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RYA Day Skipper Flashcards

1
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Coastal Flare add from Inshore

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+2x parachute rocket

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2
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Inshore Flare pack contents

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2x orange smoke
2x orange pinpoint
safety gloves
orange air recognition marker with vessel name

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3
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Offshore pack add from Coastal

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4x red rocket flares.
4x pinpoint flares
4x white warning flares.

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4
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Setting off flare

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Follow instructions, gloves, point slightly downwind, set second flare just after

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5
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Rocket flare visibility

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300m high buring red 60s.Seen 30m away.

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6
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Red pinpoint flare visibility

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Burn 60s. Seen 3m away. Keep over side of vessel because of molten lava.

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7
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Orange smoke

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Used in daylight. Some handheld, some in sea.

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8
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White warning flare

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Use at night. Expensive. Warns other vessels you are there.

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9
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EPIRB

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Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon. 70degree north to 70degree south. Register with coast guard.

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10
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SART

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Search & Rescue Transponder. Makes vessel stand out on X band radar. Mount high. 5 miles to boat, 30m to aircraft.

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11
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150 newton life jacket

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Offshore rated. No harness or with harness. Always use in darkness.

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12
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Types of inflation

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manual with pull cord. Automatic when wet. Hammer automatic needs 10 cm for 2 to 2 seconds.

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13
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Harness lines

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Harness points or jackstays.

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14
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Check inflator

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auto activator should be showing green. Bladder free of nicks and wear. Bottle no corrosion.

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15
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Essentials not included in most life jackets

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light, harness or thigh straps.

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15
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Engine oil.

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Check level. Viscosity by rubbing between fingers. Should not be gritty. Creamy could have water in it.

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16
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Engine filter.

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Blocked can increase fuel consumption and create smoke.

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17
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Engine check.

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Check belt for wear and tension. Belt runs alternator and water pump for engine. Tension should easily go to roughly 90degrees.
Oil levels.
no cream.
coolant.
Bilges clean.
Raw water filter clean.
Raw water sea cock on.
Fuel level.
After start: Plenty of water flowing, ignition light goes out, prop is clear.

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18
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Coolant water

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Make sure topped up, should not be decreasing fast.

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19
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Raw water filter

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Between engine and salt water. Check daily and clean if necessary. Make sure raw water sea cock is open before starting engine. After starting make sure water coming out of exhaust.

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20
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Spares

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Impeller will wear out immediately without water. Replace once a year. O rings need to be greased. Gaskets just replaced. Some have one or the other. Need replacement belt for alternator/water pump. Spare fuel filters.

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21
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Fire

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Fire blanket essential in galley. Cabins without 2 egress should have fire blanket installed. Smoke detector in each sleeping quarter and main cabin.

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22
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galley fire

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1) Turn off gas
2) hold blanket by stratps and top endge around hands to prevent burns. Do not throw. Do not remove till cold.

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23
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fire extinguisher

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CO2 good for electronics and flammable liquids. If not extinguisher in engine bay than a hole into which spray bay from outside.

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24
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dry powder extinguishers

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Good on flammable solids, but not for stove. Use on small plug to engine compartment to put out fire.

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25
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Foam extinguishers

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Good all around. Good for engine, but could damage.

26
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gas alarm procedure

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Turn off gas
no electrical
vent vessel
pump the bilges with manual pump
Tell crew.

27
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Fire safety

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no smoking, so no Italians.
Turn off gas bottle when not used.
Attend stove.
Know extinguisher locations and uses.
Pump out bilges with manual.
Attend engine guages and smell or smoke.

28
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Sail Drive

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simila to outboard motor drive. More maintenance.

29
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Pulpit &?

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Pushpit

30
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British for life lines

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Guardrails

31
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Stem head fitting

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Usually has bow roller. Fixing pount for forestay.

32
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Reefing cringles

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holes in aft of sail for reefing

33
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Reefing pennants

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The rope used for reefing.

34
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Reefing eyelets

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Little holes.

35
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Cross trees

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British for spreaders

36
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Reef knot

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Regular knot for holding 2 lines together.

37
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Round turn & 2 half hitches

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Good for posts. Undone under tension. Good for fenders or tow.

38
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Sheet bend

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Reef knot but slightly better.

39
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Clove hitch

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Good for posts or tow.. 1 wrap. 1 half hitch.

40
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Double sheet bend

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Even better than sheet bend. Throw a half hitch at the end in the knot.

41
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Line types

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Kevlar -Pre-stretched. Good for halyards.
Polyester - Cheaper version of kevlar. Not as good.
Polypropolene: Good for danbuoy as floats.
Nylon: Docking. Stretches.

42
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Choosing an anchorage.

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Not restricted. No local port authority restrictions. Not on lees shore in strong wind. Free from obstructions that snag anchor. Seabed not bad for anchroning. sand, kelp, mud pebbles etc. Reasonable shelter. Tide & Current. No traffic.

43
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Anchor secure

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Bod dips slightly. Not skipping. Transit two fixed objects from beam, or bearing of fixed object. Depth gauge min/max alarm. GPS alarm.

44
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Max depth to anchor

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Arrival depth plus max increase in tide.

45
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Min depth to anchor

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Draught + Fall of tide + Clearance.

46
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Anchor length -Chain only

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4x maximum depth

47
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Anchor length -Chain + Rope/Warp

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6x maximum depth

48
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2 way tid anchoring.

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Anchor upstream. Use all chain/rope. Lay downstream anchor. Make both lengths even.

49
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Kedge anchor.

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Spare anchor.

50
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Strong tidal streams.

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2 anchors.

51
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Motor boat anchoring

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Same lengths. More windage.

52
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Anchor parts

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Crown -very bottom of traditional fisherman’s
Shank -main shaft
Stock - Top cross bar on fishermans.
Fluke - tips.

53
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Danforth anchor.

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Foldable, compact. Traps fingers. Good in mud & sand but not gravel and rock.

54
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Eye at crown of Danforth (compact) anchor

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Tipping eye.

55
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Delta anchor

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Good all rounder. Self-stows on bow roller.

56
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Grapnel anchor

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Small boats, 4 folding flukes stowes nicely. Average in most areas, but good in rocky.

57
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Bruce anchor

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Similar to Delta. Especially good in mud and sand.

58
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Fisherman’s anchor

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Old school. Only good in rock and kelp. Bad in mud and sand.

59
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CQR or Plough

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Adds hinge to Delta. Great in mud and sand. Better than Danforth for grass and weeds.

60
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Mushroom

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Good for quick dinghy anchor.

61
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Pre-departure check-list

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Safety brief flares and life raft.
Check batteries are switched correctly.
Check navigation lights and instruments.
Food is prepared.
Trash taken ashore.
Weather forecast.
Fuel level
Fuel quality.
Check life jackets.
Stowed properly.
Harness lines checkd and ready.
Emergency spares.
Radar reflector in place.
Water tanks full.
Ensure crew suitably dressed.
Anchor is ready.
Sail ready to go.
Engine checks.
Passage plans ready.
Riggin pins and split pins checked.

62
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Docking line types

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Breast lines = bowline & sternline.
Spring lines -Fore & aft. Bow spring keeps boat from drifting forwards.
Shor lines. 2nd boats bow and stern lines.

63
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RYA Day Skipper (1 decks)

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