The Ocean Sailing Club of the South
Competent Crew Course
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$440
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Competent Crew
$880
2 live-aboard weekends
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$440
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$990
10 4-hr standalone modules
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Mate of Watch Course will be available on the
Sydney-New Zealand
passage in November 2022
Yachtmaster Ocean Qualifier will be available on the
Sydney-New Zealand
passage in November 2022
* See pricing note at foot of page
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Pre-requisites: Introduction course or equivalent experience
Duration: Live aboard for two weekends. This course includes about 36 hours of sail training and about 5 hours of night time sailing.
Cost: £500/$880 AU*. Includes meals and accommodation on board overnight
Don't forget that annual club membership costs only £30/$50 AU a year and will entitle you to come on any of our low-priced members' courses
At the end of this course, students should have the following skills
Knowledge of sea terms and parts of a boat, rigging and sail
• Sufficient knowledge to understand orders given concerning the sailing and day-to-day running of the boat
Sail Handling
• Bending on setting, reefing and handing of sails
Ropework
• Handling ropes including coiling, stowing, securing to cleats and single and double bollards
• Handling warps
• Ability to tie and know how to use:-
• Bowlines, Round turn and two half hitches, single and double sheetbends, reef knots
Fire Precautions and Fire fighting
• Awareness of the hazards of fire and the precautions necessary to prevent fire.
• Knows action to be taken in the event of fire
Personal Safety Equipment
• Understands and complies with rules for the wearing of safety harnesses and personal buoyancy aids
Man Overboard
• Understands action to be taken to recover a man overboard
Distress Signals
• Can operate distress flares and knows on what occasion to use them
Rules of the Road
• Is able to keep an efficient lookout at sea
Dinghies
• Understands and complies with loading rules and is able to handle a dinghy under oars and motor
Meteorology
• Is aware of forecasting services and understands weather forecasting information
Sea-sickness
• Working efficiency when affected by sea-sickness
Helming and sailing
• Understands the basic theory of sailing and can steer and trim sails on all points of sailing.
• Can steer a compass course under sail and power
Engines
• Is able to stop and carry out simple checks on the owner serviceable parts and systems of an inboard and an outboard
Artificial Resuscitation and First Aid
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• Sufficient knowledge to understand orders given concerning the sailing and day-to-day running of the boat
Sail Handling
• Bending on setting, reefing and handing of sails
Ropework
• Handling ropes including coiling, stowing, securing to cleats and single and double bollards
• Handling warps
• Ability to tie and know how to use:-
• Bowlines, Round turn and two half hitches, single and double sheetbends, reef knots
Fire Precautions and Fire fighting
• Awareness of the hazards of fire and the precautions necessary to prevent fire.
• Knows action to be taken in the event of fire
Personal Safety Equipment
• Understands and complies with rules for the wearing of safety harnesses and personal buoyancy aids
Man Overboard
• Understands action to be taken to recover a man overboard
Distress Signals
• Can operate distress flares and knows on what occasion to use them
Rules of the Road
• Is able to keep an efficient lookout at sea
Dinghies
• Understands and complies with loading rules and is able to handle a dinghy under oars and motor
Meteorology
• Is aware of forecasting services and understands weather forecasting information
Sea-sickness
• Working efficiency when affected by sea-sickness
Helming and sailing
• Understands the basic theory of sailing and can steer and trim sails on all points of sailing.
• Can steer a compass course under sail and power
Engines
• Is able to stop and carry out simple checks on the owner serviceable parts and systems of an inboard and an outboard
Artificial Resuscitation and First Aid
More Courses
* See pricing note at foot of page
* Important Note: As an Australian non-profit organisation, all transactions are deemed to take place in Australia and under NSW Law. The Ocean Sailing Club charges membership and product prices in Australian dollars, however The Club may accept payment in the local currency of where their yacht is at the time. The Club may refer to prices in currencies other than Australian dollars, those prices are indicative only of the actual Australian prices and are shown for comparison purposes