Description
This is a practical course that teaches general seamanship practices in use today, with a focus on the operation of various small boats used on board Canadian Coast Guard ships. Topics covered in this course include:
- deck machinery
- currents and tides
- shipboard maintenance
- securing and anchoring small craft
- Canadian Aids to Navigation System
- manoeuvring alongside moving vessels
- reading and interpreting a nautical chart
- docking and undocking small craft, such as:
- barges
- single and twin screws
It also covers the basics of search and rescue on the water, including:
- search patterns
- towing practices
- techniques for recovering persons from the sea
