Weekend courses

PREPARATION FOR CHARTER

Periods: from 01.03. - 19.04.2008.
Program:  
- check in  /  check out
- preparation of the boat for cruising
- sailing in and out of harbour, approaching the shore, anchoring
- navigation - GPS use
- 3 hours of sailing per day

In price included: boat with sailing instructo, sailing lessons regarding the program, VAT.

VHF & GMDSS course
This course is intended to introduce (and qualify) you to the use of Marine VHF Radios and its part in GMDSS. On this course in accordance with latest regulations and requirements, either as professional or amateur sailor you will learn how to communicate professionally and efficiently in all situations and in all VHF sea areas of the world. Either it is distress and urgency call, or call to harbours and marinasor just social call to other boat you have to do it properly and in away that everyone will understand you.
- Introduction with some back ground
- Requirements and Regulations
- Management of Marine mobile bands and International Channels
- GMDSS-Development and SOLAS
- Sea Areas
- VHF Radio & DSC (Installation, power supply, antennae)
- Description and physical functions of VHF & DSC
- Brief description of: Navitex, Radar, SART & EPIRB-s
- Language, Speech technique and standard vocabulary
- Proper way of transmitting and handling:
Distress procedures
Emergency procedures
Safety procedures

DIESEL Engine course
This course is specially designed to give you basic knowledge and understanding of the Diesel engines you will find on board. Principle of work, requirements for the proper functioning of the engine and basic maintenance, fault finding and repairs. Whether you are a boat owner or skipper/chartering a sail or motor boatyou will learn things to look at before you leave port and what to do at sea to keep all running and safe.
- Introduction
- Two & Four stroke engines
- How it works and basic elements of Diesel engine

(Full description of)
- Fuel system (Fuel tank, Filters,  pumps, injectors & bleeding the system)
- Cooling System (Seawater, Freshwater, Seawater pump & Changing of Impeller)
- Lubrication system
- Air and Ventilation
- Electrical System (Batteries, Starter Motor, Alternator)
- Additional Electrical & Electronic Equipment
- Winterisation of engine
- Fault finding and questions

Celestial Navigation/Basics

For all those who want to venture further off-shore and do some blue water sailing it is strongly advisable to practice celestial navigation. Electronic aids to navigation are all very fine as long as you have source of power. Once you loose your oat batteries or run out off "AA-s" you need just to look at skies and you will not be lost. Celestial naviga

tions guided mariners for thousands of years and never failed them. Rather complicated and comprehensi

ve physics and mathematics keep universe in synchronized harmony and precision. Everything what we need at sea is there and any

mariner should need to know at least basics of it. Two day course will introduce you to the fundamental celestial observations, use of sextant, chronometer, nautical almanac and associated tables.