The ISSA Inshore Skipper Certificate is a course aimed at candidates who have completed the ISSA Yacht Crew course and have a good understanding of sailing/boat handling, nautical terminology and safety at sea. The aim of the course is to increase the candidates’ nautical knowledge to competently take on the duties of a bareboat skipper on board a bareboat yacht, in daylight hours within sight of land. Upon completion the students may be
THEORY TOPICS
Taking over a vessel: Hull and rig checks, machinery and systems checks, instrument checks, safety equipment checks
Meteorology: Sources of information, personal observation, weather patterns, sea and land breezes, cloud types and formations, precipitation and fog
Pilotage and passage planning: Pilot books, almanacs and information sources, passage planning considerations, navigating a coastal passage, passage strategy, port regulations, pilotage plans
Vessel handling: Anchoring mooring and MOB, berthing and leaving a berth, handling in confined areas with and against cross currents
Chartwork: Review of position fixing and running fixes, course to steer to counteract a current, effect of tide and plotting the effect of tides and currents
Collision Regulations: Review of collision regulations, lights, sound and shapes, application of the regulations eligible to undertake the ISSA Offshore Skipper Course
Tuition is provided by experienced and highly skilled ISSA Instructors using a combination of practical instruction and theoretical teaching. Student learning is enhanced using a variety of handouts and teaching aids with correct student/instructor ratios.
PRACTICAL TOPICS
Vessel Check-out: Hull and rig checks, machinery and systems checks, instrument checks, safety equipment checks, fuel and water capacity
Responsibilities of Captain/Skipper: Communication with crew, delegation of crew seamanship general deck work, ropes, knots and splices, care and use of lines
Vessel Handling: Anchoring, mooring and MOB, berthing and leaving a birth, handling in confined areas, handling with and against cross currents
