This 18+-hour hands-on, on-the-water training course is for anyone who wants to safely operate and navigate a cruising powerboat on a cruise of multiple days and at night within sight of land. Students learn:
On-the-Water Sessions
- Engine & electrical systems
- Use & care of cruising systems: galley, fresh water, holding tanks, genset
- Use of spring lines
- Docking
- Getting in & out of a slip
- Mooring
- Anchoring with two anchors
- Person in Water rescue methods
- Maintaining DR plot with time/speed/distance calculations
- Determining position electronically & plot it on chart
- Navigating to a GPS waypoint & adjust boat’s heading accordingly
- Leaving & entering a harbor at night
- Lighted aids to navigation
- Navigation lights of vessel traffic
- Navigating at night
Classroom or Onboard Sessions
- Safety, prep & weather
- Menu planning & provisioning
- Cruise planning
- Navigation planning
- Dinghy management
- Rafting techniques
- Use of waypoints, ship’s log, tide/current tables, cruising guides, Coast Pilots, Light Lists
- Foreign port documentation & procedures
- IALA A & B buoy systems
- Night operation: safety, prep & briefing
- Night vision effects
Prerequisites: Basic Powerboat Cruising certificate
Suggested Age: 18–adult
Certification(s) Earned: Inshore Powerboat Cruising certificate, Night Operation Endorsement
– See more at: https://www.uspowerboating.com/Home/Courses/Types_of_Courses/Inshore_Powerboat_Cruising___Night_Operation.htm#sthash.dqvp0XsT.dpuf