The ISSA RIB Skipper 2 is a 2 day course for recreational or commercial sailors. They already have some understanding and experience of sailing / boat handling, nautical terminology, safety at sea and wish to recreationally skipper power driven RIBs up to 15m LOA. The aim of the course is to increase the candidates’ nautical knowledge to competently take on the duties of a RIB Skipper on board a yacht, or superyacht during the day and night hours and up to 20 NM from shelter in fair weather, and moderate sea conditions. A VHF Radio operators Certification is a pre-requisite for this course.
RIB Skipper 2 Course- ISSA RIB & Small Boat Course
From: ฿20,000
The RIB Skipper 2 course is designed to train a beginner to be a competent operator of a boat and to understand fundamentals such as safety, boat handling, mooring, anchoring, towing and including seamanship topics such as collision regulations. The 2 day course is partly theory and partly practical. The following topics are covered by the course and supported in the RIB Skipper 2 Handbook:
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- Safety
- Collision Regulations
- Taking over a vessel
- Meteorology
- Pilotage and passage planning
- Boat handling
- Simple chartwork and GPS plotter operation
- Safety equipment
- Engines and checks
- Launching and recovery
- Responsibilities of skipper
RIB Skipper Courses start on
15th and 29th of each month
COURSE AVAILABILTY: This course is 2 days duration – the date you select below is an indication, we will contact you directly to confirm availability
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Previous experience: None required
Duration: 2 days
Qualifications: Small Powerboat and RIB Skipper
What’s included: Safety equipment, Instruction, Basic handouts,Practical Test and Theory Exam, Bottled Water, Fuel and Insurance
What’s Optional: Sailing Gloves, SiA T shirts, SiA Caps and Log Books
What’s required: Waterproof roll bag, light deck shoes,shorts or long trousers,t shirt, sunglasses and sunblock
- Simple Chart Work / Navigation
- Rules of the Road – Good Knowledge
- Pilotage
- Crew and Yacht management
- Slow speed manoeuver
- Tides
- Lights And Shapes
- Safety
- Towing
- Anchoring
- Safety Checks – Personal, Boat, Weather etc.
- Engine Checks and Preparation
- MOB
- High Speed Techniques
ISSA RIB Skipper Course PDF
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