Deck Certificate

Jersey sailing trust

JyST Cruiser and Keelboat Deck Certificate

(C) indicates applicable to Cruiser only. (K) indicates applicable to keelboats only
Emergency procedures Can initiate MOB recovery specific to type (CK) Can initiate life raft launch when appropriate (C) Can use harness appropriately where fitted (C) Can use personal buoyancy appropriately where available Can use VHF appropriately in an emergency Can use a mobile ‘phone appropriately in an emergency Can use pyrotechnics appropriately in an emergency Is aware of fuel and gas hazards (C) Is aware of stowage and appropriate use of fire extinguishers and fire blankets (C) Can apply basic resuscitation techniques for hypothermia etc.
Local knowledge Understands the buoyage and can name the marks between the Demi and Portelet Understands the St.Helier pier head lights
Navigation Can take plot a chart position using compass bearings Can plot a GPS position on a chart Can read and apply tide tables and the rule of twelfths Can take appropriate action in case of fog (including sound signals C) Can read charts and interpret chart symbols Can read a compass and apply variation (and deviation C) Can use GPS navigation between waypoints
Racing Can interpret and apply a Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions Can interpret and apply the Racing Rules of Sailing, Parts 1 and 2 Is aware of the implications of racing in close proximity with other boats
Right of way Understands the rules and their limitations in practice for yachts in respect of:- International regulations for preventing collisions at sea as applied to Power and sail Port and starboard Overtaking and windward boat Can apply the racing as over-ridden by international regulations
Sailboat handling Can tie bowline, clove hitch, reef knot, rolling hitch, figure of eight, Can tie round turn and two half hitches, and secure a rope to a cleat Can rig the boat and name the parts of the sails Can set trim gybe and recover a spinnaker or cruising chute Can apply the proper use of jam cleats, stoppers and winches Understands the effects of the different points of sailing Understands the effects of true and apparent wind direction Can tack the boat and get out of irons Can run downwind with gybe awareness Can fit a preventer if required (C) Can execute a controlled gybe Can paddle the boat in a straight line (K) Can control the speed of the boat under sail Can stop the boat an lie to under sail Can sail the boat backwards under control Can shorten sail appropriately when under way Can get the boat back to its pontoon Can position the boat on its cradle (K) Can rig an emergency rudder Understands upwind and downwind broach recovery (C)
Seamanship Can set up a tow from the position of the boat being towed Can stow items appropriately on board Can operate a bilge bucket or bilge pump Can anchor a boat on a transit Can anticipate the effect of wind against tide Can anticipate the effect of neap and spring tides Can anticipate the effect of a lee shore Understands and can apply the concept of course made good Can row a dinghy around a triangular course, come alongside and make fast
Weather Forecasts Is aware of sources of local forecasts Can interpret the Beaufort scale