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US
Sailing Bareboat Cruising Certification
Purpose
To responsibly skipper, crew or bareboat charter an inboard
auxiliary powered cruising sailboat within sight of land to a port
or an anchorage during daylight hours in moderate to strong wind and
sea conditions. We use a
J120 for this certification.
Prerequisite
U S Sailing Basic Keelboat Certification
US Sailing Basic Cruising Certification
Current US Sailing membership
J World classes to obtain Bareboat Cruising
certification
Live-aboard Cruising - Three days
Live-aboard Cruising - Five Days
Curriculum Overview
The Bareboat Cruising graduate will have successfully demonstrated
the ability to skipper and crew an inboard auxiliary powered
cruising sailboat within sight of land and bring it safely to anchor
during daylight hours.
Recommended Equipment: It is recommended that Bareboat
Cruising courses and examinations be conducted on 30’ to 45’
sloop-rigged cruising keelboats with wheel steering and auxiliary
diesel power, and with adequate equipment inventory to complete all
required certification outcomes.
Prerequisite: The prerequisite for Bareboat Cruising
Certification is Basic Cruising Certification.
Certification Requirements: Bareboat Cruising Certification
requires the successful completion of the following knowledge and
skill requirements. These requirements are expected to be able to be
performed safely with confident command of the boat with a wind of
at least 15 knots.
Practical Skills
Preparation to Sail:
1. Obtain an appropriate weather forecast for your cruise and plan
accordingly.
2. Check the sail inventory and select the appropriate sails for the
conditions.
3. Check the location and condition or operation of all safety
equipment.
4. Describe the need for and perform the daily checks of the engine
fluids and mechanical parts, manual and electric bilge pumps, and
the electrical, mechanical, fresh water, marine head and holding
tank systems.
5. Perform a complete check and demonstrate safe use of the galley
stove and stove fuel system.
6. Ensure that all necessary provisions, cooking and eating utensils
are aboard and properly stowed.
7. Check the security and operation of all hatches, ports and
companionways.
8. Inventory and check the condition of all bimini tops, cockpit
awnings and dodgers where applicable.
9. Inventory and check the condition of all tools and spare parts.
10. Check the condition of dinghy and oars (and outboard, if
applicable).
11. Inventory and check the condition of all required charts, tide
tables, cruising guides and navigation tools.
12. Perform a complete inspection of all deck gear: standing and
running rigging, lifelines, stanchions and pulpits.
13. Understand your responsibilities and liabilities as a bareboat
charter customer according to your contract with your charter
company.
Crew Operations and Skills:
14. Demonstrate a comprehensive crew briefing and plan of
responsibilities.
15. Demonstrate the operation of the emergency steering equipment.
Leaving the Dock or Mooring:
16. Demonstrate the proper lashing of a dinghy on deck or securing
it for towing.
17. Demonstrate appropriate helmsman and crew coordination and the
skills necessary for leaving under power in any wind condition.
Navigation (Piloting):
18. Demonstrate your ability to: correctly use a handbearing compass
and a ship’s compass; maintain a proper DR plot with
time/speed/distance calculations; work up an estimated position;
plot a fix using lines of position and/or ranges; use depth
soundings; use accepted plotting and labeling techniques; understand
buoyage systems and aids to navigation;identify and correlate visual
observations and landmarks with chart symbols.
19. Understand the fundamental operation of a Loran or GPS to locate
a position of latitude and longitude.
Heavy Weather Sailing:
20. Demonstrate shortening sail to depower, and explain effects on
balancing the boat.
21. Demonstrate heaving-to.
Overboard Recovery Methods:
22. Properly demonstrate one of the overboard recovery methods under
sail, which is most appropriate for: your sailing ability, boat
type, crew experience, wind and sea conditions, and maintaining
constant visual contact with the victim.
23. Demonstrate an overboard recovery method under power which
allows you to maintain visual contact with the victim.
Anchoring Techniques:
24. Select an anchorage and demonstrate appropriate helmsman and
crew coordination and the skills necessary to anchor with two
anchors under power using one of the following methods: bow and
stern, two anchors off the bow at 60° , or two anchors off the bow
at 180° (Bahamian Moor).
25. Pick up a mooring.
26. Demonstrate appropriate helmsman and crew coordination and the
skills necessary to recover your anchor under power.
Returning to the Dock or Mooring:
27. Demonstrate appropriate helmsman and crew coordination and the
skills necessary for returning to the dock under power in any wind
direction.
Securing the Boat Properly:
28. Demonstrate the correct procedure for returning the charter boat
in the same condition that it was
chartered, and complete a charter check-in report on the condition
of the boat.
Knowledge
Preparation to Sail:
1. Understand bareboat charter procedures and responsibilities for
both the charter company and the charter client.
2. Determine the vessel’s fuel capacity, fuel consumption, and
cruising range under power.
3. Be familiar with the documentation required for the vessel and
crew both nationally and internationally.
4. Be familiar with the legal responsibilities of a skipper and the
courtesies to be observed when entering a foreign port.
5. Understand the legal responsibilities of the overboard discharge
of pollutants.
6. Understand all federal, state and local regulations as they
pertain to your boat.
7. Be familiar with all required documentation for crew and vessel
nationally and internationally.
Crew Operations and Skills:
8. Understand how to safely go aloft and explain the reasons for
doing so.
9. Describe commonly observed nautical etiquette when cruising in
foreign waters.
10. Be familiar with proper rafting techniques at docks and at
anchor.
Navigation (Piloting):
11. Understand how to: use tide and tidal current tables including
secondary station predictions; use the rule of twelfths; and apply
set and drift and anticipated leeway when determining a course to
steer.
12. Understand the correct use of a ship’s log.
13. Be familiar with the considerations, responsibilities and
special techniques required for
navigation in restricted visibility.
14. Understand the meaning of the visual observations of water
color.
15. Be familiar with the use of such navigation publications as
charts, cruising guides, Coast Pilots and Light Lists.
Heavy Weather Sailing:
16. Describe the signs of an approaching squall and the actions to
be taken.
17. Describe the safety issues involved with heaving to.
Overboard Recovery Methods:
18. Be familiar with the equipment provided for overboard recovery.
19. Understand procedures for overboard recovery in a larger
cruising boat in unfamiliar waters and with
a crew that you might not sail with regularly. Understand the
Quick-Stop, Lifesling-type and Quick-
Turn overboard recovery methods under sail to include: constant
visual contact with the victim,
communications, recovery plan, sequence of maneuvers, boathandling,
course sailed, pickup approach, and coming alongside the victim (or
simulated object).
20. Describe methods of getting an overboard recovery victim back on
deck after the vessel is stopped alongside.
21. Explain when overboard recovery should be done under power and
the inherent dangers.
Safety and Emergency Procedures:
22. Giving due consideration to the state of the tide, describe a
plan of action if you run aground in moderate conditions.
23. Describe a plan of action if your vessel has: a broken
thru-hull; been holed; an engine failure; a steering failure.
Anchoring Techniques:
24. Describe the procedures for anchoring with two anchors.
25. Describe the use of a tripline/anchor buoy.
26. Describe the procedures for clearing fouled anchor rodes, and
for recovering an anchor from under another boat.
27. Describe the procedures for dealing with a dragged anchor.
28. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the following
anchoring methods: bow and stern, two anchors off the bow at 60° ,
two anchors off the bow at 180° (Bahamian Moor), and Mediterranean
moor.
Returning to the Dock or Mooring:
29. Describe the precautions when docking under sail.
Securing the Boat Properly:
30. Describe the responsibilities of the charter client and the
charter company when returning the boat. |
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