Advanced Sea Survival Course - Wellington

by Zoe Hawkins

The Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club Academy will be running an Advanced Sea Survival Course on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 12 to 21 October 2010. Advanced Sea Survival is a comprehensive theoretical and practical course required by crew competing in offshore races (category 1).

Modules covered include:
• History, statistics and legislation
• Accidents and emergencies
• Equipment
• Safety and emergency planning
• Risk assessment
• Man overboard, life rafts and equipment
• Distress signals and responsibilities
• Wet drill
• SAR systems and responsibilities
• Fire precautions and fire fighting
• Medical care aboard
• Damage control
• Weather and forecasting
• Heavy weather techniques
• Storm sails

For further information or to book a place on the course, please contact the sailing Academy on Ph 939 6702 or via email at sailing.academy@rpnyc.org.nz

Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club