If you're racing offshore you need to be prepared for some tough weather conditions and have the confidence to prevent and deal with emergencies on board.
The Offshore Racing Crew Approved Course for Personal Survival complies with the requirements of International Sailing Federation (ISAF) Special Regulation 6.01.
The programme is designed to prepare skippers and crew members for rough weather and problems at sea. It covers the training requirements needed for offshore racing but is also a good investment for any sailor embarking on an offshore passage.
We deliver the training in two parts. The first day is spent in the classroom, dealing with heavy weather, seamanship and responding to emergencies on board. The second day is devoted to practical sea survival training including a wet drill in the swimming pool.
The syllabus includes: - Heavy weather routines - Equipment stowage - Storm sails - MOB recovery procedures - Hypothermia - Search and rescue techniques - Offshore special regulations, rules and requirements - Assisting other vessels - Weather forecasting - Fire prevention, extinguishers - VHF Mayday procedures - Use of flares and EPIRBs
- What is survival, survival difficulties, survival factors - Principles of survival - Knowledge and training - Types of life raft/boat - Muster stations and drills - Lifejackets and associated equipment - Entering the water - Evacuation methods - Immersion suits and thermal protective aids - Manual launch life raft - Hydrostatic release - Action taken prior to abandonment, roles and responsibilities - Operation, inflation, boarding and securing the life raft - Action to be taken aboard raft - Righting the life raft - Life raft survival pack and grab bag - Survival techniques - Principals of survival - Hypothermia - Frostbite - Heat stroke/ exhaustion - Distress signals - Emergency Positioning Radio Beacon (EPIRB) - Radar Transponder (SART) - Flares - Helicopter rescue and strop
- Inflating and launching life raft - Actions to be taken on boarding raft (cut, stream, close, maintain) - Dry boarding - Swimming with jacket and clothing - Boarding raft from water - Righting capsized raft - Dealing with casualty in the water - Rough weather techniques - Class exercises
The course takes place at Cowes, Isle of Wight. If you would like to stay in our accommodation, use the Contact Us link on the left.
For more information about Cowes use the Destinations link.
Course/Event
Basic Safety: ISAF Offshore Racing Crew
Location(s)
Cowes, UK
Duration
2 days
Start date
26 October 2010
End date
27 October 2010
Note
Training starts at 09:00 and finishes at 18:00
Availability
Available
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What you get
RYA/ISAF Offshore Racing Crew
Before you start
No previous experience is required
If you hold an RYA Sea Survival or STCW 95 Personal Survival Techniques certificate, issued within the last five years, you need to attend only the first day of this course and the price is reduced by 50%
What next
As the holder of the RYA/ISAF Offshore Racing Crew certificate you are eligible to take part in offshore races under ISAF Special Regulation 6.01
