RYA comp crew syllabus



Home Voyages 2008 A week on the James Cook How to book About the boat Safety Any questions? JC clothing Crew register About Captain James Cook About us Contact us Sponsors Support us Links the webmaster	The RYA competent crew certificate means you've learned the basics of sailing and living aboard a yacht. Having the knowledge you've learned to gain your comp crew certificate means you can be a useful member of a yacht crew rather than just another body for the skipper to worry about. If you book on a six-day voyage on the James Cook, that's enough time at sea for us to teach you the comp crew syllabus (as long as the weather cooperates and we get enough time at sea). Here's what you're expected to know to qualify for the comp crew certificate. You could get a head start on learning your way round a yacht by buying the RYA competent crew course notes from the RYA online shop. Knowledge of parts of the boat and its rigging. Sail handling: attaching, setting and reefing sails, and the safe use of winches. Ropework: coiling, stowing, securing to cleats and bollards, the eight basic knots and their use. Fire precautions and firefighting. Use of lifejackets, safety harnesses and buoyancy aids. Man overboard: what to do. Operation of safety equipment aboard. Sailing manners and customs. How to avoid collisions at sea. Dinghies: safe loading, use and rowing. Weather forecasting: where to get the information, knowledge of wind strength. Seasickness: how to cope and what to do if affected. Helmsmanship and sailing. General duties - is good at shipboard life.
		Safe use of the powerful winches....

		...and of JC's dinghy are part of the comp crew syllabus.