Start Motor Cruising
Motor Boating Cornwall
Start Motor Cruising
This is an entry level course and can be run in conjunction with higher level courses for mixed ability groups.
This course is ideal for introducing friends or family members to crewing a motor boat, and for giving them an understanding of how they can assist the helm.
To book this course please contact Phil on +44 7971 546378
Requirements & Outcomes
| Pre-course experience | None |
| Assumed knowledge | None |
| Minimum duration | 1 day as a stand-alone course, 2 days if accompanying another course |
| Minimum age | 8 |
| Course content | Personal safety, seamanship, dealing with emergency situations, coming alongside, picking up a mooring, boat handling |
| Ability after the course | Able to be a useful crew member and assist the helm |
Further Information
Areas covered during this short course are:
Personal Safety - Gaining an understanding of:
- The difference between manual and auto inflating life jackets
- The importance of crotch straps
- Cold shock
Seamanship
- The importance of securely storing items before going to sea
- Keeping a look out
Emergency Situations - Comprehension of the problems that can happen at sea. Understanding roles in an emergency:
- How to raise the alarm
- How to prevent a man overboard
- The safety procedures on the vessel
- Learn how to deploy the anchor correctly
- Learn how to locate life saving appliances and first aid kit
- Learn how to read a position from the local navigation Satellite System
- Learn correct use of a boat hook
Coming alongside / Picking up a mooring - A knowledge of what the manoeuvre entails and safety process
- Learn correct method for attaching fenders
- Coil a line
- Throw a mooring line
- Attach a line to a cleat
Boat handling - Understanding the importance of crew communication
- Start and stop the engines
- Steer and control the boat speed
- Pick up a mooring
If you require further information about this course, contact Phil on +44 7971 546378