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• Basic Crew
  • Use of PFD's and rafts
  • MOB procedures
  • Safe movement aboard the boat
    • one hand for the boat
    • awareness of booms
  • Identification of alarms and procedures
    • bildge
    • propane
    • fire
• Sailing Crew
  • Docking
    • Identify all lines and their belay point to the boat
      Show where each line is put on the dock when departing
      Respond correctly to commands (release line one aye aye; line one ashore)
      Operation and location of the boat hooks
      Proper use of the docking fender
  • Belaying a line
    • Belaying on a clete
    • Belaying on a pin
  • Overhauling a line
  • Operation of winches
    • Stowage of handles
    • Proper tailing
    • Racheting
    • Locate all winches on the boat, state and demonstrate their intended use
  • Prepair to sail (includes sail cover R&R, lowering booms and attaching halyards, releasing gaskets)
    • jib
    • stay
    • main
    • mizzen
  • Raising sails (hauling the halyard, tightening and belaying the halyard, setting initial trim)
    • jib
    • stay
    • main
    • mizzen
  • Trimming sails (adjusting sheets)
    • jib
    • stay
    • main
    • mizzen
  • Dousing sails
    • jib
    • stay
    • main
    • mizzen
  • Use of Preventer
    • stay
    • main
    • mizzen
• Helm Crew
  • maintaining a heading
  • finding the luff point
  • avoiding accidental jibes
  • coming about and jibing
  • calling out instructions
  • basic rights-of-way
• Engineering Crew
  • Proper start-up and shut-down of engine
  • operation of throttle and transmission
  • fuel level
  • sediment drain
  • oil level
  • coolant level
  • supervision of instruments (proper operating ranges)
  • Electric switches, settings, circuits, battery usage.

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