Dover Sea School courses

...Some practical experience is desirable but not essential. On successful completion of the course you should be competent to handle a motor cruiser in sheltered waters...

...It is the forerunner to the more advanced Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster Offshore standard Day Skipper Theory: 5 -7 days Intensive study at theory school...

...An elementary knowledge is presumed (to Day Skipper theory at least) although the syllabus allows for some revision. There is however a lot to cover in the time allocated...

...navigation and meteorology and a command of the basic skills of seamanship. There is insufficient time during the course to teach the basic skills of seamanship...

...and oral test on all aspects of the Ocean course, the qualifying passage and astro navigation...

...Can plot position by gross bearings and by lat/long. 3. Can determine magnetic course to steer making allowances for leeway and tidal stream 4.Can...

...propeller controls, securing to a buoy, anchoring, leaving & coming alongside, high & low speed manoeuvring, man overboard LEVEL 2 - NATIONAL POWERBOAT...

...Provivdes the skills and backgroud knowledge needed for day cruising including: Preperation - piloting - navigation -fuel and engine checks...

...advanced manoeuvres, use of GPS & Decca, high speed navigation, manoeuvring in rough weather, pilotage by day & night, emergency situations...

...burns, epilepsy & heart attacks. 8. List the precautions needed when handling a spinal injury. 9. List the actions needed to prepare for a helicopter evacuation...

...Direct cooling & Indirect cooling Temperature control - Thermostat - water intake Water pumps (engine & raw water) - impellers Engine electrical systems...