Bareboat Chartering
(Intermediate Coastal Cruising)
Prerequisites: 101 - 103
A certified student can act as skipper or crew of a 30-50' boat sailing by day in coastal waters. Knowledge of boat systems and maintenance included.
Includes a written test (takes most students about 2 hours).
I. Sailing Knowledge
- Discuss planning for longer cruising, including fuel and water capacity, first aid kit, menu planning and provisioning, galley procedures, spare parts, documents and procedures for crossing international borders.
- Describe and discuss actions for various engine problems.
- Describe sea breeze and land breeze effects, conditions which cause fog, and proper weather watch.
- Describe 2 methods of getting a person overboard back on board in open waters.
- Describe the information required and the procedure for tying a boat to a fixed dock in areas with a large tidal range.
- State factors to be considered before allowing swimming while at anchor.
- Describe methods and potential dangers of rafting at anchor.
- Describe proper usage and launching of a dinghy and outboard engine at anchor.
- Describe marine head operation and precautions to prevent malfunction.
- Describe common yacht courtesies and customs.
II. Sailing Skills
- Perform daily and weekly engine maintenance procedures and troubleshooting.
- Check systems and equipment, demonstrate proper operation, and related safety procedures.
- Locate and check condition of all U.S. Coast Guard required equipment aboard.
- Apply 72 COLREGS Navigation Rules 1 -19 to maintain safe navigation.
- Maneuver under power in a confined space, docking and mooring under various conditions.
- Demonstrate suitable methods and precautions for launching and towing a dinghy.
- Demonstrate two different ways of returning to a person overboard in moderate winds.
- Sail a compass course with sails set properly while reaching and running.
- Read a nautical chart and identify corresponding landmarks and aids to navigation.
- Plot a course and determine compass heading and E.T.A., take a fix with visual bearings.
- Determine the depth above or below chart datum using tide tables.
- Pilot a boat into an unfamiliar harbor or anchorage by day using a nautical chart and tidal information.
- Obtain and interpret the marine forecast, adjust daily float plan accordingly.
- Set and retrieve two anchors, establish anchor watch.
- Act as skipper and crew on a live-aboard cruise of at least 48 hours.
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