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NOTE: This course is a practice exam course. It is NOT the full International Bareboat Skipper course. This course is intended to help you practice for the final exam by covering the content you will find on the official exam.The International Bareboat Skipper course is not for beginners. This is a certificate of competency for those candidates who wish to train to command a vessel up to 24 metres in length, in fair weather and in sight of land.Candidates should be 16 years of age or over.To have logged with proof of a total of 200 nautical miles and 10 days at sea by the end of course.Must have taken IYT's International Crew physical course with an IYT Partner School (candidates must either hold an IYT International Crew Certificate proving they have taken and passed the course, OR, a gold seal affixed to the IYT Boating & Sailing Passport signed by the school's principal). Or they must hold an equivalent qualification from another training organisation.Hold an IYT VHF Radio Operators Certificate or equivalent from another training organisation.Certificate LimitationsCommand of a vessel up to a maximum length of 78 ft /24 metres.In coastal waters up to 20 miles offshoreIn fair conditions with moderate wind and sea conditionsMost charter agencies will insist on daylight hours as a condition to charter.Course OutlineResponsibilities of a bareboat skipperCrew safety checksHull and rig checksMachinery and systems checksFuel and water capacity and rangeMenus and quantitiesFloat planSources of meteorological informationWeather patternsSea and land breezesCloud types and formationsPilotage and passage planningConsiderations when planning a passageRoutine for navigating a coastal passagePassage strategyPort regulations, customs, immigrationPilotage plansVessel handling in confined quartersMooring, anchoring, coming alongsideRopes, knots, care and use of linesGeneral deck workTides and currents theoryTidal heights, springs and neapsRule of "twelfths"Position fixing, running fixesPlotting the effect of tides and currentsCollision regulationsLights, shapes and soundsApplication of the regulationsAdvanced dingy handling

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