which you sail 200 nautical miles.

During this time, you learn:

I. Practical skills:

1. Acceptance of the yacht

2. Working with devices: GPS, compasses, wind and depth indicators, log, etc.

3. Location and operation of rescue equipment: fire fighting equipment, emergency tiller, life jackets and harnesses, life raft, SOS call.

4. Navigation: plotting a course, finding a location

5. Working with the radio station

6. Rigging, knots

7. Departure from the pier on a sailing yacht

8. Departure from the pier on a motor yacht

9. Steering a yacht with a motor

10. Turns: tack, overstag, fordewind

11. Anchoring

12. Mooring on a sailing yacht: near the pier, log, mooring, anchor.

13. Mooring on a motor yacht.

14. Rescue of a drowning man on a sailing yacht: with the engine.

15. Rescue of a drowning man on a motor yacht.

16. Using boat and outboard motor.

17. Steering a motor yacht

II. Practical exam

Laying a course and planning a voyage. - organization of the team's work - unmooring / de-anchoring, mooring, anchoring.